Senior Production Scheduler

Bunge (www.bunge.com<https: www.bunge.com="">, NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oil seed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge's expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve in over 60 countries. The company is headquartered in New York and has 31,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 360 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain silos, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.

Overview

The Senior Production Scheduler is responsible for the planning and maintaining of finished goods inventory levels and production schedules needed to satisfy sales demand.  The Senior Production Scheduler is responsible for all the planning functions surrounding the maintenance of the plan schedules and inventory levels including spoilage management, inventory turns, capacity management, interfacing with customer service when necessary and all factors leading to the highest level of customer service at the lowest cost and/or greatest product profit realization.  This position reports to the Plant Manager and also consults with and advises the sales managers, customer service manager and other management personnel in supply chain management.  The Senior Production Scheduler consults with and advises the production manager and warehouse manager to achieve the highest OEE possible and maximize warehouse space.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for all plant operations scheduling while maintain a thorough understanding of facility capabilities and the ability to balance them efficiently to meet customer demand.
• Active member of the Plant safety programs and champion safety as the number one value
• Work with Supply Chain management on plant forecasting, capacities, and production reconciliation.
• Manage inventory turns and warehouse capacity management
• Analyze customer demand to determine appropriate inventory levels and maximize warehouse space
• Work cooperatively with all sales personnel to identify solutions to customer service problems and scheduling conflicts
• Maintain planning and forecasting data files to support the planning function
• Work closely with supply chain and sales functions to establish proper stocking levels for new products
• Work with the purchasing coordinator to order and coordinate ingredients and materials
• Establish and maintain systems to support reorder points and exception reports so customer demand is supported
• Monitor and communicate slow moving inventories to prevent product spoilage
• Coordinates with Warehouse Department on cycle counts
• Generate weekly and daily finished goods schedules
• Maintain measures of standard performance (Inventory turns, railcar turns, changeovers, schedule changes, etc.)
• Any other duties as assigned

Skills/Experience Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Business or related field preferred,
• Minimum of three years of experience in scheduling preferred
• Ability to use SAP at a high proficiency level
• Ability to use Microsoft excel at a medium proficiency level
• Ability to proficiently use a personal computer
• Accurate data entry skills required
• Advanced communication skills

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.  Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled