Plant Scheduler: Optimize Inventory & Production

Vallourec; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing: Up to 4%

401(k) Company match 4.5%

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation Time

Performance-Based Bonus Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Company-Paid Life Insurance & Short//

Job summary

Vallourec Houston is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to pre/directly allocate unfinished tube and aged inventory, manage claims and downgrades, and set up routing steps in a legacy system. You will plan production schedules to balance customer needs with inventory controls.

You will monitor material inventories, track production progress, analyze aged inventory for PRI meetings, and collaborate with Inventory Control, Upstream Planning, Operations and Sales to resolve constraints.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in business, Supply Chain or related discipline preferred.
• 3+ years of experience working in a fast-paced, manufacturing setting.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills.
• SAP and APS systems experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Pre/direct allocation of unfinished tube and aged inventory, claim returns, rejects and downgraded material in the most cost-efficient manner.
• Set-up of routing steps per order in a legacy computer system.
• Plan and establish production schedules for plant operations to balance customer requirements with inventory control policies, monitor material inventories, track progress of production, and review factors, which affect production schedules.
• Track, analyze & prepare reports on aged inventory for PRI meetings.
• Continuously review the movement of materials and other supply chain processes to identify sources of problems and to develop suggestions for solutions.
• Understanding of product specifications and their effect on allocation of material.
• Analyze, track and report customer on time delivery information.
• Monitor customer orders for shortages during the production process; communicate short orders to sales for disposition.
• Monitor and manage available inventory, allocate to customer orders, monitor for overages during the production process, communicate overages to sales to minimize PRI, meet PRI objectives.
• Analyze short term constraints establishing recommendations for resolution. Work cross functionally to execute agreed solution.
• Maintain data quality and integrity within the scheduling tools.
• Strong collaboration with Inventory Control, Upstream Supply Planning, Operations, Sales, and Management to meet business goals.
• Special projects, as needed.

Skills

Strong communicator

Strong analytical skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Associate’s degree in business or supply chain

Tools

SAP

APS

Job description

Vallourec Houston is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to pre/directly allocate unfinished tube and aged inventory, manage claims and downgrades, and set up routing steps in a legacy system. You will plan production schedules to balance customer needs with inventory controls.

You will monitor material inventories, track production progress, analyze aged inventory for PRI meetings, and collaborate with Inventory Control, Upstream Planning, Operations and Sales to resolve constraints.