Supply Chain Program Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL

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The Supply Chain Program Manager is responsible for driving consistent and effective utilization of ERP systems across manufacturing plants and supply chain functions. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams to improve planning, scheduling, purchasing, inventory performance, and supplier execution. The role requires significant travel to educate, coach, and align schedulers and buyer/planners while ensuring standardized processes and strong communication across the organization.

• Lead training and problem-solving initiatives related to planning, scheduling, and purchasing across North American plants, with potential global scope.

• Drive consistent ERP utilization and adherence to standard processes across sites.

• Identify process gaps, inconsistent ERP use, and data misalignment; coordinate corrective actions.

• Develop standard work that will help to improve forecast-driven planning, production scheduling, inventory turns, and service levels.

• Partner with site teams to optimize inventory levels and safety stock strategies, minimum order quantities (MOQs), and material availability and production readiness.

• Monitor KPIs related to planning accuracy, inventory health, and on-time delivery.

• Drive discipline that supports improvements in supplier on-time delivery, lead time performance, and material availability.

• Collaborate with sourcing and purchasing teams to align ERP parameters with supplier agreements and operational realities.

• Ensure buyers and planners are effectively using ERP tools for purchasing execution and supplier communication.

• Travel to manufacturing plants to train, coach, and support schedulers and buyer/planners.

• Develop and deliver training materials, standard work, and best practices.

• Act as a change agent to reinforce disciplined planning and execution behaviors.

• Facilitate cross-functional problem-solving to resolve material, capacity, and service issues.

• Lead cross-functional projects with clear scope, timelines, and deliverables.

• Track progress, risks, and outcomes; provide executive-level reporting.

• Ensure initiatives deliver measurable improvements in performance and consistency.

• Other tasks as assigned

• Bachelor's Degree Required, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum 5 years in Supply Chain role with experience in ERP systems (planning, scheduling, purchasing) and manufacturing or supply chain environments.

• Strong background in production planning and scheduling, inventory management, and purchasing and supplier performance

• Capable of working independently, managing multiple projects simultaneously, performing effectively under pressure and strict deadlines, and prioritizing tasks as required

• Ability to support multifaced business requirements established by each Segment. Comfortable working in a results-oriented environment with broad base of business requirements

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills

• ERP experience such as SAP, Oracle, or similar.

Travel: Approximately 30% travel, including U.S., Mexico, Canada, and occasional global travel.

Compensation Details:
Annual base salary range: $130,000 - $170,000

The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation forall statewide locations across the United States. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors,including but not limited to the physical worksite location, candidate's skill set, level of experience,education and internal peer compensation comparisons.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company's electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company's automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

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Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.