Production Scheduler

About the role

ResMed's Supply Chain team covers supply and production planning, inventory management, warehousing and distribution, import/export coordination and transportation planning. Within Supply Chain, the Supply Planning team works with Demand Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Quality, Global Supply Alliance and New Product Introduction teams. As a Production Scheduler, you will plan, schedule and coordinate manufacturing activities, develop and maintain production schedules and work orders, and resolve material shortages, capacity constraints and scheduling conflicts.

Key responsibilities

• Create, release and maintain production work orders in the ERP system
• Develop daily and weekly production schedules based on demand, material availability, capacity and priorities
• Monitor production progress and adjust plans when conditions change
• Identify shortages, bottlenecks and risks and work with teams on recovery plans
• Collaborate with Supply Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Quality and Demand Planning
• Review machine and workforce capacity, including overtime, and optimise work order sequencing to reduce changeovers
• Analyse delayed or at-risk orders and support corrective actions
• Maintain planning parameters, production data and master data in ERP and planning systems
• Communicate schedule changes, risks and recovery actions to stakeholders
• Support the Supply Review process, monitor capacity requirements and support inventory optimisation
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

Required profile

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business or a related field
• 3 to 5 years of experience in production scheduling, planning, supply planning or manufacturing operations
• Hands-on ERP experience creating and managing work orders and inventory transactions
• Ability to assess material, machine, labour and capacity availability
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills
• Proactive, organised and able to handle changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Required skills

• Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and SUMIFS
• Preferred: Oracle E-Business Suite, SAP or another comparable manufacturing ERP
• Preferred: understanding of SKU sequencing, changeovers, overtime planning, and exposure to Supply Review or S&OP