Strategic Production Scheduler & S&OP Lead

Tesco Controls; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Controls is seeking a Production Scheduler to connect demand and supply across manufacturing and distribution. You will translate the demand plan into a feasible master schedule and drive improvements with cross-functional teams.

You will lead capacity planning, manage the master schedule over a rolling 4–13 week horizon, own promise dates, and support S&OP processes to optimize inventory and on-time delivery for critical water infrastructure projects in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain planning in manufacturing or distribution.
• Strong working knowledge of MRP/TRP systems and master scheduling logic (time fences, available-to-promise).
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, modeling) and capacity/scenario analyses.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and uphold schedule discipline under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Attend project kickoff meetings to capture scope, milestones, and delivery requirements.
• Develop TRP schedules aligned with Schedule of Values (SOV) and contract billing structure.
• Publish and maintain the master production schedule across a rolling 4–13 week planning horizon.
• Lead rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) to validate feasibility against labor, equipment, and material constraints.
• Serve as the primary interface between Sales/Customer Service and Operations for delivery date commitments; own promise dates.
• Run the formal schedule change-control process: evaluate, approve, and communicate changes to the master schedule; protect schedule stability.
• Partner with detail/operations scheduling to hand off an executable plan; reconcile execution variances and drive root-cause resolution.
• Develop and own the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process; lead biweekly S&OP meetings, driving cross-functional alignment.
• Collaborate with Purchasing and Materials to align material availability with the schedule; flag shortages and drive recovery plans.
• Monitor and report key performance indicators: schedule attainment, on-time delivery, past-due backlog, inventory levels, and capacity utilization.
• Develop and maintain planning parameters in the TRP/MRP system (lead times, lot sizes, time fences, safety stock) and drive data integrity.
• Review the Production ETC (Estimate to Complete) file and update to reflect current schedule status.
• Review work orders for price and cost variances and close completed work orders timely.

Skills

Advanced Excel

MRP/TRP systems knowledge

Master scheduling logic

Influence cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Tesco Controls is seeking a Production Scheduler to connect demand and supply across manufacturing and distribution. You will translate the demand plan into a feasible master schedule and drive improvements with cross-functional teams.

You will lead capacity planning, manage the master schedule over a rolling 4–13 week horizon, own promise dates, and support S&OP processes to optimize inventory and on-time delivery for critical water infrastructure projects in the U.S.