**Job Title: Planner Scheduler** **Job Description** The planner scheduler is responsible for maintaining the day-to-day ordering, planning, and expediting of critical materials and supplies. The role requires monitoring material master data settings, generating purchase orders, and optimizing efficiency in inventory management and shipping. **Responsibilities** + Monitor and adjust material master data settings for all parts to ensure accurate safety stock and supplier contact information. + Determine items to be ordered, generate purchase orders, and follow up on system-proposed changes. + Optimize material master data and settings to enhance efficiency in order acknowledgment, production, inventory management, and shipping. + Monitor, analyze, and improve key performance indicators such as delivery performance, inventory, and costs. + Lead continuous improvement efforts in information flow between customers, sales, and supplying plants. + Support new product introductions and engineering changes with the sales and production teams to meet customer requirements while minimizing obsolescence risks. + Manage escalations with suppliers to resolve various supply chain issues. + Conduct data analysis to uncover improvement potentials and identify root causes of supply chain issues. + Perform other essential and related duties as may be assigned. **Essential Skills** + 5 years of experience in Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management, Capacity Planning, Production Planning, or Purchasing. + 5+ years in production planning and scheduling within a manufacturing or production environment. + Familiarity with MS Office. + Proficiency with ERP systems like SAP, database software (Excel, Power BI), and data mining. + Customer-focused with clear communication skills across various channels (face-to-face, phone, email, Teams). + Ability to operate with minimal oversight, make decisions, and take calculated risks. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience in production planning, purchasing, scheduling, and manufacturing. + Working outside of standard office hours may be required on short notice. **Why Work Here?** This role offers long-term opportunities and benefits. The company was acquired by a leading industry player, providing stability and growth potential. **Work Environment** This role operates in a professional office environment and occasionally requires exposure to a variety of extreme conditions. The noise level can range from quiet to moderate to loud. Standard office equipment is used routinely. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract position based out of Lincolnshire, Illinois. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $40.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Lincolnshire,IL. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Jun 30, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.