About the Job The Master Scheduler plays a critical leadership role in ensuring Systels production schedules align with business goals. By leveraging historical data and industry best practices the Master Scheduler develops and manages schedules to meet manufacturing capacity and customer demands. This position drives crossfunctional collaboration and continuous improvement initiatives with a focus on OnTime Delivery (OTD) performance.
This role will report to the Purchasing Manager at Systel. This position is fulltime onsite (inperson) at our headquarters in Sugar Land TX. Some travel may be required.
Who You Are You possess strong interpersonal communication skills and thrive in an evolving technical environment that provides opportunities for innovation teamwork and personal ownership. You leverage insights from past orders and industry best practices to develop production schedules that align with manufacturing and sales departments. Lead crossfunctional initiatives to ensure Systel adheres to these schedules.
Responsibilities Leadership
Serve as lead for production scheduling and OTD performance.
Monitor and address issues affecting schedule adherence; drive corrective actions across departments.
Present scheduling performance and insights during leadership and management review meetings.
Forecasting
Develop and maintain monthly quarterly and annual revenue forecasts in coordination with Sales and other departments.
Track forecast accuracy and implement improvements to enhance predictability.
Capacity Model Based Scheduling
Provide delivery dates for Contract Reviews (CR) MiniContract Reviews (mCR) and AvailableToPromise (ATP) processes.
Identify and mitigate future production bottlenecks related to labor equipment or supply chain capacity.
Work Order Management
Create and manage Work Orders (WOs) based on production needs.
Optimize timing for warehouse kitting and adjust WOs as needed.
Manage excess material requests and communicate changes to the Finance team.
Provide weekly updates to the Sales team regarding estimated ship dates for active orders.
Ensure timely and transparent communication for customer updates.
Ensure all activities comply with Systels Quality Manual policies procedures and work instructions.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Minimum Qualifications
Proficiency in production scheduling purchasing and supply chain management.
Ability to work in a fastpaced dynamic environment.
Strong problemsolving mindset and drive for continuous improvement.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel Outlook Teams).
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Excellent verbal and written communication; capable of building strong internal and external relationships.
Preferred Qualifications
Minimum of 5 years of experience in production scheduling within a manufacturing environment.
Experience with Max ERP preferred.
APICS CPIM and/or CSCP certification is a plus.
About Systel Rugged Compute Where Mission Meets Critical. Founded in 1988 Systel Inc. is a leading manufacturer of rugged computer solutions including rackmount and embedded computer products. Our pedigree of capabilities spans numerous advanced platforms with thousands of successful deployments primarily in the defense and commercial sectors. Systels rugged systems are designed and manufactured for continuous operation under the most extreme and austere environmental conditions. All of our products are proudly made in the USA in the companys headquarters in Sugar Land TX. We are AS9100:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 certified. For more information please visit systelusa.
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