Distribution Scheduler

Job Description:

The Distribution Scheduler Expeditor is responsible for planning, prioritizing, and expediting production schedules while considering customer demand, building capacity, product mix, and material availability that ensures on-time delivery to our customers. 

Due to the nature of this position, interaction with all departments throughout the organization is common in addition to corporate interaction. 

This job description lists major areas of responsibility and additional job activities may be added at any time. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop production schedules for all freight types and customer order types based on equipment, labor, customer priority and inventory availability 

• Completes the wave builds in the warehouse management system 

• Updates the wave sheets and communicates to distribution supervisors when work is ready to be released 

• Allocates orders and releases work to distribution for the fulfillment associates to pick and consolidate 
• Schedule loads in customer TMS and monitor to meet expected ship dates
• Schedule loads per shipping capacity

• Communicate and collaborate with various operations departments to ensure timely release and completion of production orders  

• Achieve target customer service levels 

• Actively participate in daily or weekly production meetings to review priorities, capacity constraints, and discuss current/future production 

• Allocates product in inventory to outbound orders  

• Responsible for overall organization and cleaning of area 

• Other duties as required and assigned 

Physical Demands 

• General office setting 

• Repetitive motion 

• Able to work in various temperature conditions 

Education, Skills and Experience Requirements 

• Requires education equivalent to four years of high school; two year degree preferred 

• Ability to skillfully navigate in WMS system 

• Must have 5 years direct or indirect experience in a distribution center scheduling role 

• Strong organizational skills and stellar attention to detail are essential 

• Solid communication skills, both written and verbal  

• Proficient math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing 

• Working knowledge in MS Office 

Physical and Weight Lifting Demands 

The physical and weight lifting demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.