• Responsible for maintaining top level product forecast as stated by marketing build plan• Managed MRP gross requirements for accuracy in quantity and date• Ensured balanced linearity by managing and adjusting planned capacity to required capacity• Created several unique production routings based on demonstrated manufacturing cycle times• Modified and maintained production routings as efficiency occurred• Oversaw process to communicate schedule changes to team members and impacted suppliers• Provided master production schedule to manufacturing, planning, marketing and purchasing• Facilitated weekly meetings to marketing and project management for the support and status of scheduled products• Identified and escalated risks impacting on-time delivery to customer• Support 1st tier suppliers by means of personalized production schedule• Act as primary contact within business group for scheduling issues

• Provided material assistance to manufacturing through the forecast of material for several different customers and product types• Analyzed and evaluated material continuously to ensure forecast accuracy and item lead times• Managed forecast of up to 25 unique customer sales orders concurrently• Represented materials forecasting within new product introduction projects by providing necessary material forecast as design changes and engineering change orders are implemented• Provided effective communication of project status to internal and external customers• Generated cycle time charts for purchasing in support of site goal to reduce lead times• Initiated problem-resolution action for material and/or capacity issues impacting the production schedule• Created product type cost analysis showing committed cost of purchased inventory as illustrated through the life cycle of manufacturing