Production Scheduler
Caterpillar
- Jiangsu
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Participates in the preparation of short-term demand management for a specific product or site.
- Summarizes and reports problems such as issues and concerns currently existing in demand management operations.
- Uses tools, with guidance, to predict and plan demand, assess seasonal factors and trends and effectively influence demand.
- Participates in preparation of short-term forecasts for a specific product or site.
- Gathers and analyzes demand data with specific tools and procedures.
- Locates useful information and sources of input used in weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasts.
- Advises on advanced data gathering and analysis methodologies and technologies.
- Oversees data gathering and analysis activities within the organization.
- Documents sources and validates the accuracy of data analysis by evaluating the pros and cons of data analysis methods used.
- Contributes to short-term operational plans.
- Anticipates and adapts to plan changes.
- Monitors progress of work against plan as required to meet objectives.
- Reports variances and makes agreed-upon corrections.
- Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
- Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
- Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
- Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
- Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
- Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
- Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.