Liaison planner vs production scheduler

The differences between liaison planners and production schedulers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a liaison planner and a production scheduler. Additionally, a liaison planner has an average salary of $50,288, which is higher than the $49,367 average annual salary of a production scheduler.

The top three skills for a liaison planner include veterans, and . The most important skills for a production scheduler are customer service, MRP, and continuous improvement.

Liaison planner vs production scheduler overview

	Liaison Planner	Production Scheduler
Yearly salary	$50,288	$49,367
Hourly rate	$24.18	$23.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	18,682	64,551
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Liaison planner vs production scheduler salary

Liaison planners and production schedulers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Liaison Planner	Production Scheduler
Average salary	$50,288	$49,367
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $85,000	Between $33,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, VA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	Amphenol
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between liaison planner and production scheduler education

There are a few differences between a liaison planner and a production scheduler in terms of educational background:

	Liaison Planner	Production Scheduler
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Liaison planner vs production scheduler demographics

Here are the differences between liaison planners' and production schedulers' demographics:

	Liaison Planner	Production Scheduler
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 7.2% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 7.4% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between liaison planner and production scheduler duties and responsibilities

Liaison planner example responsibilities.

Partner with planner to manage inventory levels to meet turnover and open-to-buy objectives.
Market to hospital and community physicians to increase admissions for inpatient rehab by providing education regarding services and outcomes of patients.
Subcontract administration of a vary supplier base.
Promote customer satisfaction by resolving high priority and expedite grievances and discrepancies between potential and current Medicaid recipients and Medicaid.

Production scheduler example responsibilities.

Lead a Kaizen to improve efficiency and reduce non-value add work in the scheduling department.
Manage and purchase all MRO material inventory supplies for the production of automotive safety products.
Design, develop, and manage process of ordering and maintaining materials not migrate into ERP system.
Supervise NPI chip fulfillment process - manage wafer starts to meet internal qualification and board level build plan.
Generate prioritize schedules by manufacturing work centers base on MRP requirements, material availability, and capacity constraints.
Inventory reduction, JIT, OTD ,

Liaison planner vs production scheduler skills

Common liaison planner skills

Veterans, 100%

Common production scheduler skills

Customer Service, 12%
MRP, 7%
Continuous Improvement, 6%
ERP, 5%
Production Planning, 4%
Lean Manufacturing, 3%

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