Material Planner/Scheduler II

Bosch Group • Lincolnshire, IL

2d • $77,000 - $88,000

About The Position

The Material Planner/Scheduler II role involves monitoring and adjusting material master data, determining order needs, generating purchase orders, and optimizing settings for efficient order acknowledgment, production, inventory management, and customer demand fulfillment. This position also focuses on monitoring and improving key planning performance indicators, leading continuous improvement efforts in information flow, supporting new product introductions, managing supplier escalations, and performing data analysis to identify improvement potentials and root causes of supply chain issues. The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, proficiency in ERP/MRP systems, and excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Computer Science or similar discipline from an accredited institution (ex. CHEA) or 5 years’ experience in Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management, Capacity Planning, Production Planning, Purchasing or similar discipline.
• 5 plus years in supply chain experience in a production environment; including demand planning, inventory management, capacity planning, and production flow.
• Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make informed decisions that balance customer demand, inventory levels, and production capacity.
• Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, along with Outlook and Teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally across production, procurement, customer service, and leadership teams.
• Customer-focused mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining service levels and on-time delivery performance.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision, exercise sound judgment, and make data-driven decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to proactively identify risks, escalate issues appropriately, and implement corrective actions.
• Flexibility and resilience to adapt to shifting priorities, tight deadlines, and changes in demand or supply constraints.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and adjust material master data settings for all parts to ensure Safety Stock, supplier contact information, and other necessary master data fields are correct.
• Determine items to be ordered, generate purchase orders, and follow up on all changes proposed by the system.
• Constantly optimize material master data and other settings to obtain highest efficiency in acknowledging orders, producing orders, managing inventory and shipping material to meet customer demands.
• Monitor, analyze and improve key performance indicators for planning (e.g. delivery performance, inventory, costs).
• Lead continuous improvement efforts in information flow between customer, sales and supplying plants to establish and improve the material supply chain and service level to the customer by applying lean principles.
• Support new product introductions (phase-ins/phase-outs) and engineering/revision changes with sales, production team and supplying plant to meet customer requirements while minimizing obsolescence risk.
• Start and manage escalations with suppliers to solve various types of issues in the supply chain.
• Data analysis for uncovering improvement potentials and determining root causes of supply chain issues.
• Perform other essential and related duties as may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level