Senior Supply Chain Planner, SI&OP

Senior Supply Chain Planner, SI&OP — Build the Planning Engine, Don't Just Run It The Opportunit yMost planning jobs are autopilot. This one is a build

• Our client — the North American arm of a global industrial components group serving heavy-industry manufacturers — is moving from a reactive, manual planning environment to a proactive, well-structured one. They're activating MRP in a tier-one ERP, standing up a real Sales & Operations Planning (SI&OP) cadence, and they need a senior planner to own that transformation end to end

If you're a high-performer who's bored maintaining someone else's system and wants to design, implement, and drive the process yourself, this is your sea t.What You'll O wnThe material planning bra in of a finished-goods distribution operation: right parts, right place, right time, at the lowest sensible invento ryMRP activation and tuni ng — shaping parameters, safety stock, and reorder logic, not just maintaining defaul tsSI&OP from the ground up — building the forecasting engine and driving a monthly cadence with sal esLong lead-time global sourci ng — planning overseas inbound supply against limited forecast signal, and bringing the controllable variables under contr olProcess desi gn — diagnosing gaps, recommending fixes, getting the green light, and implementi ng What You Br ing7+ years in materials, supply, or demand planning, with genuine SI&OP / S&OP ownership (not just participati on)A track record of standing up or maturing a planning process — MRP activation, parameter discipline, safety stock / reorder point / ABC optimizat ionERP fluency with MRP (SAP, Oracle, Infor, or comparab le)Experience managing long-lead global inbound sup plyManufacturing or production-planning literacy — the factories and the customers are manufacturers, and you can speak their langu ageAPICS / ASCM credential (CPIM or CSCP) a strong p lusA collaborative, team-first working style: you listen, flex, and pitch in on a small, diverse team that covers for each ot her Why This RoleA real build chall enge — the opposite of an autopilot jobWork-life balance treated as sa credLeadership that lis tens — regular town halls and an open-door cul tureA growing, global organiza tion with a strong North American footprint and recent industry accol adesLoca tion — the O'Hare corridor, the heart of one of the strongest supply chain talent markets in the cou ntryDet ailsOn-site role in the northwest Chicago sub urbsIndividual contributor position — influence through process and partnership, not headc ountCompetitive six-figure compensa tes. Our client is an equal opportunity empl #J-18808-Ljbffr Rauch & Associates