Strategic Master Scheduler & Production Planner

Vanguard EMS, Inc.; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401K with employer match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Profit sharing

Job summary

Vanguard EMS, Inc. seeks a Master Scheduler/Planner to work closely with customers to maintain forecasts, production schedules, and orders. The role centers on inputting forecasts, generating master schedules, and coordinating with teams to meet customer requirements.

You will manage lot sizes, lead times, and capacity plans, and collaborate with the Customer Product Specialist on quotes, ECOs, and NPI. Strong data analysis and ERP skills are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent.
• Experience Master Scheduling for an electronics company.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP Systems, both at tactical and strategic levels.
• Experience manipulating and analyzing data using Excel and other software tools.
• High proficiency of MS Office products - Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with customer to receive and understand forecasts.
• Input forecast to computer system and analyze the impact of changes.
• Prepare input for Sales Forecasting and Production Planning processes.
• Establish master production schedule. Maintain planning data including lot sizes, lead times, and capacity plans.
• Coordinate with Customer Product Specialist for quotes, ECO's and NPI.
• Communicate with customer to manage sales order changes.
• Provide priorities and resolve issues for stockroom, production, and shipping to meet customer requirements.
• Input, allocate, and release manufacturing orders.
• Analyze potential shortages to manufacturing orders and work with program team, purchasing, and production to determine action plan.
• Conduct weekly scheduling meeting with production and provide feedback to customer. Monitor daily commitments for completion.
• Perform analysis of potential excess and obsolete inventory and material availability.

Skills

Forecasting

Master scheduling

Data analysis

Excel

MS Office

Communication

Education

High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent

Experience Master Scheduling for an electronics company

Business degree (2 or 4 years)

Tools

ERP Systems

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Vanguard EMS, Inc. seeks a Master Scheduler/Planner to work closely with customers to maintain forecasts, production schedules, and orders. The role centers on inputting forecasts, generating master schedules, and coordinating with teams to meet customer requirements.

You will manage lot sizes, lead times, and capacity plans, and collaborate with the Customer Product Specialist on quotes, ECOs, and NPI. Strong data analysis and ERP skills are essential.