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Supply Chain Program Manager

Regal Rexnord · Des Plaines, IL · 1 wk ago
HybridProject Management$130k–$170k/yrFull-time

You’ll work in a hybrid model, onsite at your designated Regal Rexnord location at least 3 days per week (Monday–Thursday), with flexibility to work remotely up to 2 days, including Friday.

About the role

This is an on-site, hybrid role based out of Rosemont, IL or Milwaukee, WI. The Supply Chain Program Manager drives consistent and effective utilization of ERP systems across manufacturing plants and supply chain functions, partnering 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.

Responsibilities

  • 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 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 effectively use 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.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field.
  • Minimum 5 years in a 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 multifaceted business requirements established by each Segment. Comfortable working in a results-oriented environment with a 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.

Pay

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 for all statewide locations across the United States. Salary is dependent on factors including physical worksite location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.

Benefits

  • 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

About Regal Rexnord

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.

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