Location: Chicago, IL 60633
Type: Full-Time | Direct Hire | On-Site
Salary: $75,000–$85,000 per year
Shift: 6:00 AM–3:00 PM or 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Why
For over 24 years, has delivered excellence through precision-engineered, build-to-order vehicle components from cockpits to fascia assemblies. Our award-winning team combines advanced lean manufacturing, strong product development, and a highly efficient supply chain to meet customer demands with reliability and innovation.
If you're looking for a company that empowers you to grow while driving excellence, collaboration, and innovation to create real impact, we’d love to meet you.
The role
We are seeking a strategic and dynamic Material Planning Supervisor to lead our materials planning operations and ensure seamless, efficient support of production and customer requirements. This role is responsible for overseeing daily planning activities, optimizing material flow, managing supplier performance, and driving operational excellence across the supply chain. The ideal candidate is an innovative, data driven leader with a passion for material planning, team development, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and organizational growth.
This position is based on-site at our Chicago, IL facility and reports to the Materials Manager as part of the Plant Operations team.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and support training, development, and performance evaluation of department employees to meet current and future objectives.
- Manage assigned parts and oversee corresponding supplier performance and development, including delivery improvement using RPS metrics.
- Supervise the Lead Material Planner, Material Planners, and Material Supervisor.
- Partner with the site General Manager to support location-specific initiatives.
- Coordinate all material planning and procurement activities to ensure timely availability of production and service components.
- Maintain accurate system procedures and management reporting.
- Collaborate with manufacturing and customers to schedule production, manage transportation, and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
- Support supplier relations, performance objectives, and program management activities.
- Execute special assignments from the Materials Manager related to inventory control and supplier issue resolution.
- Provide backup support for Material Coordinator and Material Planners.
- Use MRP and RPS to optimize planning parameters and maintain adequate inventory.
- Coordinate engineering changes and production schedules to meet customer expectations and reduce obsolescence.
- Communicate directly with customers regarding delivery updates and engineering changes.
- Generate weekly supplier releases using MRP and RPS and manage expedites in a JIT environment.
- Manage customs and brokerage for production materials in compliance with NAFTA, GATT, and regulatory requirements.
- Process customer obsolescence claims and resolve supplier discrepancies.
- Support all inventory activities and complete required documentation.
- Follow all company emergency evacuation and safety guidelines.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by management.
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of materials management experience, preferably within the automotive industry.
- Strong working knowledge of Materials department procedures and guidelines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Tranks4M, and sequencing software.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to independently assess inventory levels and the factors influencing them.
- Assertive and effective expediting capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Professional certifications such as CPM, APP, or CPIM are preferred.
- Ability to handle and maintain confidential information with discretion.
Health, Safety, Physical & Travel Requirements
- Requires routine sitting, standing, and general mobility to navigate both office and plant environments, along with the ability to perform standard computer-based work.
- Up to 10% travel required.
- Valid driver's license required
Compensation & Benefits
The pay range for this role is $75,000–$85,000 per year.
Up to a 12% annual bonus based on both company and personal performance.
2 weeks of PTO (but can go up to 3 if needed).
Holidays included:
- MLK Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- 4th of July
- Labor day
- Thanksgiving
- Black Friday
- Christmas Eve - New Years Day (12/24 – 1/1)
Additionally, we have Flex Holidays where if you are required to work on a paid holiday, you would get that day back to use by the end of the following quarter, (Work Christmas Eve, you would have until 3/31 of the following year to use that day given back to you)
Our benefits include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and a 401(k) plan for eligible employees.
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