Job Description
Planner
Collaborate with sales, purchasing, production, and warehouse personnel to ensure appropriate scheduling, procurement and movement of material to meet customer demands. Utilize MRP and related planning tools. Maintain system planning parameters and master data within the ERP system. Provide reports and analysis to support customer and metric-focused decisions.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop planning parameters to replenish inventories and meet customer service objectives, while at the same time supporting organizational working capital and productivity goals.
- Coordinate with Repack Manager and Team in scheduling daily activities and on handling exceptions.
- Support as needed with SAP master data to include safety stock levels, ABC codes, and min/max levels.
- Analysis and optimization of order and inventory quantities according to business management principles:
- ABC-XYZ analysis
- Monitoring and regular adjustment of reorder and safety stock levels
- Range of coverage analysis and inventory turnover
- Analysis of capacities and throughput times
- Delivery performance
- Work collaboratively with other departments to implement efficiency gains.
- Identify and manage excess and expired material as well as returns material and work with other departments for resolution.
Required Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree preferred with 2-4 years’ experience in inventory control and materials management inventory planning functions or analytical/financial analysis in a manufacturing/production environment.
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong PC skills including proficiency with the full Microsoft office suite, Sales Forecasting Application knowledge a plus
- 2-4 years SAP experience including a strong knowledge of MRP and Inventory Control Processes.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Physical Requirements:
- Requires sitting for extended periods
- Requires frequent use of keyboard and typing
Company Description
BlackTree Technical Group is a full-service staffing and recruitment firm. Our team consists of an experienced group of Senior Technical Recruiters and Account Managers with over 40 years of industry experience. Our firm prides itself on our technical knowledge, innovative sourcing strategies, and most importantly, a long-standing record of proven results for both clients and job-seekers.
BlackTree Technical Group is a full-service staffing and recruitment firm. Our team consists of an experienced group of Senior Technical Recruiters and Account Managers with over 40 years of industry experience. Our firm prides itself on our technical knowledge, innovative sourcing strategies, and most importantly, a long-standing record of proven results for both clients and job-seekers.