Supply Chain Lean Planning & Scheduling Engineer

Implementation Engineers - Chicago, IL

- Senior

Chicago, IL

About the position

Implementation Engineers is seeking Lean Six Sigma Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations Engineers to re-engineer supply chain functions. Must be an expert in multiple disciplines, including ERP functionality, procurement, production planning, BOM and/or configuration management, shop floor scheduling, forecasting, routings, consumption, transactions, inventory management, distribution, supplier management, capacity planning, warehousing, and logistics. Candidates must be seasoned professionals who have successfully identified, led, and managed high-impact improvement projects both operationally and organizationally. Must be comfortable in shop-floor settings, and leading and guiding colleagues at all levels of the organization. Strong communication skills from the operational level to C-level executives.

Responsibilities

• Guide clients through the order-to-cash value stream that connects people, process and technology, as well as constraint resolution, conflict management, skills enhancement, organizational development, metrics and performance results, coaching, mentoring, and behavioral change.
• Capture/Clarify/Align the strategic business objectives of clients by creating a 3- to 5-year deployment plan that will quantify the current state and create a roadmap to address gaps where objectives are not being achieved.
• Re-engineer business processes and implement changes as necessary to achieve operational results via extensive data analysis, Kaizens, and leadership workshops.
• Sustain improvements through Lean system implementation, including visual management, layered standard work, audits, and daily management systems.
• Interact/Sell at all levels of the organization, especially with senior management/executives.

Requirements

• BS, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering
• Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean certifications required with 3 to 5 years of experience in a Black Belt role
• Minimum 15 years of supply chain operations in a manufacturing setting with experience throughout the entire change process
• Experience with ITAF/TS16949 preferred
• Hands-on ERP experience; Oracle/SAP is a plus
• Strong business acumen, financial analysis and client relationship skills

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Industry 4.0 technologies preferred
• SQL and Minitab proficiency required; excellent data analysis and statistical skills
• APICS certification strongly preferred
• Experience with Power BI and/or Tableau is a plus

Benefits

• Contractor/Possible Full Time
• Travel required