What You Will Do:
* Creating, maintaining, and updating the Master Production Schedule for assigned programs. Serving as a key point of contact for the Integrated Program team, ensuring customer commitments are met.
* Support company Gate reviews – generating a Master Schedule upon receipt of Purchase Orders.
* Chair Monthly Master Production Schedule reviews for each of your assigned programs. This then generates the Monthly Production dashboard (Top level output) for your programs.
* Prepare and communicate weekly work schedule (Weekly Targets) to production team, via daily morning production meetings.
* Ensure the Master Production Schedule fulfils the customer order book and is aligned to inventory and On Time Delivery targets. Manage / realign schedule changes as required through periodic Monthly Production Schedule reviews.
* Provide labour resource requirement plans (For each of your assigned programs), to the Operations management team and align on load levelling targets (Top level / Lower lever sub assy’s).
* Develop capacity 'What If' simulations models for the end to end manufacturing process.
* Forecasting – work with the programme management function to understand the 18 month outlook for future forecasted orders and translate the input into headcount requirements
* Capacity
* HPU
* KPIs – Support efforts to ensure Customer on Time Delivery requirements are met and Aged WIP targets are achieved
Qualifications You Must Have:
* Proven record of success in a Master Scheduling role, with strong understanding and exposure to Operations, Engineering, Logistics and Sales.
* SAP experience essential.
* Effective communication both verbally and in written form.
* Analytical and numerically astute with strong problem-solving skills.
* Able to manage time effectively, prioritise tasks and achieve goals.
* Self-driven, focused, results and quality oriented.
* Team player, innovative with sound judgement and solutions driven.
* Proficient user of Microsoft suite of packages including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, where needed