Master Scheduler
Company: Springs Window Fashions
Location: Mcallen
Posted on: October 2, 2024
Job Description:
Description
Springs Window Fashions is hiring a Master Scheduler for our
SunSetter business unit based in McAllen, Texas
Springs Window Fashions has been part of the window treatments
industry since 1939. We have over 7,000 associates with locations
in North America, Europe, and Asia. Our products are available in
nearly every major retailer, in thousands of designer showrooms and
showcased in large commercial buildings.
Our company is privately owned with products marketed across a
broad portfolio of brands including Bali, Graber, Mecho,
SWFcontract and SunSetter. We pride ourselves as "The Best
Experience Company", striving to provide the best experience for
our consumers, channel partners, and associates.
Job Summary
To maximize our service performance while minimizing our costs and
inventory investment on select product lines. This will be achieved
through high level or strategic planning and a high degree of
collaboration.
Responsibilities
Service (40%)
- Ensure materials are available to support customer requirements
while minimizing the freight costs.
- Monitor material shortages, identify and implement corrective
actions
- Keep material availability dates updated and accurate
- Monitor capacity requirements both short and long term
- Work with Forecasting, Sales & Marketing to develop accurate
forecasts
- Continuously look for service opportunities
- Overall product line responsibility for service levels
- Manage the backlog by facility to ensure our service objectives
are achieved
Inventory (30%)
- Work with Purchasing on reducing lead times, minimums and price
break quantities.
- Provide forecasts to major suppliers.
- Follow-up on rejects to ensure they are expeditiously
dispositioned
- Work with Sales & Marketing on ensuring new products perform
acceptably
- Continuously look for inventory opportunities
- Monitor "aged" inventories to identify opportunities to reduce
and prevent
- Overall product line responsibility for inventory levels
- Get all obsolete inventory dispositioned and ultimately
consumed, sold or scrapped
People, Process, Culture (20%)
- Review procedures and practices to identify continuous
improvement opportunities.
- Provide guidance, direction and help mentor all fellow
associates.
- Provide a "Best Experience" to all contacts by consistently
following our "Guiding Principles"
- Lead a diverse group of associates to the optimal
decision.
- Supervise/manage associates as required.
- Special projects as assigned.
Maintenance (10%)
- Responsible for maintaining the most effective/efficient system
settings
- Create work orders and purchase orders in accordance with our
service and inventory objectives
- Review all PCR (Product Change Requests) and take appropriate
action
- Monitor and ensure all lead times are accurate.
- Maintain integrity and accuracy of plan bills.
- Work with Product Management to most efficiently and
effectively introduce and exit programs
Requirements
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Marketing is
preferred.
- APICS certification with 1-2 years successful Production
Control experience
- OR seven to ten years successful Production Control experience
is required
Behavioral Competencies
- Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to
meet commitments
- Drive Engagement - Creating a climate where people are
motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its
objectives
- Instill Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others
through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
- Drive Results - Consistently achieving results, even under
tough circumstances
- Consumer/Customer Focus - Building strong customer
relationships and delivering on customer-centric solutions
- Critical Thinking - Making Sense of complex, high quantity, and
sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve
problems
- Being Resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when
facing difficult situations
- Optimize Work Processes - Knowing the most effective and
efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous
improvement
Keywords: Springs Window Fashions, Mission , Master Scheduler, Other , Mcallen, Texas
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