Scheduling Manager

Work Specifications – Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain short-term and long-term production schedules to support customer demand, inventory targets, and operational goals.
• Coordinate daily, weekly, and monthly manufacturing schedules across multiple production lines and departments.
• Review customer orders, inventory levels, and production capacity to create efficient production plans.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure raw materials, packaging, and ingredients are available to support production schedules.
• Work closely with Operations leadership team to balance labor, machine capacity, sanitation schedules, maintenance downtime, and production priorities.
• Adjust schedules as needed in response to customer demand changes, inventory shortages, equipment downtime, quality issues/holds, or operational constraints.
• Monitor inventory levels and critical materials to maintain proper stock levels.
• Lead scheduling meetings and communicate production priorities to cross-functional teams.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Utilize current ERP systems to manage scheduling, production planning, and inventory data.
• Work with Warehouse team to support on-time customer deliveries.
• Ensure scheduling practices comply with food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop reports and key performance metrics related to schedule attainment, inventory turns, service levels, and plant efficiency.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives related to production planning and scheduling.
• Monitor adherence to contractual run rules (e.g., minimum order quantities, SKU rationalization, run frequency).
• Partner with Business Development and Operations to evaluate and approve exceptions to established run rules.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of run rules during new contract development and existing contract optimization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Equipment/Training Knowledge:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced planning, scheduling, and organizational abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools.
• Knowledge of inventory control, forecasting, and supply chain best practices.

Requirements:

Education/Prerequisite Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in production scheduling, supply chain planning, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience in food and beverage manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, inventory management, and production planning.