ASSISTANT MATERIAL COORDINATOR 1ST SHIFT

East Penn Manufacturing • Lyons, PA

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About The Position

East Penn is currently seeking an Assistant Material Coordinator. This position involves assisting in the coordination efforts of Glovia and eConfigure implementation in the Industrial Division. The role includes training Glovia and eConfigure users and acting as a help desk for Industrial Glovia and eConfigure users. Responsibilities also include diagnosing, troubleshooting, and solving problems related to the Glovia and eConfigure systems, interacting with IT for problem diagnosis, aiding in report and view development, and ensuring accurate Bills of Material and layout configurations by interacting with Engineering and costing. The Assistant Material Coordinator will also interact with Sales & Marketing, Customer Service, Order entry, Purchasing, Production & Engineering to ensure the availability of raw materials to meet production schedules and delivery requirements. Additional tasks include running weekly forecast programs, acting as a forecasting liaison, running master production schedules and MPS exception reports, distributing reports, calculating materials requirements planning, understanding the DISCCS inventory system, and reestablishing a cycle count program. Other duties may be assigned as requested.

Requirements

• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication skills
• Well organized
• Ability to train others
• Experience or knowledge of Bill of Materials, Master Production Scheduling, and Material Requirements Planning preferred
• Proficiency with EXCEL, Glovia, and MSR

Responsibilities

• Assist in the coordination efforts of Glovia and eConfigure implementation in the Industrial Division.
• Assist training Glovia and eConfigure users and act as a help desk for Industrial Glovia and eConfigure users.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and solve problems related to Glovia and eConfigure systems.
• Interact with IT in diagnosing Glovia/eConfigure/Mainframe problems.
• Aid in report and view development.
• Interact with Engineering and costing to ensure accurate Bills of Material and layout configurations.
• Interact with Sales & Marketing, Customer Service, Order entry, Purchasing, Production & Engineering to ensure the availability of raw materials to meet production schedules and delivery requirements.
• Run the weekly forecast programs.
• Act as a forecasting liaison between sales, production, purchasing, and inventory.
• Run master production schedule and MPS exception reports.
• Distribute reports.
• Calculate materials requirements planning.
• Understand DISCCS inventory system and reestablish a cycle count program.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Group health insurance that includes high quality medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage with a low employee premium
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match and a 3% employer contribution
• 9 paid company holidays
• 2 paid personal holidays
• Paid vacation days annually
• Employee assistance program
• Fitness Discounts
• Promotional opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods