Description
Job Posting Start Date 05-08-2025 Job Posting End Date 07-07-2025Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Planner Scheduler - Manufacturing located in Buffalo Grove IL.
Reporting to the Materials Planning Manager, the Planner Scheduler, this role will oversee helping materials and production functions. Including Enterprise Resource Planning, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Advanced Planning and Scheduling Systems, programming, Value Stream mapping and Business Process mapping
Here is a glimpse of what you'll do:
- Evaluating resource availability (materials, employees, equipment) and confirming orders.
- Creating production plans, entering data into the integrated system, and notifying the purchasing group.
- Overseeing plan implementation, addressing deviations, and preparing long-term forecasts (MPS, Forecast).
- Ensuring system accuracy for item data, routing, BOM, and demand.
- Generating Clean to Build reports, checking material availability, and monitoring stock levels and KPIs.
- Assisting SCM and Order Desk, advising on customer request priorities, and managing high-visibility customer programs.
- Driving enhancements in Order Management and addressing performance issues related to shipping dates and inventory.
- Working with the Master Scheduler on product life cycles and rescheduling production due to changes or shortages.
- Serving on Customer Focus Teams and supporting inventory control and supply chain management.
Here is some of what you'll need:
- 5 years of experience as a Manufacturing Planner Scheduler or similar roles
- Bachelor's degree OR equivalent Manufacturing scheduling work experience
- Excel experience (e.g. formulas, pivot tables). Experience with macros ideal/optional.
- PowerPoint presentation experience.
- Production Planning/scheduling, and DOF (Direct Order Fulfillment)
- Manufacturing experience - preferably from Medical Device manufacturing.
- Customer communication and meetings
- Learn new tools/software quickly and work/multi-task under pressure
- Work on a variety of problems of diverse scope and complexity where analysis and evaluation of various outcomes require tradeoffs and negotiation.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
Here are a few of our preferred experiences:
- Knowledge of Manufacturing Scheduling Management principles and practices.
- Above experience from Medical Device manufacturing companies.
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What you'll receive for the great work you provide:
- Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
Is Sponsorship Available?
NoFlex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).Apply on company website
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