Material Planner

1. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Track suppliers’ shipment status.

· Supervise suppliers’ short ship status and prevent production assembly shutdown.

· Release material orders based on customers’ demands, production schedules, in-house and transit inventory.

· Confirm material receipts and submit supplier invoices to ERP system.

· Ensure materials arrive on time.

· Review and report part price mismatch compared to purchase order price.

· Release and confirm weekly and/or monthly pick-up schedules with freight service providers.

· Manage engineering change and set breakpoint for new materials.

· Report supplier quality issues and prevent action plans to ensure assembly does not shutdown.

· Follow up on suppliers’ responses to quality alerts (QIS).

· Participate in engineering change management and quality issue follow up meetings.

· Manage inventory turnover.

· Work with quality department to ensure non-conforming products/parts procedures are being followed.

· Ensure inventory turnover target is managed accurately.

2. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Participate in cost saving activities.

· Other tasks as assigned.

3. REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

· Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, business, or related fields.

· Experience with Shipping and Receiving is a plus.

· Experience with EDI: Delfor, Deljit is a plus.

4. PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Stand - F (Frequently)
• Walk - F (Frequently)
• Sit - F (Frequently)
• Handling / Fingering - F (Frequently)
• Reach Outward - O (Occasionally)
• Reach Above Shoulder - O (Occasionally)
• Climb - O (Occasionally)
• Squat or Kneel - O (Occasionally)
• Bend - O (Occasionally)
• Lifting (must be able to lift up to 50 lbs) – O (Occasionally)

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed indoors in a manufacturing setting with regular exposure to cold, heat, noise, and moving machines/equipment.