Distribution Scheduler

Warehouse Replenishment Order Position

Since 1916, Oatey has provided reliable, high-quality products for the residential and commercial plumbing industries, with a commitment to delivering quality, building trust and improving lives. Today, Oatey operates a comprehensive manufacturing and distribution network comprised of industry leading family of companies : Oatey, Cherne, Keeney, Quick Drain, Hercules, Dearborn, GF Thompson, William H. Harvey, Masters, Contact, Belanger, Lansas, and Durgo. At Oatey, we're doing big things and by joining us, you'll have the chance to do big things too. You can build a strong career in an innovative, inclusive, high-performance environment, with the confidence that your company cares about you, our customers and our world. Ready to make an impact in a place where you matter?

Position Summary : Support warehouse replenishment orders (WRO) process by maintaining weekly schedule. Maintain proper inventory levels while assisting with customer / DC alignment changes. Communicate planning needs with corporate planning team to ensure critical items are produced timely.

Position Responsibilities :

• Review ackorders in the host system to ensure customer orders are filled timely.
• Cross-dock product through the pick process to expedite product to the customer daily as needed.
• Move aged orders among distribution centers when necessary to reduce back-order lead time to the customer.
• Coordinate DC to DC warehouse replenishment orders.
• Ensure timely order processing and fill requirements are met to support remote facilities.
• Coordinate carrier appointments.
• Maintain / review weekly demand requests while making changes to the WRO schedule to reduce transportation and handling costs.
• Manage VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) for participating customers to evaluate inventory levels and align inventory strategies with customer requirements.
• Utilize the VMI software to release weekly PO's on customers' behalf.
• Review rep warehouses inventory to ensure safety stock requirements are met and backorders are minimized.
• Make changes to the system forecast and stock level to maintain a high fill rate.
• Review stock requirements at distribution centers and coordinate direct ship activities whenever possible from an Oatey production facility to the DC or rep warehouse to increase efficiencies and reduce increased transportation costs.
• Communicate with corporate product planners to assist with any product fill opportunities to minimize the backorders and maintain a high DC fill rate.
• Utilize reporting to evaluate and recommend forecast and safety stock levels for finished goods inventory.
• Responsible for updating customer specific scorecards and communicating areas of failure to appropriate associates.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Equal Opportunity Employer : The Oatey family of companies are an equal opportunity employer committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We recruit, employ, promote, and offer competitive pay for all jobs without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.