Sr Production Scheduler

Sr Production Scheduler

About Advanced Energy
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS), enables design breakthroughs and drives growth for leading semiconductor and industrial customers. Our precision power and control technologies, along with our applications know-how, inspire close partnerships and innovation in thin-film and industrial manufacturing. We are proud of our rich heritage, award-winning technologies, and we value the talents and contributions of all Advanced Energy's employees worldwide.

Position Summary:

The MPS Senior Production Scheduler is responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing the Master Production Schedule (MPS) to ensure alignment between customer demand, production capacity, material availability, and inventory strategies. This role serves as the key coordinator between Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, and Operations teams to balance supply and demand while ensuring customer commitments are achieved.

The position requires strong analytical skills, system knowledge, and the ability to proactively identify and resolve capacity, material, and scheduling constraints to support business growth and operational excellence. Adapted from internal MPS role responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

Master Production Scheduling

- Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) across assigned sites and product lines.

- Convert demand forecasts and customer requirements into executable production plans.

- Ensure production plans are aligned with factory capacity, labor availability, material readiness, and business priorities.

- Monitor schedule adherence and drive corrective actions to close gaps.

Capacity & Production Control

- Analyze capacity utilization and identify bottlenecks.

- Support capacity planning and scenario analysis for demand fluctuations.

- Coordinate production priorities to maximize output and customer service.

- Drive recovery plans for capacity or production shortfalls.

Inventory & Material Readiness

- Monitor inventory levels across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.

- Review CTB (Clear-to-Build) status and identify material risks impacting production schedules.

- Work closely with Material Planning and Procurement teams to resolve supply constraints.

- Support inventory optimization initiatives while maintaining customer service targets.

S&OP / IBP Support

- Participate in monthly S&OP and IBP processes.

- Provide production and capacity insights to support demand-supply balancing.

- Perform what-if analysis and recommend mitigation actions for demand or supply changes.

Performance Management

- Establish and track key planning and scheduling KPIs.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on planning processes, inventory optimization, and service performance.

- Lead root cause analysis for demand-supply mismatches, delivery misses, and inventory deviations.

- Implement best practices in production planning and control.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Coordinate with Manufacturing, Procurement, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Logistics, and Engineering teams.

- Communicate production risks, capacity constraints, and recovery plans to stakeholders.

- Support customer escalation management and critical business commitments.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or related discipline.

- Master's Degree is an advantage.

- 5-8 years of experience in Production Planning, Supply Planning, Master Scheduling, Manufacturing Operations, or Supply Chain Planning.

- Experience working within high-mix, high-volume manufacturing environments.

- Strong understanding of:

- MPS

- MRP

- Capacity Planning

- Inventory Management

- S&OP / IBP processes

Technical Skills

- SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP IBP, Oracle, Kinaxis, OMP, or equivalent ERP/planning systems.

- Advanced Excel and data analytics skills.

- Power BI or equivalent visualization tools.

- Strong data interpretation and problem-solving capability.

Preferred Certifications

- APICS/ASCM CPIM

- APICS/ASCM CSCP

- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or above

Key Competencies

- Production Planning & Scheduling

- Capacity Planning

- Supply Chain Analytics

- Inventory Optimization

- Problem Solving

- Stakeholder Management

- Communication & Influencing

- Decision Making

- Continuous Improvement

- Business Acumen

- Capacity Utilization

- Forecast-to-Production Alignment

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees in order to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate.

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
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