Scheduling Team Lead - Fix Term Contract Forlì

Scheduling Team Lead - Fix Term Contract
Forlì
Emilia Romagna, Forlì

Overview:

We create chemistry but we are much more than a **chemistry company**: We're engineers, scientists, technical experts and logistics specialist.

We have **100 years of experience**, **a global network** and **a great passion for chemistry** that comes from the heart.

This is how we make sure that our **plastics** drive the cars of tomorrow, that our **emulsions **make interior paints even more eco-friendly and that our **sweeteners** reduce sugar also in your food products.

**Headquartered in** **Dallas (Texas)** our global network includes around **7, 700 employees, more than 80 locations in 20 countries with 3 global service centers**:Budapest**, **Nanjing, Irving.

Currently we are looking for a

**Scheduling Team Lead

to be located in Forli, Italy

**Responsibilities**:

- Stabilize/Improve Production Scheduling (mid

- and short term; MPS & Plant Scheduling) and raw material scheduling processes for the Italian Mfg sites by:

- Ensuring all Schedulers are properly trained and executing MRP Processing and Process Orders Scheduling according to Scheduling Standards;

- Ensuring the timely response to Sales Order/STO Alerts;

- Implementing a routine production status alignment of the SAP production schedule to actual production in the unit;

- Executing the EM Standard Firm Zone business rule;

- Implementing a "Back-Up" Coverage plan for managing vacation, holidays, etc;

- Develop a continual improvement mind set on the Scheduling Team.

- Cross function coordination with: Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, Customer Service, Logistics, etc

- Identify Productivity and Efficiency pipeline projects to continuously "lift" the Scheduling Team.

- Build Knowledge/Expertise in the use of Master Data to automate, streamline and facilitate Planning and Scheduling Processes.

Qualifications:

- A commercial or technical education: bachelor or master degree in business or engineering

- Minimum 5 years of broad expertise and experience in Supply Chain functions as well as in leading projects in related areas

- Minimum 3 years of leadership experience

- strong knowledge in SAP environment (preferably PP/PS, MM and SD) and broader supply planning tools

- Excellent communication and team skills

- Excellent understanding of global supply networks

- Solution orientation, flexibility, ability to work under pressure, motivation, hands-on mentality

- Proactivity and thinking ahead is required

- Ability to work independently, set priorities & make decisions

- Work analytically, systematically and accurately

- Ability to cope with changing and challenging tasks

- Minimum 4 years of experience and strong knowledge in SAP environment (preferably PP/PS, MM and SD)

- Good written, verbal, interpersonal and organizational skills in Italian and English