Master Production Scheduling (MPS) Leader – Systems

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

The MPS leader is responsible for developing and optimizing the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and Material Requirements Plan (MRP) for the Support Systems orderbook in India. This role will ensure that engineering deliverables, material receipts, fabricators and our operations teams are synchronised to meet our delivery requirements.

•Integrated Scheduling: Develop a feasible, project-based MPS to meet customer delivery requirements whilst negotiating the challenges of Engineer to Order manufacturing i.e. engineering approvals, material availability and fabricator resources

•Process Ownership: Manage the MPS process for Support Systems, drive weekly/bi-weekly meetings to increase schedule adherence, resolve issues with the plan, measure the performance and drive improvements

•Material Requirements Planning: Execute MRP to ensure long-lead components and raw materials are ordered in alignment with timely engineering releases to avoid project delays.

•Capacity Management: Conduct rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) to identify potential bottlenecks across labour, equipment, and specialty workstations.

•Engineering Liaison: Collaborate with Engineering and Project Management to manage the impact of Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) on current material orders and production timelines.

•Procurement Coordination: Maintain strong relationships with our procurement team and suppliers to manage lead-time variability and expedite critical parts for PO’s which are misaligned to required dates.

•Data Integrity: Support the operations team to maintain accurate master data within SAP, including production BOMs, routings, and work centres.

•This role translates customer contract dates into production plans and material requirements, aligning supplier deliveries with execution needs while minimizing shortages and excess inventory.

•Monitor supplier performance and drive improvements in material availability and cost control.

•Implement and standardize purchasing planning processes to support production schedules.

•Support Operations and Procurement to minimize excess inventory and reduce expediting costs.

•On-Time Delivery (OTD): Percentage of projects completed by the customer's commit date.

•Schedule Adherence: How closely the actual production execution follows the planned MPS.

•Inventory Accuracy: Ensuring physical stock matches system records for project-specific parts.

•Lead-Time Accuracy: Measuring the gap between quoted vs. actual fabrication / project lead times.

•Stock Value and turns

•Excess & Obsolescence

•Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial/Mechanical Engineering, or Operations.

•Experience: 5+ years experience directly within a planning or scheduling within an ETO or project-based manufacturing setting preferred. Relevant experience in a tangible function such as procurement or operations will also be considered.

•Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in ERP, specifically planning and materials management modules (SAP preferred) and Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, VLOOKUPs).

•Certifications: APICS CPIM (Certified in Planning and Inventory Management) or CSCP is highly preferred.

•Outsourced Manufacturing: Experience working with fabricators and in a subcontracted fabricator business model

•Soft Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving to handle shifting priorities and excellent communication for cross-functional collaboration in a matrix organisation

•Strong understanding of supply chain planning principles and KPI frameworks.

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

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