Lead Supply Scheduler - fixed term contract

Job Description Summary

The Lead Supply Scheduler is responsible for end-to-end supply planning, ensuring material availability and efficient scheduling to keep operations running smoothly. Drives operational excellence across material management, supply, demand and purchasing through strong coordination, organization, and cross-functional communication.

What impact you'll make
As a member of the Supply team in the Balance of Turbine segment, you will be an active contributor to the manage supply planning, ensure material availability, and coordinate scheduling to keep operations running smoothly. You will play a key part in planning activities, prioritizing tasks, and maintaining clear communication across teams.

We are looking for a new colleague with a fixed-term contract for the duration of our colleague's maternity leave.

Job Description

What you'll do

• Manage end-to-end supply and demand planning (forecasting, material allocation, MRP, and ITO inputs) for assigned parts to ensure high material availability.
• Develop and maintain inventory strategies (stocking policies, SKU classification, safety stock/ROP settings, hybrid push/pull planning) for non-capital part numbers.
• Optimize inventory levels and utilization across warehouses to meet operating plan targets, increase turns, reduce slow-moving and obsolete inventory, and manage material phase-in/phase-out.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date ERP (SAP) and material master data (planning parameters, MRP settings, exception handling) across legal entities to enable effective planning and procurement.
• Monitor purchase order need dates, executing stock transfers and order adjustments as needed to secure on-time delivery and prevent stock-outs.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Fulfillment, Engineering, Sourcing, FP&A, Warehouse, and Global Supply Chain to align on demand, supply coverage, and inventory priorities.
• Provide clear availability, inventory, and forecast analyses and reports to support sales opportunities, deal execution, regional escalations, and customer commitments.
• Drive continuous improvement and Lean initiatives in planning processes, tools, and methodologies to simplify workflows, reduce waste and improve overall inventory planning performance and support business growth.
• Apply rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) and closed-loop production control to align supply plans and schedules with available capacity, proactively adjust to demand or constraint changes, and ensure executable, realistic schedules.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in supply chain, logistics, business, engineering.
• Advanced experience in supply chain management or operations with a focus on planning and inventory management for sourced or service parts.
• Experience using an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for planning, purchasing, and/or inventory control.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, including strong Microsoft Excel capability, ability to effectively use AI-enabled tools to support data analysis and decision-making, and high attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across global teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and make effective decisions under time pressure, with a high level of self-motivation and ownership to deliver results with limited supervision.
• Fluent spoken and written English.

• You have professional certifications in supply chain or continuous improvement, such as APICS CPIM and/or Six Sigma Green Belt.
• You have hands-on materials management experience, including working with complex Bills of Materials and product configurations (e.g., PLM/ENOVIA).
• You have strong planning-system experience, such as advanced use of ERP planning modules and PLM tools; experience with Parts Alpha or similar systems is a plus.
• You demonstrate business and financial acumen, including understanding how parts availability, shipment rules, and revenue recognition impact business performance.