Production Scheduler

Talentify; New Market (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennametal Inc. in New Market, VA is seeking a Production Scheduler to develop and optimize production plans, balancing demand with capacity while leveraging SAP PP modules to streamline operations.

The role focuses on coordinating with production teams, managing BOMs and routings, and ensuring on-time delivery while maintaining quality and cost targets. Strong analytical andERP skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; Bachelor’s degree preferred or relevant years of work experience.
• Excellent communication skills; able to adapt quickly and handle multiple tasks.
• Proficient in English (reading and writing).
• Experience with SAP or other ERP systems.
• Experience in warehouse management or related machinery/tools is a plus.
• Understanding of procurement and supply chain processes.
• Data analytics: ability to manage and leverage data for decision making.

Responsibilities

• Build and control daily, weekly, monthly and production schedules to meet customer demands.
• Create the Bill of Materials and Product Routing; verify technical drawings for quality standards.
• Coordinate with Production Team to balance schedules with machining capacities.
• Extract production data from SAP to update status and foresee risks of production stoppages.
• Receive and arrange materials in warehouse to enable efficient material flow.
• Analyze inventory levels, safety stock, and reorder points to meet service levels.
• Collaborate with CSR/Sales/Production to accelerate project implementation.
• Utilize and maintain procurement data to support decisions.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by Supervisor/Manager.

Skills

Good communication

Good English

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred or relevant years of work experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

About Kennametal

With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Job Title: Production Scheduler

Location: New Market, VA

Job Summary:

Evaluate and verify the possibilities of production implementation. It’s the main start of building the optimal, accurate production plan by balancing the demands and production capacities. It requires strong knowledge or abilities to understand the ERP/SAP system with PP modules to optimise the production. Contributes to optimizing procurement processes, supplier sourcing as well as supplier relationship management to achieve Kennametal objectives in terms of delivery, quality, and cost.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Build and control daily, weekly, monthly and production schedules to ensure the output results meet customer’s demands.
• Create the Bill of Material and Product Routing, verify technical drawings of all products to make sure all products are made with best quality standards.
• Coordinate with Production Team to setup and balance production schedule with machining capacities at each production station.
• Extract the production data from SAP system to update and control production status, overview and foresee the risks of production stop due to materials shortage, quality standard, machining program or technical issues.
• Carry out the good receiving and arranging materials into correct defined bin location in Warehouse to ensure the fastest and most effective materials moving.
• Analyse the warehouse data such as inventory levels, safety stock, reorder point, FIFO process... to build the best service levels of warehouse equivalent to customer’s demands.
• Be willing and supportive to cooperate with other teams (CSR/Sale/Production..) to implemenet the common projects or related job flow to expedite the whole implementation process.
• Utilize, configure, and maintain the process procurement data.
• Other tasks assigned by Supervisor/Manager

Education, Work Experience, Skills, Certificates

• High school diploma required; Bachelors degree preferred or relevant years of work experience
• Good communication skill, active, quickly adapt with new environment and multiple tasks
• Good English (writing and reading), good communication is merit.
• SAP or other ERP experience.
• Experience in Warehouse management/ Machinery/ Cutting tools is merit
• Understanding of procurement and supply chain processes
• Customer relationship management: understand the organization of internal customer groups, key users, and the characteristics of these customers. Strive to understand customer requirements and use this information to create effective strategies and make timely decisions.
• Data management; be skilled in analytics and be able to maintain key data and leverage raw data to organize and prioritize data for decision making.

Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.