Master Scheduler

Eaton’s Vehicle Group is currently seeking a Master Scheduler to join our team at our Kearney, NE facility. Relocation benefits are available for this position.

Position Overview:

The primary responsibility of this position is to:  Receive, evaluate, and process customer information (electronic and verbal) related to order releases, shipment logistics, and other customer material planning activities in a manner that promotes customer satisfaction and relationship building while meeting the stated business objectives of 100% on-time delivery (OTD) of customer orders.

In this function you will:

• Receives and processes customer purchase orders and order releases into the Kearney materials planning system in a timely manner that allows the plant to meet its customers’ expected product delivery dates.
• Main point of contact for all customer shipping sites, and responsible for managing relationships between site & customer as needed.
• Carries out activities which develop and/or improve working relationships with the Kearney material planning and logistics customer contacts.
• Owns all activities related to maintaining customer scores greater than 98% for all OEM customers by ensuring no delivery deductions are incurred based on customer requirements.
• Maintains ERP (Oracle) integrity for customer related data including EDI above 97% for efficient operation of the MRP system, and communicates changes to remainder of materials team.
• Maintains all data in customer related systems per requirements to ensure no effect on Eaton’s customer scores.
• Serves as the plant expert on customer web-based systems, reviewing all customer bulletins and communications, dispersing to the appropriate team members, along with ensuring that all customer system requirements are met, including violation disputes, capacity planning, and other items as identified by the customer.
• Provides weekend support on customer systems on a rotational basis with other Materials employees.
• Trained in aspects of other material related functions & provides backup as needed.
• Maintain metrics for Premium Freight, Customer Scores, and others as assigned.
• Member of the plants ERP Health cross functional team to ensure all ERP Health metrics are met each month.
• Responsible for creating or updating work instructions & standard work for any changes that occur with core responsibilities that must be approved by the manager before implementation.
• Must participate in all meetings as dictated in standard work to ensure effective communication plant wide.
• Must maintain filing system for all customer communication to ensure all documentation is properly stored in a manner that is easily searchable if it is needed.
• Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 2 years materials planning or scheduling experience
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience with ERP systems
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Supply Chain Management from an accredited institution
• APICS CPIM, CSCM or CPM certification
• Minimum of 5 years of experience of materials planning or customer scheduling in a manufacturing facility
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with customer relations
• Experienced in materials planning and customer systems such as Oracle ERP, Ford DDL, FCA CSDS, and Covisint

Position Criteria

• Knowledge of materials planning systems (MRP / ERP) and customer order generation process logic including EDI
• Basic concepts of planning and lean material flow Pull systems, Kanban, MRP, Schedule sequencing, level loading, inventory modeling, JIT, etc.)
• Understanding of Materials Management processes surrounding Customer Scheduling, Inventory Management, Materials Planning, and Logistics
• Strong process orientation, analytical, and planning ability
• Professional Customer Service (both internal and external customers)
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)

Eaton considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call 412-893-3600 or send an email to: AccommodationsForApplying@Eaton.com

What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job: Supply Chain / Logistics

Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: VEH NAA North America Auto

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No
Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within United States and / or Puerto Rico
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

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