Production Scheduling Consultant

scott sheldon india pvt. ltd.

India

3-5 Years

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Company Description:

Scott Sheldon India Pvt. Ltd, Part of Argon & Co. located in Nagpur, is a branch office of Scott Sheldon LLC, Ohio. For over 20 years, we have been helping companies improve and transform their supply chain operations using world-class technologies. In 2020, we formed a strong partnership with a leading supply chain software provider. We have delivered many successful projects, won major industry awards, and continue to grow by implementing advanced supply chain solutions for our customers

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Production Scheduling Consultant to design, configure and implement advanced production scheduling and finite-capacity planning solutions for our manufacturing clients. The role bridges shop-floor scheduling realities with planning-system capability — helping clients reduce changeovers, lift on-time delivery, increase throughput and free up working capital. You will work across the full delivery lifecycle — discovery, solution design, configuration, integration, testing, go-live and hypercare — acting as the trusted advisor who translates operational pain points into robust scheduling logic. This is a platform-agnostic role: experience with any leading APS / production scheduling tool is welcome.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead or support end-to-end implementations of production scheduling / APS solutions, from requirements gathering through go-live and hypercare.
Map current-state manufacturing processes (routings, work centres, capacities, constraints, sequencing rules and changeover matrices) and translate them into the target scheduling model.
Configure and tune scheduling engines — finite-capacity scheduling, sequence-dependent setup optimisation, campaign/batch logic, bottleneck management and constraint handling.
Design and validate the master-data model required for scheduling: routings/recipes, resources, capacities, calendars and product changeover relationships.
Integrate the scheduling solution with ERP, MES and MRP systems for demand, orders, inventory and confirmations; define, build and test data interfaces..
Run scenario analysis and what-if planning to demonstrate trade-offs across service level, utilisation, inventory and cost.
Develop test scripts, lead UAT, train planners and schedulers, and create documentation and standard operating procedures.
Provide post-go-live support, troubleshoot scheduling anomalies and recommend continuous improvement adjustments.
Act as the liaison between plant operations, planning teams, IT and software vendors.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Supply chain , Mechanical , Operataions Management or related Field
3+ years hands-on experience implementing or configuring production scheduling / APS software such as o9 Solutions, SAP PP/DS (ePP/DS in S/4HANA or APO-PP/DS), PlanetTogether, or a comparable platform (e.g., Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, Asprova, Opcenter APS / Preactor, DELMIA Ortems).
Strong understanding of manufacturing planning concepts: MRP, MPS, finite vs. infinite scheduling, capacity planning, lot sizing, sequencing and constraint-based scheduling.
Working knowledge of how scheduling integrates with ERP master data and execution (orders, BOMs, routings, work centres, confirmations).
Exceptional analyExperience gathering requirements and running workshops with manufacturing and planning stakeholders.
Ability to analyse and structure data — strong Excel skills essential; SQL or scripting a distinct advantage.
Excellent communication and presentation skills with a client-focused mindset.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel (pivot tables, formulas, and data analysis), Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

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