Specialist, Planning & Scheduling

Your Role:

The Planning & Scheduling Specialist (SC) at our location on S. Ewing in St. Louis, works closely with Forecasting, Operations Planning, and Procurement Planning functions, reviewing and adjusting demands at a global and local level, compiling long and short-term capacity plans, and ensuring Supply Chain planning designs are set to achieve global service and inventory objectives.

• Create operational schedules based on throughput, customer service, and all other company and/or departmental goals
• Analyze planned orders, requirements, and system designs with a view to global MilliporeSigma supply chain impact; convert planned orders to purchase requisitions or process orders as necessary
• Identify scheduling constraints and test various methods and strategies in order to reduce or eliminate those constraints (i.e. bulk size, availability, fill time, warehouse space)
• Use SAP APO or other scheduling software techniques to optimize production schedules and develop SAP generated reports various performance measures to identify opportunities for refinement of strategies, process improvement, and testing
• Ensure a balanced load of work for production while allowing for flexibility with Bulk/Spec orders and minimizing WIP to ensure low cycle times
• Work with global planning teams as needed to ensure planning designs and requirements are coordinated across the entire supply chain
• Evaluate, test, recommend and/or implement changes that could improve service, cycle time, throughput efficiency, inventory levels, etc.
• Maintain and audit key SAP planning master data. Including, lot size, lead time, MRP controllers, special procurement keys, schedule margin key and purchasing type

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED with 1+ years supply chain, forecasting and/or planning/scheduling

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or a Business discipline with 6+ months experience in supply chain, forecasting and/or planning/scheduling

• 2 years’ experience in moving material through the product delivery cycle
• APICS certification preferred
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficient in spreadsheets and databases, data analysis
• Working knowledge of SAP strongly preferred
• Basic scheduling techniques
• Basic material requirements planning knowledge and experience
• Knowledge of ISO standards in documentation preparation