Job Description

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:

The Production Scheduler collaborates with the Sr. Supply Planner for creating and maintaining production schedules that ensure timely delivery of footwear products while optimizing resources, materials, and labor. This role balances customer demand, raw material availability, and machine capacity to achieve high efficiency and quality standards in a fast-paced environment. The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional partners—including procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and sales—to ensure timely product availability and seamless execution across the supply chain.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Production Scheduling

• Develop production schedules aligned with demand forecasts, inventory goals and plant constraints.
• Coordinate with planning, procurement, and manufacturing to ensure product availability.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to address delays or shifting priorities.
• Identify constraints and implement contingency plans in order to prevent production delays or shutdowns.
• Support product launches and phase-outs with strategic planning.
• Contribute to supply chain optimization efforts.

Inventory Management

• Ensure timely availability of materials through collaboration with inventory teams.
• Monitor and forecast raw material needs to prevent shortages or excess.

Collaboration & Communication

• Serve as a liaison between manufacturing, sales, and logistics.
• Communicate schedule updates clearly to all stakeholders.

Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

• Education: * Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, or a related field.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 3 years of applicable experience
  • Experience with ERP systems and supply chain planning software (e.g., SAP, Kinaxis, Oracle, etc.).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience

Additional Information

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact rwsc.recruitment@redwingshoes.com or call 651-388-8211.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)