Material Planner

Key Responsibilities and Priorities:

• Safety is our number one priority. This role will promote safety culture through participation in weekly safety toolbox talks.
• Review and action planned purchase orders in D365 to ensure the availability of purchased items / materials and finished products to meet customer demand, forecast, and safety stock levels
• Review and action MRP messages to advance or postpone purchase orders and work with Planning Manager to escalate and manage exceptions
• Review, schedule, and release planned production orders in D365 for manufactured items to ensure availability for on time delivery to meet customer demand, forecast, and safety stock levels
• Review and action MRP messages to re-schedule production orders and work with Planning Manager to escalate and manage exceptions
• Answer lead time requests for custom product based on material availability and coordination with Purchasing and Operations
• Perform periodic review and identify parts which require MRP parameter updates due to changes in demand pattern or forecast
• Work projects to add new groups of items to the inventory optimization program
• Identify items that can be obsoleted and work to reduce excess inventory
• Review daily reports to identify critical supply issues – investigate, inform, and define needed action to resolve
• Communicate with Purchasing and Operations to resolve material supply, production, or shipping issues
• Review backlog of customer orders, proactively addressing potential issues before they can impact on time delivery, facilitate all communications between customer service and purchasing/operations regarding customer order delays and/or expedite requests
• Actively and continuously seek improvements that will increase department productivity, performance, and company profits

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Understanding of manufacturing processes and supply chains
• Experience with MRP preferred. Proficient in Excel
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented, ability to analyze, prioritize, and effectively problem solve
• Strong initiative

Years of Experience Required: 1 – 3 years’ experience

Education Requirements: Associate degree, Bachelor’s Degree in related field, or equivalent experience

Certification Requirements: APCIS CPIM certification is a plus

Working Conditions/Travel Requirements: Office Environment