[Hiring] Master Scheduling Principal Specialist @RTX

Role Description

Our team is looking for a self-motivated leader, someone who loves a challenge, can adapt to an ever-changing working environment & business market and is always looking for ways to improve how we do our work. As a Master Scheduler, you have the very unique opportunity to help shape the business, as your work will directly impact sales, cash flow, and cost. You will get to work with all facets of the Enterprise including manufacturing, quality, sales, VSL, material & supply. This is a great opportunity to not only sharpen your skill sets around product knowledge & planning, but also to build strong networks across the Enterprise!

• Plans, schedules, coordinates, and monitors top level products through the complete production cycle.
• Management of end item master production schedules; plans for and owns integrated inventory picture - including sub-assembly and end-item WIP, finished goods inventory, and PStock driven by demand changes.
• Provides mentoring and coaching to less experienced Schedulers. Assignments are moderately complex and involve resourceful problem solving skills.
• Exercises sound judgements on inventory decisions; erroneous actions could result in excess inventory affecting total company profit.
• Coordinates and leads the new products transition process and TL material planning. Ensures that all material and planning parameters accurately reflect Manufacturing capability to meet demand.
• Interface with Order Administration and Sales Planning Analysts to resolve customer sales order exceptions.
• Processes short lead-time requests from a variety of customers.
• Analyzes business processes and brings forth ideas with implementation plans.
• Leads projects and lean events to improve internal business processes.
• Owns Manufacturing performance to MPS, and on-time delivery to the customer.
• Responsible for maintaining ongoing relationships with key customers that allow give and take on commitments, and enable monitoring of the accuracy of customer on-time delivery reporting.
• Works hard to support customers on drop-in requirements more common to the ‘optional’ business model, while protecting the business from failures caused by over-commitments.
• Ensures that MPS commitments are adjusted for known statistical risk.
• High degree of engagement and involvement through the entire Sales and Operations planning process.
• Interface with Manufacturing, Marketing, and VSL through the Sales Forecast process and facilitation of the Demand, Planning and Execution process--Organizes and leads the process meetings.
• Acts with little to no day-to-day direction.
• Ability to communicate with and hold ground with management and personnel from across the enterprise.
• Serves as an "expert on call" and prime contact to management on matters relating to the scheduling discipline.
• Functions as an active member of Operations Change Control Board, provides input to mitigate risk to Manufacturing and the business, and runs projects to implement changes as appropriate.
• Managing and forecasting output and revenue weekly/monthly basis.
• Conducts training sessions with ERP users geared at expanding material requirements planning (MRP) knowledge across Operations.
• Recognizes business process issues and implements solutions.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience.

Requirements

• Experience with data analysis.
• Understanding of customers and markets.
• SAP Experience.
• Master Scheduling experience.
• Manufacturing experience.
• LEAN Experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
• And more!