Supply Chain Planner
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Key details
- Location
- Lake Forest, IL, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Mid level
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 4–7 yrs
- Function
- Logistics & Transportation
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 23h ago
Skills
About the role
Overview
Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!
We currently have an opportunity for a Supply Chain Planner at our Corporate Headquarters in Lake Forest, IL.
Responsibilities
The Supply Chain Planner develops and maintains production plans that align forecasted demand, inventory, manufacturing capacity, customer service objectives, and operating cost goals. The role analyzes constraints, adjusts master schedules, and partners across Supply Chain, manufacturing, logistics, and customer-facing teams to resolve service issues and support reliable, efficient execution. The position applies sound judgment to changing business conditions and identifies opportunities to strengthen planning effectiveness and supply chain performance.
You Will Have the Opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!
Production Planning & Scheduling
- Creates, communicates, and maintains weekly master production schedules in alignment with sales forecasts, inventory targets, customer service expectations, logistics requirements, and manufacturing cost goals.
- Provides clear scheduling direction and production guidelines to manufacturing locations and other planning partners.
- Monitors capacity constraints and adjusts master schedules or recommends practical solutions to improve plan feasibility.
- Balances volume, service, inventory, and operating expense objectives when developing and revising production plans.
Analysis & Issue Resolution
- Analyzes forecast, inventory, capacity, and operational data to identify risks, service gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develops, communicates, and follows through on action plans to address service problems and unexpected supply chain disruptions.
- Uses planning systems and internal data to generate reports that highlight performance, constraints, and areas requiring action.
- Performs transportation or equipment capacity analysis when required by the assigned portfolio.
Cross-Functional Partnership
- Partners with manufacturing, logistics, customer service, sales, and other Supply Chain functions to align priorities and support execution.
- Communicates technical planning information clearly and influences stakeholders to resolve issues and achieve shared business objectives.
- Manages the size, scope, and complexity of the assigned portfolio with appropriate independence, organization, and attention to detail.
Safety, Quality & Continuous Improvement
- Identifies opportunities to improve planning processes, service performance, inventory outcomes, and operating efficiency.
- In locations where applicable, complies with SQF and GMP practices and programs and reports food safety concerns to individuals with authority to act.
You Will Love It Here If…
- You listen, learn, and evolve
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment
- You put safety first, always
- You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
- You believe in treating all people with respect, operating ethically, and growing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace
- You are committed to improving our impact on local communities and creating positive experiences
Qualifications
Education/Experience
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Business, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.
- 4+ years of related professional supply chain experience.
Preferred
- Experience in production planning, scheduling, demand planning, deployment, inventory management, or distribution operations in a multi-facility environment.
- Experience with SAP, JDE, Logility, or comparable planning and load-building tools.
- Experience in the consumer packaged goods industry and/or with Lean or continuous improvement methods.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel, including pivot tables and advanced formulas.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, organizational, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to evaluate complex information, identify root causes, and resolve problems logically and systematically.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical information and influence across levels and functions.
- Self-directed and able to manage multiple priorities, accountabilities, and internal customers in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively on high-performing teams and flex schedules during key business deadlines.
Competencies
- Action Oriented – Takes timely initiative to address planning requirements, resolve service issues, and keep production and supply priorities moving forward.
- Collaborates – Builds productive partnerships across Supply Chain, manufacturing, logistics, customer service, and other functions to achieve shared objectives.
- Communicates Effectively – Clearly conveys schedules, constraints, risks, recommendations, and changes to the stakeholders who need to act.
- Decision Quality – Uses data, business context, and sound judgment to make effective planning decisions, including when conditions change or information is incomplete.
- Plans and Aligns – Coordinates forecasts, inventory, capacity, production schedules, and partner commitments to support reliable execution and customer service.
- Optimizes Work Processes – Identifies and implements practical improvements that strengthen planning effectiveness, service, inventory performance, and operating efficiency.
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Not a good fit but know someone who is? Please refer them! No unsolicited recruiter or agency inquiries, please. RCP affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, sex, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, national origin, genetics, genetic information, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. RCP conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.