Job Title: Senior Production Scheduler
Location: On Site - Los Angeles, California, United States
Salary: $85,000-$120,000
Skills: SAP PP, MES, Production Planning, Capacity Planning, Lean Manufacturing
About the Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing Company / The Opportunity:
Join a dynamic leader in the furniture and home furnishings manufacturing industry as a Senior Production Scheduler. This is an exciting opportunity to drive the production scheduling function at a fast-paced facility in Los Angeles. You will be instrumental in optimizing schedules, streamlining shop-floor processes, and ensuring precise, data-driven delivery performance. The role offers the chance to collaborate across departments, contribute to continuous improvement, and advance operational excellence in a manufacturing environment committed to quality and innovation.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and optimize detailed production schedules using SAP PP and MES to meet customer demand and maximize resource utilization.
- Evaluate forecasts, material availability, labor requirements, and equipment capacity to create accurate, executable production plans.
- Lead daily scheduling meetings and collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and Logistics teams.
- Monitor shop-floor performance through MES, making proactive adjustments to schedules in response to downtime, material shortages, or shifts in priority.
- Release and manage production orders in SAP, ensuring accuracy of master data, BOM, and routing information.
- Identify production bottlenecks and constraints, recommending mitigation strategies and corrective actions to ensure on-time delivery.
- Report regularly to leadership on schedule adherence, production KPIs, and recovery plans for at-risk orders.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives utilizing analytics from SAP and MES to drive throughput and reduce waste.
- Mentor junior schedulers and provide guidance on best practices and system utilization.
Must-Have Skills:
- 5+ years of production scheduling, demand planning, or supply chain planning experience in a manufacturing setting.
- Advanced proficiency with SAP PP and enterprise MES platforms.
- Strong understanding of material flow, shop-floor processes, capacity planning, and lead-time management.
- Demonstrated expertise in creating and optimizing complex production schedules.
- Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities; skilled in interpreting numerical data and metrics.
- Superior communication skills and ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational capability.
- Continuous improvement mindset with experience in lean manufacturing or process optimization.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience in furniture, automotive, aerospace, electronics, or other advanced manufacturing sectors.
- APICS CPIM certification or similar credentials.
- Experience with production KPI reporting, data analytics tools, and dashboard development.
- Proficiency with advanced MS Excel functions (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis).
- Knowledge of additional ERP/MRP systems (Oracle, JD Edwards, Infor, Epicor, NetSuite).
- Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (kaizen, Six Sigma, waste reduction).
- Ability to mentor and train junior team members.
- Strong understanding of scheduling systems and best practices.
