Job Description:

Job Posting Start Date 11-20-2024 Job Posting End Date 01-20-2025

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

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 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 Planner Scheduler or similar roles


• Bachelor's degree or equivalent scheduling Manufacturing work experience


• Excel Microsoft and Excel


• Production Planning/scheduling, and DOF (Direct Order Fulfillment)


• Previous experience in the Medical 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.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision


• Life Insurance


• Matching 401K


• PTO


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Employee discounts at local retailers

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Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We celebrate diversity and 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).

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