Master Planning Scheduling Lead

Req ID: 9527

Remote Opportunities: Semi-Remote

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Brands, 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 and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.

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Job Summary

MPS Lead is in charge of create Supply plan from DRP and Actual backlog. Being the primary point of contactor for an liasion with Sales, PVS, Manuacturing and CX department. Follow up material and capacity constrains with Sourcing and Focus Factory managers. MPS Lead is in charge of creating a Supply Plan that provides vision of actual and projected customer requirements that enables the company to optimize the resources (Materials and Capacity) to satisfy customer demand as well as support strategic business goals enabling the company to achieve the IBP Supply Plan.
The Supply Plan created by the MPS Lead is the driver of all detailed material procurement production scheduling and capacity planning.
MPS Lead actively works with different departments as main contact for liasion with Sales, PVS, Manufacturing, CX. If potential risks and issues that could impact the Supply Plan Schedule works with the appropriate different departments to develop mitigation plans (ACAP, Sourcing, FF Mgr, Demand Plan, DRP etc) and communicate constraints and risk to the IP Supply Plan.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

Create Supply Plan from DRP and Actual Orders.
Serves as a strategic liaison with sales, PVS, manufacturing and CX departments.
Identify and follow up constraints ( Material / Capacity) .
Commit production schedule dates on time for COR, BOR and Expedite requests out of 10 days horizon
Customer escalation support.
Create scenarios for supply challenges.
Request level loads in demand with CX for non-stock and DRP for stock.
Provide material plan to Sourcing team to create the Forecast to suppliers .

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

8 years of experience in a similar role within the manufacturing industry
Kanban / MRP knowledge
English: Advanced

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity organization. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnic or national origin, disability, pregnancy, and religion.

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