Master Scheduler II

Regal Rexnord; Monticello (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Rx Coverage

HSA / FSA Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401k with Matching Employer Contrib.

Life and AD&D Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Regal Rexnord is seeking a Master Scheduler to coordinate planning and scheduling across manufacturing and assembly. You will partner with Purchasing, Manufacturing, Accounting, HR, Quality and Sales to align forecasts, capacity, and material requirements while managing backlog and schedule risks.

The role requires strong analytical and presentation skills, extensive experience in S&OP, forecasting, and ERP/MRP data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management or similar with 7+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Experience in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) required.
• Forecasting and cost accounting experience.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines with competing priorities.
• Experience with low volume/high mix production.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong influencing and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of production and inventory management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead S&OP activities, manage material procurement timing and capacity.
• Coordinate with Sales to align production plan with demand.
• Review production schedules and determine material requirements.
• Adjust schedules to meet changes in customer needs.
• Assess impacts of demand changes on manufacturing and supply chain.
• Own Master Production Schedule and slot plans for global products.
• Lead CRP processes and provide updates to local management.
• Track progress, KPIs and report to senior management.
• Ensure data integrity in MRP systems.
• Forecast and translate data for sourcing and planning.
• Develop and adjust forecast for material and subassemblies.
• Coordinate with Sales, Supply Chain and Production for rolling six-month outlook.
• Align capacity planning for sourcing and manufacturing.
• Understand capacity constraints and lead times.
• Support FP&A cycles for budgeting and inventory forecasting.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain value stream to meet planned requirements.
• Identify orders within lead times and countermeasure actions.
• Level load demand and identify peaks/valleys.
• Schedule jobs at each work center daily or by shift.
• Obtain feedback to update routings for setup, queue and run times.

Skills

S&OP

Forecasting

Cost accounting

Multitasking

Low volume/high mix

Problem solving

Influencing

Presentation

Production knowledge

Inventory management

Communication

Excel

Access

Project

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management or similar

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Project

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

Position Overview

Master Scheduler is responsible for coordinating the activities of planning and scheduling for manufacturing and assembly. Interacts closely with Purchasing, Manufacturing, Accounting, Human Resources, Quality and Sales to effectively plan and execute master schedules to meet and support our customers’ requirements. The Master Scheduler provides input to management for sales forecasts, required capacity adjustments and interfaces with supply chain, marketing, sales and production. Works with internal departments to resolve labor and material shortages, and manage backlog and other potential schedule interruptions.

Job Description (Key Responsibilities)

• Primary integrator for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) activity: contribute to material procurement timing, order release timing requirements, available capacity, and lead-times.
• Interacts with Sales to coordinate an overall production plan to meet Customer demand.
• Reviews production schedules and related information and coordinates with others to determine material requirements.
• Adjusts schedules to facilitate changes caused by customer needs or other production demands.
• Evaluates impact of customer demand changes, advises as to impacts to manufacturing and supply chain to prevent shortage or expedite conditions.
• Owns the Master Production Schedule and slot plans for roll-outs and obsolescence of global products and ensures a consistent handoff of planning information to the production work cells so that the MPS and production schedules are synchronized.
• Leads Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP) processes by gathering and loading information into planning tools, analyzing data, and providing regular updates to local management teams.
• Interfaces with Manufacturing cells to track and report production progress, including productivity, capacity shift and finished goods produced.
• Gathers production metrics and regularly reports internal and global KPIs.
• Will report to senior management on KPI trending and actions taken to improve KPI performance where it lags to targets.
• Will present data routinely to senior management.
• Presentation skills must support the ability to assess and provide detailed information in an elevated view to support business decisions.
• Ensures data integrity in the MRP systems.
• Makes use of business forecast with easy to access and transparent data, and translates into forecast information for sourcing and manufacturing medium/long-term planning.
• Develop, implement and adjust manufactured and purchased material, component and subassembly order forecasting to achieve inventory plans and lead time expectations.
• Leads scheduling discussions with Sales, Supply Chain and Production to focus on a rolling six (6) month outlook which feeds directly into the financial forecast for billings.
• Coordinates capacity and long-term planning for both sourcing and manufacturing to ensure accurate delivery dates are given.
• Understands material and machine capacity and constraints.
• Determine and communicate lead times.
• Adjust lead times as necessary to balance current capacity with order management.
• Supports the Financial Planning and Analysis business cycles for budgeting, revenue and cost planning, and inventory forecasting.
• Coordinates with Supply Chain value stream to ensure that supply of parts meets the planned requirements.
• Identify any orders placed within agreed to lead times and countermeasure appropriate actions.
• Level load demand.
• Identify peaks and valleys in the shop schedule and adjust to maximize efficiency and on time delivery.
• Machine/Work Center Job Sequencing – Determine order of jobs to be run at each work center on a daily or shift basis.
• Get feedback to monitor and update routings for set up time, queue time, move time and run times.

Qualifications / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management or similar degree from an accredited university or college along with 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Demonstrated experience in Sales and Operations (S&OP) Planning is required.
• Must have experience in forecasting and cost accounting.
• Must be able to manage multiple deadlines with competing priorities.
• Experience with low volume/high mix production
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong influencing skills within a matrix organization
• Must have excellent presentation skills
• Knowledge of production and inventory management
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Expert proficiency with the use of Excel, Access and Project.
• “Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a “U.S. Person”, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.”

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools. The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture. Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affir

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.