Material planner

Responsible to develop and implement material plans for production, warehousing, inventory levels and delivery to meet internal / external customer demand with consideration of working capital, timing and available resources.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicate with the Suppliers and Outside Processors on daily demand and delivery issues to include Invoice Concerns
• Manage activities related to material requirements planning (MRP), procurement, and inventory control and warehousing.
• Establish appropriate inventory targets and implement pull system (KanBan) where feasible to prevent stock outs and excess inventories
• Analyze and determine min / max levels of raw materials, WIP and finished goods in conjunction with master scheduler and capacity plan.
• Create dispute reports for premium freight, rating violations and additional incidents directed by Material Manager
• Monitor slow moving, obsolete and consigned material and adjust as required
• Complete behind Schedule Report with explanation of each occurrence and what is being done to correct issue
• Assist in counting, repacking, creating shippers and or labels when behind schedule to internal and external customers
• Complete daily / weekly Supplier cum reconciliation
• Create and Maintain Supplier Delivery Calendar updating changes weekly
• Enter all scheduled releases to Suppliers weekly listing demand changes and trending elements( check Supplier contracts as required)
• Provide data as required by Materials Manager to address Edit reports
• Identify and coordinate Supplier schedule corrections and resolution with Program management, Purchasing and the Plant.
• Assist Packaging Engineer with Container / Dunnage specifications and requirements
• Provide documented evidence of ongoing Supplier issues not resolved in a timely fashion (1 week)
• Ensure inventory locations for plant, warehouses and processors are accurate
• Track Hot Shipments for all Suppliers and coordinate critical timing and delivery to Production and Supply Chain Team members
• Assist Master Scheduler and ECN Coordinator with Engineering changes and establishing break points. Reconcile demand / changes against breakpoints
• Assist in identifying / resolving contract issues for ECN, Labels and shipping
• Notify Materials Manager of support issues and incomplete assignments / tasks
• Create daily follow-up task list and or action register to resolve open issues
• Participate in annual / semi-annual physical inventories as directed
• Maintain parts information in SAP

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 year degree required, 4 year degree preferred in Supply Chain, Engineering or Business
• Requires 5- 10 years of experience material planning in an automotive manufacturing environment

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Working knowledge of MS Office, Word, and Excel
• Detailed understanding and experience in MRP with working knowledge of QAD, SAP, or Oracle with EDI transmissions. (SAP Preferred)
• Able to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to process time sensitive information and orders to meet deadlines
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Accurate document control and validation

Last updated : 2024-04-26

Salary : $68,000