Supply Chain Planning & Scheduling Consultant

Implementation Engineers, LLC; South Carolina; On-site; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Implementation Engineers, LLC is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Planning & Scheduling Consultant to join our project team for a manufacturing transformation engagement in the Midwest. This onsite role runs 20+ weeks with a Monday–Friday schedule and starts within 2 weeks.

You will assess, redesign and help implement improvements across material planning, MRP, production planning and shop-floor scheduling, facing complex BOMs, capacity constraints and frequent schedule changes.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on manufacturing planning and scheduling experience.
• Deep understanding of MRP, master scheduling, BOMs, dependent demand and capacity planning.
• Experience with complex discrete manufacturing (aerospace/defense, industrial equipment or engineered products).
• Demonstrated ability to redesign and implement planning processes, not just advise.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose current material-planning, MRP and production-scheduling processes.
• Determine root causes across system, master data, planning, or execution.
• Evaluate BOM structures, lead times, safety stock, and planning parameters.
• Analyze planned and production orders, shortages and planner actions.
• Improve production-order planning and release practices.
• Develop future-state planning processes, standard work and KPIs.
• Collaborate with planners, schedulers, supervisors and leadership.

Skills

Hands-on planning & scheduling

MRP & production scheduling

ERP data analysis

Excel & Power BI

Executive communication

Process improvement

Tools

Oracle ERP

SAP ERP

IFS ERP

Epicor ERP

Job description

Supply Chain Planning & Scheduling Consultant

Supply Chain Planning & Scheduling Consultant

Manufacturing Transformation | 20+ Week Consulting Engagement

Location: Midwest
Start Date: Within 2 weeks
Schedule: Onsite Monday-Friday
Duration: 20+ weeks

Implementation Engineers is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Planning & Scheduling Consultant to join our project team for a manufacturing transformation engagement at a Canadian aerospace and defense manufacturing site.

This opportunity is designed for a seasoned consulting professional who is comfortable entering a complex client environment, quickly diagnosing underlying problems, designing practical solutions and working alongside the client team through implementation.

This is not a traditional planning position or an advisory-only assignment. We need someone who can determine why the planning system is creating instability -- not simply operate the existing process.

The Engagement

The consultant will assess, redesign and help implement improvements across material planning, MRP, production planning and shop-floor scheduling.

The manufacturing environment includes:

• Multi-level BOMs
• Intermediate assemblies and multiple stocking points
• Material shortages and schedule volatility
• Production-order and material-availability challenges
• Work-center and capacity constraints
• Excessive expediting and work-in-process inventory

What You'll Do

• Diagnose current material-planning, MRP and production-scheduling processes
• Determine whether problems originate in the system, master data, planning processes or execution
• Evaluate BOM structures, lead times, lot sizes, safety stock, order policies and planning parameters
• Analyze planned orders, production orders, shortages, exception messages and planner actions
• Improve production-order planning and release practices
• Develop practical planning horizons, time fences, frozen periods and scheduling rules
• Align material availability with production schedules
• Incorporate realistic work-center capacity and constraints
• Reduce schedule churn, expediting, shortages and excess WIP
• Design future-state planning processes, standard work, KPIs and management routines
• Work directly with planners, schedulers, supervisors, procurement and operations leadership
• Communicate findings, recommendations and implementation progress to senior client leaders

What You Bring

• Significant hands‑on manufacturing planning and scheduling experience
• Deep understanding of MRP, master scheduling, multi‑level BOMs, dependent demand, production orders and capacity planning
• Experience in complex discrete manufacturing, ideally aerospace, defense, industrial equipment, automotive, electronics or engineered products
• Demonstrated ability to redesign and implement planning processes -- not simply recommend improvements
• Experience working directly with manufacturing planners and shop‑floor teams
• Strong analytical capabilities using ERP data, Excel, Power BI or similar tools
• Excellent facilitation, communication and executive-presentation skills
• Ability to challenge legacy practices constructively and build client ownership of the solution

ERP Experience

• Oracle experience is preferred, particularly within Enterprise Planning, Order Planning, Job Shop Control, production BOMs, routings, work centers and capacity.
• Candidates with deep hands‑on planning experience in SAP, IFS, Epicor or another sophisticated discrete-manufacturing ERP are also encouraged to apply.

Engagement Requirements

• Ability to work onsite in Monday through Friday
• Availability beginning within the next 2 weeks
• Ability to commit to the full 20+ week engagement
• Approved travel expenses and meals are reimbursed