Material Planner

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION: 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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 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
• Review Supplier Schedules daily, high lighting increases and notifying Master Scheduler, Customer Service Reps and Materials Manager of all changes.
• 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
• Identify and coordinate Supplier schedule corrections and resolution with Program management, Purchasing, Engineering Change Coordinator 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 Engineering Change Coordinator with Engineering changes and establishing break points. Reconcile demand/changes against breakpoints
• Assist in identifying/resolving contract issues for ECN, Label and shipping errors
• 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
• Create and maintain Bill of Materials in SAP

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:

• Other duties assigned by supervisor

REQUIREMENTS PROFILE:

Professional Background / Basic Qualifications / Work Experience:

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

Technical Expertise:

• 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)