Production Scheduler Senior

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

Job Summary

As a Production Scheduler at our Lighting company, you will be responsible for optimizing cell efficiency by coordinating and scheduling production activities to meet demand. You will prioritize customer orders to ensure on-time delivery and exceptional service. Your role will involve identifying potential roadblocks in the production process and implementing solutions to maintain a smooth workflow. Additionally, you will be expected to demonstrate strong analytical skills by presenting dashboard reports to highlight key performance indicators for the production schedules. Your ability to effectively manage resources and respond quickly to changing production requirements will be crucial to your success in this role. Being the most senior is under his responsability develop technical skills in new hires and lower level positions. Influences thru CX interactions to improve customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining production schedules to meet customer demand on time.
• Ensures Production Schedule to be produced on time.
• Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating potential risks to production schedules, such as supply chain disruptions, equipment breakdowns, or labor shortages.
• Proper reschedule of orders based on production Date.
• Efficient scheduling of orders based on production dates using ACP system, serving as the communication pathway to inform customers and customer care about their order status.
• Commit production schedule dates on time for COR, BOR and Expedite requests in 10 days working days horizon.
• Helps to monitor production capacity to ensure that it aligns with Supply Plan. This involves adjusting schedules as needed to accommodate changes in production volume.
• Order Management. Coordinating and prioritizing customer orders, ensuring that they are processed and fulfilled according to scheduled plan.
• Optimize the schedule for cell efficiency.
• Liason between Supply Chain and Customer Experience (owns and actions target compliance and late backlog indicators).
• Leads talent development for new hires and lower level expertise and trains entry-level positions in production scheduling, cultivating a culture of continuous learning for a skilled workforce.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related discipline.
• Production scheduler experience 6 to 8 years
• Data analysis knowledge
• Supply Chain knowledge
• Strong communicator
• Driving Execution
• End User Focus
• Decision Making
• Sharing Responsibilities

Travel Requirements

• 1-20%

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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