Manager-Material Planning

trane technologies • Hamilton Township, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world. The Materials Planning Manager leads a team of Material Planners with the responsibility of planning and scheduling the delivery of material from suppliers. This team is responsible for monitoring the flows of buy items, guaranteeing availability of components in order to avoid material shortages and production downtime, as well as managing inventory levels to meet our customer service and inventory targets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years planner/buyer manufacturing, operations experience preferred.
• Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.
• Experience with visual management systems.

Responsibilities

• Manages material planning activity to ensure timely delivery of material to support production operations.
• Serve as an escalation point with Material Planners when Planners are not able to resolve issues effectively.
• Ensure that Planning Team is trained and effectively utilizing tools.
• Ensure that Planning Team is utilizing Trane Standard Work.
• Champion Lean for Materials Planning functions.
• Plan for the development of the Planning Team.
• Drive developing the supply chain and build strong supplier relationships
• Perform timely, cost-conscious procurement of production/inventory/MRO items.
• On-boarding of new selected suppliers relative to material planning.
• Ensure up-to-date part set ups are maintained, including ABC classification, planning methods, and other key inputs into the PFEP and planning processes.
• Ensure optimal inventory levels and safety stock are maintained for their parts.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to resolve quality issues with suppliers.
• Maintain proactive shortage identification and management - help flag root causes & corrective actions.
• Expedite deliveries to meet and exceed scheduled critical requirements.
• Maintain material plan to ensure continuity of supply.
• Coordinate with production planning for solutions when parts cannot be delivered as promised.
• Maintain and continuously evaluate supplier performance and escalate to Procurement when issues occur.
• Ensure resolution of invoicing discrepancies with suppliers and accounting.
• Interface with required functional groups to resolve challenging delivery requirements.
• Develop forecasts and replenishment plans to communicate to supply base.
• Review open requirements, monitoring vendor performance and expediting where necessary. Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier and resolved in a timely manner.
• Productivity: help identify and implement cost reduction/productivity projects to meet the corporate initiatives/goals. Maintain pipeline and financial records for reporting and tracking productivity.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
• Paid time off, including in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees