Demand Planner

Title: Demand Planner
Location: Elk Grove Village, IL
Hire Type: Direct hire
Compensation: $55,000-75,000
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k
Must have Skill Set: 

• Experience with demand planning, production planning, scheduling, or supply chain coordination.
• Strong Excel and data analysis capabilities.
• Experience using ERP or MRP systems.
• Excellent communication, organization, and attention to detail.

Overview:

Job Duties: 

• Manage planning activities for multiple customer accounts, including establishing production start dates, deadlines, and target quantities.
• Maintain accurate customer demand and planning data within the company's ERP system.
• Partner with internal teams to gather information and ensure materials, capacity, and resources are available to support production requirements.
• Analyze production and demand data using Excel and business intelligence tools to support reporting and planning decisions.
• Assist with identifying potential capacity constraints and support risk mitigation efforts.
• Lead regular planning discussions with customers to review schedules, address material concerns, and proactively resolve production bottlenecks.
• Develop efficient production plans that balance customer delivery requirements with operational costs and available capacity.
• Maintain regular visibility on the production floor to understand operations and monitor customer production activities.
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers.
• Adapt to changing customer needs, business priorities, production demands, and operational strategies.
• Follow all company policies related to food safety, quality, GMPs, and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in required food safety training and GMP activities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Production Management, or a related field preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required; candidates with 5+ years of relevant industry experience may be considered in place of a bachelor's degree.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, production planning, supply chain, or demand planning environment preferred.
• Familiarity with ERP and MRP systems; experience with Syteline or SAP is a plus.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across all levels of an organization.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Spanish bilingual skills are a plus.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.