Sr. Planner/Scheduler

Working location: Mankato, MN. Full-time role with relocation assistance provided if applicable.

About the role

As a Sr. Planner/Scheduler at Rolls-Royce, you will lead production planning activities to ensure on-time product delivery while balancing customer demand, supplier performance, inventory, and material availability. Acting as a key liaison between Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Engineering, and Operations, this role develops and executes production plans, drives continuous improvement, mitigates supply chain risks, and uses data-driven decision-making to support business objectives.

Rolls-Royce is a business that has helped shape the modern world, powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere. You’ll have the opportunity to create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing problem-solving and ingenuity to deliver real impact with safety as the top priority. This role offers responsibility and growth in a high-performance culture within one of the world’s most recognized brands for engineering excellence.

The Power Systems business unit provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under the mtu brand. Through digitalization and electrification, we develop drive and power generation solutions that address societal demands for energy and mobility. Our technologically advanced systems serve marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Optimize inventory levels by managing safety stock, monitoring excess and obsolete inventory, and adjusting purchase orders to support production requirements while meeting supplier delivery targets.
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and capacity planning to align production with customer demand and business objectives.
• Monitor and analyze key performance metrics—including On-Time Delivery (OTD), schedule adherence, inventory turns, forecast accuracy, capacity utilization, and past-due orders—to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Prepare performance reports and dashboards for leadership, providing data-driven insights and recommending corrective actions to improve operational performance.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field plus 4 years of experience in procurement, supplier, or materials management, OR
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field plus 2 years of experience in procurement, supplier, or materials management, OR
• Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field, OR
• JD/PhD in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field, OR
• 6+ years of experience in procurement, supplier, or materials management in lieu of a degree.
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship (visa sponsorship is not available).

Preferred Qualifications

• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP, or CLTD).
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• Experience with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), demand planning, and capacity planning processes.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (SAP preferred).

Pay

$68,255 - $110,915 annually.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, life, and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Flexible spending account and health savings account.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Time Off, holidays, parental and family care leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Long-term incentive plan.
• Discretionary bonus plan.