Master Schedule Planner

The Master Schedule Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the master production schedule (MPS) to ensure efficient operations, on-time delivery, and resource utilization across all manufacturing facilities. This role requires strong analytical skills, proficiency with scheduling software, and the ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining production efficiency and quality standards.

• Translates projected forecasts, incoming volume, and work scopes into a production plan with a time-phased build schedule.
• Establishes key performance indicators of master plan accuracy.
• Ensures the interaction with a firm’s functional managers, and tracks and maintains the forecast through timely and accurate feedback.
• Assembles master schedule report that encompasses performance against the business plan, shipment plan, inventory plan, and production plan.
• Identifies current planned level of demand and creates tactical production plans to meet the identified customer demand.
• Calculates production lead times.
• Manages load leveling and bottleneck scheduling and utilizes the Theory Of Constraints (TOC) for more accurate scheduling.
• Manages Materials Resource Planning (MRP) exception messages on a daily basis.
• Works with local execution, local Planning & Fulfillment (P&F) Manager, and regional execution organization P&F Manager to resolve issues.

Qualifications for the Role

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or master scheduling
• Preferred 5-7 years in manufacturing or operations environment
  Proven experience with MPS (Master Production Scheduling) and capacity planning
  Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• Background in supply chain management or production control
• Knowledge of ERP Systems: SAP, Oracle, Infor, Workday, or similar enterprise resource planning systems
• Excellent communication skills in English and Spanish verbal & written.

What's in it for you  

 We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day. 

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age,  race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law. 

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf 

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.  

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [email protected]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.