Production Data & Planning Specialist

Job title: Production Data & Planning Specialist

About the Role This role is ideal for a data/system expert responsible for sharing, entering, and verifying production data to manage schedules. You will ensure the accuracy of system information related to part numbers, item data fields, bills of materials, routings, and shop orders, attend project kick-off meetings and plant production meetings, and interface with cross-functional areas throughout the organization. You will spend time on the shop floor troubleshooting details that impact production, updating order status, and expediting materials to support client business needs.

What You'll Do

• Spend time on the shop floor communicating with plant associates on handling production issues, expediting materials, and prioritizing orders
• Create part numbers and update planning data
• Enter and certify BOMs and routings
• Create label artwork
• Develop plant production schedule to support client demand; min/max and pick and pack programs
• Enter shop orders to support the production schedule
• Identify part shortages for shop orders
• Active participant in regular meetings (project kick-off, plant production, team production updates, and client calls)
• Communicate daily with the plant on production timing
• Review weekly shortage reports and communicate delivery timing
• Interface with purchasing for part delivery timing and with project management
• Work with Sales Support on sales order timing exceptions
• Run and review appropriate reports to support client programs and track Customer Cost Savings reports
• Assist with setup for each launch and certification of planogram files

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required
• Required to be in the Rolling Meadows office on Tuesdays and the Plant facility on Wednesdays, with flexibility to be at the plant more often based on the business needs
• Prefer at least 2-4 years of experience in planning/scheduling/production control or Sales Support within a plant environment
• MRP/ERP experience is required; strong computer skills, including Excel, must be demonstrated
• High level of organization; detail-oriented
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; analytical; flexibility in prioritizing multiple tasks; capable of handling change; team player mentality
• Must be 18 years or older

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $54,160 – $81,240 per year, with eligibility for an annual bonus
• Hybrid work-from-home program
• Benefits include: 401(k) with company match (Roth option), health/dental/vision insurance options, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Transit benefit, and more
• Paid parental leave, PTO, holidays, tuition assistance, volunteer time off, and wellness programs
• Additional perks: life and disability insurance, lactation rooms, on-site fitness center in Romeoville, periodic flu clinic, and career development & training opportunities

Industry Manufacturing