Manufacturing Materials Planner

GE HealthCare•Noblesville, IN

About The Position

As a Manufacturing Materials Planner, you will coordinate and expedite the flow of materials (from suppliers and also within departments) according to production schedules. You will plan and schedule material/production needs. This role impacts the quality of your own work and the work of others on the team. You will execute standard operational/technical tasks typically subject to instructions and work routines, with latitude to rearrange the sequence to complete tasks/duties based on changing work situations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Manufacturing Materials Planning).

Nice To Haves

Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.

Responsibilities

Manage master planning, material processes and systems, prepare and update production schedules and purchasing needs.
Ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs.
Optimize inventory and process improvements.
Broadening knowledge of own technical discipline to execute policy/strategy.
May include support roles with specialized technical field of knowledge; still acquiring higher level knowledge and skills.
Basic understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
Good understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework.
Resolves issues in situations that require good technical knowledge and judgment within established procedures.
Consults more senior team members for issues outside of defined instructions/parameters.
A job at this level requires good interpersonal skills and may be required to lead a junior team.
For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE.
Explains technical information to others.