Product Owner - Production Scheduling (Manufacturing)

The Clorox Company; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Clorox Company is seeking a Production Scheduling Product Owner to advance scheduling capabilities across manufacturing. You will translate scheduling needs into scalable tech solutions, develop and prioritize the product roadmap, and partner with business and technology teams to strengthen scheduling effectiveness.

You will shape how aggregate supply plans become executable production schedules, improving schedule attainment, manufacturing efficiency, asset utilization, service, inventory and

Qualifications

• 7+ years in production scheduling or related manufacturing/planning roles.
• BS/BA in Supply Chain or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4 HANA embedded PP/DS and detailed scheduling.
• Knowledge of production scheduling concepts, constraints, capacity planning and sequencing.
• Experience with enterprise planning, scheduling or ERP technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including root-cause analysis.
• Ability to collaborate and influence across Manufacturing, Supply Chain and technology teams.
• Strong communication skills translating requirements into technology needs.

Responsibilities

• Own the Production Scheduling product backlog and prioritize capabilities.
• Lead development of scheduling technology with SAP PP/DS integration.
• Advance finite and optimized production scheduling to balance service, inventory and capacity.
• Drive continuous improvement in scheduling tech through root-cause analysis and deployment.
• Partner across Supply Chain and Manufacturing, including MSM leaders and schedulers.
• Drive master-data governance to ensure accurate capacity, routings, work centers and downtime.
• Establish and monitor scheduling KPIs to guide priorities and improvements.
• Build scheduling capability and adoption across the enterprise with standards and playbooks.

Skills

Production scheduling

Manufacturing planning

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile product ownership

Effective communication

Roadmap prioritization

Education

BS/BA in Supply Chain or related technical degree

APICS CPIM or CSCP

Tools

SAP S/4 HANA embedded PP/DS

ERP systems integration

Job description

The Production Scheduling Product Owner will lead the advancement of production scheduling capabilities, processes, and enabling technology across Clorox manufacturing. As part of the Materials & Scheduling Management Center of Excellence, this role will translate scheduling and manufacturing needs into scalable technology solutions, develop and prioritize the production scheduling product roadmap, and partner with business and technology teams to strengthen scheduling effectiveness.

This role provides the opportunity to shape how Clorox converts aggregate supply plans into executable production schedules, improving schedule attainment, manufacturing efficiency, asset utilization, service, inventory and cost.

In this role, you will:

• Own the Production Scheduling product backlog, converting business requirements, manufacturing challenges and improvement opportunities into prioritized capabilities and system enhancements.
• Lead production scheduling technology capability development, with particular focus on SAP embedded PP/DS and its integration with Clorox's broader planning and manufacturing ecosystem.
• Advance finite and optimized production scheduling capabilities, enabling schedulers to translate supply requirements into executable schedules that balance customer service, inventory, manufacturing constraints and changeover efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement in scheduling technology, identifying process and system gaps, conducting or facilitating root-cause analysis, and partnering with technology resources through solution design, testing, deployment and adoption.
• Partner across Supply Chain and Manufacturing, including MSM leaders, production schedulers, material planners, IBP/Supply Planning, Operations, Logistics, Quality and technology teams.
• Drive scheduling master-data and system effectiveness, ensuring scheduling solutions appropriately leverage capacity, routings, work centers, downtime and other information necessary for executable production schedules.
• Establish and monitor scheduling technology and capability measures, using KPIs and operational insights to guide product priorities and continuous improvement.
• Build scheduling capability and adoption across the enterprise, partnering on standards, procedures, training, playbooks, Communities of Practice and change activities so new functionality becomes sustained ways of working rather than simply a system deployment.

What we look for:

• 6+ years of demonstrated experience in production scheduling, manufacturing, supply chain planning, or related functions
• BS/BA Degree (Supply Chain or related technical degree) or equivalent work experience
• Must have hands-on experience with SAP S/4 HANA embedded PP/DS, detailed scheduling or comparable advanced scheduling technology
• Strong understanding of production scheduling concepts, manufacturing constraints, capacity planning and production sequencing
• Experience working with enterprise planning, scheduling or ERP technologies
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capability, including root-cause identification and development of actionable solutions
• Proven ability to collaborate and influence across Manufacturing, Supply Chain and technology organizations
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate manufacturing requirements into technology needs
• Experience leading process improvement, system enhancement, implementation or other cross-functional initiatives
• Experience with finite scheduling, capacity leveling, production sequencing and optimization
• Experience with agile product ownership, roadmaps, backlog prioritization or technology-product delivery
• Experience in manufacturing or consumer packaged goods
• Experience using and improving Schedule Attainment or related production-execution metrics
• APICS CPIM or CSCP, or comparable supply-chain certification
• Lean, Six Sigma or other continuous-improvement experience

Workplace type:

Hybrid - 3 days in the office. 2 days WFH