Scheduler/Planner

Additional Information:

40 hours a week - Flexibility required to support a 24/7 environment

This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access to confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

The selected internal candidate may qualify for the GSC Relocation Adjustment Program. Please click this link for more details. 

• Schedule production at the facility 
• Adjust production schedule to accommodate emergency situations 
• Review exception reports to ensure customer service defined by division goals 
• Monitor product availability, order completeness, inventory deployment, transportation costs 
• Issue batch tickets to blending and production floor 
• Research and report on any issues regarding batch ticket questions or concerns 
• Update pull boards to meet customer requirements 
• Order raw materials and packaging components 
• Maintain systems to ensure accurate information and timely production of product to meet customer service goals 
• Expedite order changes as needed, such as requirement or delivery date changes 
• Maintain accurate records of purchases through system and supply requisites 
• Review acknowledgements of purchase order daily for any discrepancies 
• Initiate and maintain effective and professional relationships with suppliers 
• Review MRP (Material Resource Planning) daily for unusual production to determine inventory quantities and levels

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
• Must have a bachelor's degree or higher or have at least four (4) years of work experience in a Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain, or Operations role
• Must have at least one (1) year of work experience in a Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain, or Operations role or have completed a Sherwin-Williams Development Program in an operations or supply chain function

• Have a bachelor's degree or higher in Materials Management, Supply Chain, Logistics or Business
• Have completed formal training in and/or have at least one (1) year of work experience applying continuous improvement tools such as Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, Transactional Lean, etc.
• Have prior work experience using MRP (Material Resource Planning) and MPS (Material Production Scheduling) systems 
• Have prior work experience in procurement, buying, and/or scheduling 
• Have at least one (1) year of experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility
• Prior work experience using planning software such as QAD, Oracle, or SAP