Master Scheduler - Eden Prairie, United States - Bruker

Description

As one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields of research and development. All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market and support industries in successfully enhancing quality of life. We've been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for 50 years now. Today, worldwide more than 6,000 employees are working on this permanent challenge, at over 70 locations on all continents.

The primary function of the Master Scheduler (MS) is to create and manage the Master Schedule required to meet customer orders for Bruker's Hysitron product line of systems and products. The MS will analyze material and manufacturing conditions, along with sales forecasts and usage history, to create, organize, adjust, and control the ERP/MRP master schedule and daily/monthly operations plans. The MS identifies, leads, and executes materials organization, scheduling, and manufacturing activities needed to ship Hysitron products on time and per customer orders. The MS is an important channel of communication between the Hysitron Management team, Sales, Service, Global Supply Management (GSM), and must work effectively with them to establish clear communication and decision-making procedures to ensure the integrity of the master schedule.

Development and implementation of the Master Schedule (40%)

Create product line-specific build schedules over the near-term horizon (i.e., 0-13 weeks) and long-term horizons (i.e., beyond the current quarter) based on input from Manufacturing Management, PLM, and GSM
• Support Manufacturing Managers in maintaining an achievable quarterly build plan, with a focus on minimizing costs and internal lead-time
• Provide input to Manufacturing Managers on setting system Customer Commit Dates based on material and capacity constraints
• Build the production plan and run the analysis to identify the most effective solution for the plant (i.e., optimize batch sizes) given the issue (such as): urgent sales change requests (demand re-balancing, delivery schedule changes), production (equipment breakdown), or supply chain (material shortage) issue as required to maintain the production schedule, open production orders in SAP
• Work with Manufacturing Management, Product Line Management, and Global Supply Management to continuously improve forecasting and Master Schedule accuracy
• Align with production planning to understand supply constraints (i.e., capacity/mix limitations, logistics issues) and, similarly, incorporate these into SAP, and work on appropriate mitigation plans and resulting adjustments to Master Schedule
• Develop and improve processes, as required, to support creation of an accurate Master Schedule, including capacity and build plans

Support Specials, New Product Introduction, Service Sales Orders, Service Depot Replenishment, Repair Center, and other projects (30%)

• Review the lead time, planning parameters, routing, and BOMs for Specials
• Support on time delivery of demo systems & other internal equipment requirements as appropriate
• Coordinate the introduction of new products or variants into the production system and support New Product Introduction (NPI) teams by providing input on material availability and Manufacturing capacity as relevant to the project timeline, gate exits, and market launch
• Review and provide input to Engineering Change Orders. Where applicable, develop an implementation plan that considers Operations issues such as impact on WIP and current inventory.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Ensure the Accuracy and integrity of Operations data in SAP (20%)

• Maintain Planning-related master data attributes and elements with a high level of accuracy
• Establish and maintain Re-Order Point parameters as required
• Reconcile work order variances and implement appropriate corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence, and, where applicable document and report root cause(s) to Finance
• Track demand trends and make appropriate proposals to management to avoid stock-out situations of Options and Accessories
• Notify Manufacturing Management and Manufacturing Engineering of routing/BOM discrepancies

Leadership, management, prioritization, communication, and direction for scheduling and planning activity in the Operations group (10%)

• Take direct responsibility and hands-on involvement in the execution of responsibilities and duties
• Execute duties with a cooperative team approach with all Company personnel
• Interface as required with internal customers and internal suppliers to resolve issues and ensure Company goals are met

Other Duties:

• Establish Customer Commit Dates for assigned part, upgrade, and Service orders based on material and capacity constraints
• Evaluate consumption of Options and Accessories to create and update rolling 18-month forecast
• Review Service updates to the World-Wide Service depot footprint, provide input to Service on depot ROP parameters to help optimize depot replenishment and meet established Service order hit rate metrics
• Support Repair Center inventory locations as assigned
• Follow up on the repair order progress and arrange shipment after repair completed.
• Represent manufacturing managers in the regional planning meetings.

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a Business or Operations Management discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of Planning/Scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment with SAP is required. Additional experience in a purchasing environment is a plus.
• An understanding of supply chain planning processes and associated key performance metrics
• Working understanding of Engineering Change Orders, BOM's, and work order management
• Supply planning or supply chain certifications (CPIM, APICS, etc.) strongly preferred
• Strong written and oral communication, organization, detail-oriented, analytical, critical thinking, and customer focus skills
• Ability to work independent with minimal supervision
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks, prioritize and plan effectively to complete assigned tasks
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with management and staff in other functional areas
• Ability to effectively and professionally work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment with frequent changes in deadlines and priorities
• Familiarity with DMAIC methodology preferred

Bruker Corporation offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, 401(k), paid vacation, holidays, and tuition assistance (as applicable).
Bruker is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Certain positions at Bruker require compliance with export control laws and as a result, all interviewed candidates for all positions will be screened pre-interview to determine their eligibility in light of export control restrictions.