Site Scheduler

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You will take pride in producing accurate and quality production schedules which account for service level targets, inventory targets, plant resources and costs optimization. You will drive continuous improvement of people and processes across the planning and vendor scheduling functions. You will be the primary contact for MFG leadership, planning & commercial teams, external manufacturers and international supply chain for management of inventory and production planning.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Make Quality production plan based on DSRP recommendations, Pre-SOP & other known activities in order to achieve appropriate balance between inventory, cost and customer service level. Drive rescheduling / recovery of misses with Department Mangers. Communicate about all run out plans to plant. (allowing for appropriate capacity / labor decisions); Achieve stock build targets. Labor variances not adversely effected due to planning activity. Provide direction to other planner & Vendor Schedulers on how to address forthcoming events, Including new product introduction, capacity constraints, and line shutdowns. Direct involvement in the production scheduling process in order to ensure optimum stock holdings. Regular Maintenance and Housekeeping of data to ensure Prism is making valid recommendations.
• Work effectively with internal & external stakeholders (service providers, contract employee Labor agencies, co-Packing/ external Mfg. vendors) to ensure Production compliance to schedules based on demand in accordance to our standards, procedures and protocols. Proactively and timely report & resolve any issues to pre-empt any business impact and/or accommodate changes to production and/or customer service levels as appropriate after alignment of all stakeholders.
• Build capability mastery on SAP planning systems. Manage inventory to KPI targets. Support IBP preparation and metric dashboard. Adhere to manufacturing and regulatory compliance standards/regulations. Leverage IL6S standard work process and own one or more of the pillar systems/processes. Participate in projects that drive value and loss elimination.
• Drive continuous improvement with Snr Planner of scheduling procedures and processes maximizing use of current technology & challenging current procedures in order to simplify the planning process and reduce possibility of  errors
• Provide action plans for work processes & procedures to be improved & documented. Recommend shift quota changes through Pre Sop process with root cause analysis. Continuous improvement of tracking of work force requirements & Quota’s with regular updates to achieve No Misses due to labor shortages or inappropriate Quota’s.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Relevant work experience in production & material planning, demand planning, inventory management & handling, Line Operations, and/or Forecasting
• Computer proficiency (MS Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint) & experience in ERP (SAP) systems
• Excellent communication skills (Verbal and Written), Analytical & Problem solving skills, strong collaboration and relationship management skills

More about this role

Under the direction of the Product Supply Lead, the Site Scheduler will be responsible for the development of a detailed production schedule to support production plan from Network Production Planner, while optimizing plant labour and assigned KPI targets.  A weekly schedule will be formulated and adjusted where necessary in conjunction with the Production Department.  

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES: (4 – 10 key statements)   

• Responsible to maintain and update all system related production scheduling master data in, SAP or other specific system:  

• Blackout Calendar  

• Min Lot Size/Rounding Values  

• Production Versions  

• Master Recipes/BOMs  

• Run Rates  

• Loss Factors  

• Changeover Matrices  

• Convert weekly SNP orders  

• Convert weekly SNP orders to PPDS planned orders as production plans roll into the finite window.   

• Develop schedule with demonstrated output, working collaboratively with the Plant and Product Supply and ensuring that all planning standards are up-to-date  

• Maintain production schedules for horizon determined by process to reach CFR and inventory objectives, applying ABC rules, optimizing plant labour and equipment in the most efficient manner.   

• Inform all key stakeholders of any changes to the production plan in a timely manner  

• Communicate production Finite Scheduling / Labour constraints to Network Production Planner  

• Ensure continuous improvement on cycle times and update KPIs   

• Execute their part and support the Commercialization process  

• Communicate real time risk and opportunities of schedule to key stakeholders  

• Any other duties as assigned by your Manager or their designate  

• Hold weekly scheduling meetings with Product Supply to determine necessary changes to the plant’s production schedule.   

• Work cross-functionally to ensure all labor, material, and operational inputs can support the aligned schedule- hold internal scheduling meetings with all key team members.  

• Sequence PPDS planned orders in the finite window to reflect production plans for deployment.  

• Create and close process orders for each week’s production and adjust daily as necessary.  

• Manage master compliance to schedule by ensuring Lag2 plans are equivalent to process orders in current week and no volume has been lost.  

• Maintain daily CTS report and notify Product Supply as issues arise.  

• Hold quarterly blackout calendar reviews with internal team members to capture all necessary downtimes.   

Working Hours:

Mon - Friday Business hours

Education / Certifications:

High School Diploma

Supply Planning / scheduling certification

Business Unit Summary

With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.

Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.  Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.

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