Scheduler

Our client is a specialist, premium brand supplier for print, post and e-delivery solutions, and is currently seeking a Scheduler to join its Operations team, with the primary aim of meeting product due dates and achieving maximum throughput from the production system.

Key Responsibilities will include the following:

• Prepares and maintains daily, weekly, and monthly processing schedules for a three-shift operation.
• Liaising with Operations regarding Scheduling conflicts or issues.
• To demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality.
• To liaise with Client Services on Inbound work.
• To ensure that staffing levels are sufficient for the work load on the working shift in conjunction with the Shift Manager.
• To maximize efficiency driven by the schedule in production ensuring expectations are achieved.
• Constantly plan out all warehouse resources and activities in relation to the daily, weekly and monthly schedules.
• Demand planning and forecasting, coordinating the demand forecast of all customers and sharing the forecast with all internal and external suppliers.
• Resource planning, including current stock inventory and forecast demand, in collaboration with all suppliers.
• Responding in real time to disruptions
The ideal candidate will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies:

Planning and organising – able to think ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others. Prioritises and plans activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources.

Communication – able to get one’s message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.

Influencing and persuading – able to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behaviour change.

Managing relationships and team working – able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people. Works co-operatively with others to be part of a team, as opposed to working separately or competitively.

Resilience – manages personal effectiveness by managing emotions in the face of pressure, setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations. Demonstrates an approach to work that is characterised by commitment, motivation and energy.

Flexibility – adapts and works effectively with a variety of situations, individuals or groups. Able to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue, to adapt an approach as the requirements of a situation change, and to change or easily accept changes in one’s own organisation or job requirements.

Analytical thinking – Able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts, explore and evaluate them systematically. Able to identify causal relationships, and construct frameworks, for problem-solving and/or development.

Decision making – Is ready and able to take the initiative, originate action and be responsible for the consequences of the decisions made.