Job Description:

Production Scheduler

Job Description

You express yourself in a way that moves people to connect with your ideas

You speak and write in a way that resonates with your audience, and one of your secrets is empathy. You connect with people, and that allows you to speak to their needs and core interests. You’re perceived as being open and straightforward, so important in encouraging a harmonious work environment. What’s more, you listen empathetically. Please communicate with us today!

Collaboration brings out the best in us

The shared celebratory moment when your team has nailed that solution, the mutual respect, the ability to compromise, these are rewards of our collaborative environment — plus, of course —the personal growth and smarter solutions group effort produces. We value our diverse staff for the skills and stimulating perspectives that make our collaborations so successful. Join us.

Position Purpose:

The Production Scheduler is responsible for creating and managing production schedules for their assigned business.  This includes close coordination with our mills to ensure production schedules are feasible and meet both customer service and cost goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Issue production schedules that support efficient utilization of production machines (assets), materials, and storage capacity




• Ensure schedules are supportive of meeting our customer service objectives




• Execute regional production changes in the tactical (0-4 week) horizon




• Execute material requirement plans to ensure finishing supplies and work in-process availability to support finished goods production




• Maintain accurate planning information in SAP, updating as needed based on material/product changes




• Drive completion of special projects as related to supply planning




• Provide on-call support for the production sites

Team:  KCNA Supply Planning

Key customers/stakeholders include:  Material planners, mid-term production planners, procurement, mill operations, vendor management

Key metrics include:  ATP (Adherence to Plan), Fill Rate, OTIF (On-Time In-Full), Cycle length, Working capital/inventory

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Logistics/Supply Chain or related field




• 2+ years of experience in Supply Chain/Operations at a site or staff level




• Experience with SAP (R3 or APO) is preferred




• Demonstrated ability to organize resources and analyze alternatives to make effective decisions




• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, building trust with others




• Willingness to challenge the status quo and facilitate different perspectives to drive solutions




• Exceptional analytical skillset, and Microsoft Excel proficiency

You don’t wait for inspiration; you seize it!

You are an innovator looking for an idea that is new, different, unexpected, and inspired. Our organization is one of inclusion, and we want diverse people who know that good things don’t always come to those who wait. We want individuals who aren’t afraid to explore potential solutions. If you seize opportunities to be innovative, then you are who we want. Let’s innovate together.

Kimberly-Clark makes the essentials for a better life with well-known brands that matter every day – at home, school, work and on the go. Throughout our 148 years, we have challenged conventional wisdom to innovate products that better meet the needs of consumers. We have created new categories with top brands like Kleenex®, and redefined categories with Huggies® and U by Kotex®. While growing our $18+ billion global business, we help build careers through collaborative teams that push boundaries and endless opportunities to work with some of the world’s most recognized brands. Our 43,000 employees are changing the world for the better, too, generously giving back to communities and causes around the globe. 

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

With an inclusive culture, our employees – and the original thinking they bring to Kimberly-Clark – make us stronger.  EOE disability/vet.

K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based.  In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization, K-C will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization.  However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

Primary Location

USA-WI-Neenah

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Salary: $6,708.00

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