Material Planner (Chassis)

Material Planner

General Description

• Manage material supply chain to meet production requirements and operational needs.

• The material planner places appropriate purchase orders to suppliers for the needed resources.

Responsibilities

• The primary responsibility is to manage supply line material while meeting production needs.

• Issue purchase order to supplier based on terms and lead time.

• Maintain appropriate material inventory level based on safety stock and component level.

• Reports potential short stock issues and remedy plan in daily production meeting.

• Ensure materials arrives on-time and properly establishes appropriate inventory levels for the supply chain.

• Support Service Production by placing appropriate orders for service related material

• Managing engineering changes and build-out schedules to minimize obsolescence.

• Expedite part shortages with shortage root cause investigation and resolution. Utilizes expedite shipping methods through manager approval process for addressing potential short stock issues.

• Provide direct material payable documentation and detail.

Job Requirements

Work Experience

• Manufacturing and production environment

• Business administration and logistics

• Knowledgeable of shipping procedures and requirements

Education

• BS Business Administration, Logistics, or Operations Management

• Adequate computer software skills or equivalent training

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong autonomous ability to problem solving.

• Able to work under pressure and independently.

• Ability to communicate effectively, internally and externally, at all levels

• Able to identify and resolve critical paths in the manufacturing processes.

• Willing to make difficult and tough decisions.

• SAP & WMS software

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