Coordinator, Materials (Customer Service) - 2nd Shift

Summit Polymers•Elizabethtown, KY

20h

About The Position

This position is primarily responsible for materials planning in a manufacturing setting. Duties include gathering, recording, and analyzing customer requirements and forecast information; maintaining and improving customer contacts; developing and coordinating production plans in compliance with Summit Polymers, Inc. manufacturing systems and customer shipping requirements; and creating and maintaining bills of lading and other customer-required documentation based on daily releases and forecasts.

Requirements

Business or related degree, or one year of experience in Materials, Planning, and Logistics in a lean manufacturing environment.
Ability to gather and analyze information and make decisions from a limited number of choices.
Minimum Wonderlic Select Assessment score of 50, or a traditional cognitive score of 20.

Responsibilities

Review and monitor customer communications related to Materials, Planning, and Logistics procedures.
Complete customer-related shipping communications daily, including ASNs and container information.
Follow customer-dictated order fulfillment procedures.
Develop daily shipping plans based on customer release and forecast information.
Create customer-required shipping documentation.
Establish daily production plans in accordance with company manufacturing protocols.
Perform inventory analysis and recommend inventory adjustments.
Maintain customer contact and ensure timely processing of orders, shipments, and changes.
Report customer issues to appropriate personnel and participate in resolving them.
Communicate customer blanket orders, spot-buy orders, and changes to release requirements to appropriate departments.
Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering teams to meet customers’ daily release requirements.
Coordinate release activities for new programs, new parts, and program launches to ensure requirements are achieved.
Maintain target inventory levels in accordance with company goals.
Analyze, review, and determine production patterns to meet customer and plant expectations.
Complete other duties as assigned.
Complete all required post-hire training.