Master Scheduler

**Job Details**

**What you will do?**:
**Serves as a primary point of contact for and liaison with sales, logistics, and manufacturing departments.**:
**Collaborates with these departments to establish schedules and plans that allocate available resources to best serve client or customer needs.**:
**Periodically compares current and anticipated orders with available inventory of raw materials; uses judgment to anticipate demand for and to acquire additional supplies as needed.**:
**Negotiates with outside supply vendors; ensures accurate and timely delivery of orders.**:
**Integrates sales orders with master schedule; coordinates availability of raw materials, supplies, equipment, and staff as needed to meet delivery dates.**:
**Maintains master distribution schedule for the assigned facility; revises as needed and alerts appropriate staff of schedule changes or delays.**:
**Participates in periodic forecasting meetings with sales, marketing, and other related departments; leads additional planning meetings with sales, production, shipping, purchasing, and customer service staff.**:
**Performs other related duties, as required.**:
**How you will do it?**:
**Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.**:
**Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.**:
**Thorough understanding of the business and supply chain.**:
**Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.**:
**Extremely proficient with production planning systems, such as MRP II.**:
**What are we looking for?**:
**Bachelors degree in a related field required.**:
**At least five years of related experience required.**:
**Professional certification by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) preferred.**: