Manufacturing Materials Planner

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.•Gainesville, GA

45d•$59,773 - $89,659•Onsite

About The Position

Perform production materials planning activities for The Harris Products Group Gainesville facility. Determine and manage optimal direct and indirect component inventory levels to support production schedules. Execute timely purchase orders with identified supply sources to ensure material availability to production plans and prevent stockouts. Achieve desired inventory and customer service levels in a hybrid MTO and MTS manufacturing planning environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations or similar degree with 3-5 years related experience in a manufacturing environment.
Strong working knowledge of MRP systems; Prefer SAP ECC or S4 HANA ERP experience
Working knowledge of APICS practices
Comprehensive knowledge of purchasing processes and procedures
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously
Excellent working knowledge of Excel and Word; Prefer advanced Excel (Pivot Tables) and some business analytics tool use (Tableau, PowerBI)
Ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal/external customers/suppliers and co-workers; Represent HPG in a professional manner
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Analytical with a proactive "Hands On" approach to problem solving and continuous improvement
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Ability to write reports and business correspondence
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
Ability to understand the logic of MRP systems
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions

Nice To Haves

Experience in Purchasing, Scheduling, or Inventory Management experience
APICS Certification
Six Sigma or Lean implementation experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain safe and injury-free workplace
Identify, establish, and maintain material planning parameters
Ensure material availability to production plans
Generate and maintain accurate purchase orders within ERP
Expedite and follow-up on open purchase orders
Monitor and analyze Supplier performance
Resolve quality issues with suppliers
Resolve supplier invoice discrepancies
Generate cost savings ideas and completion of projects
Work closely with internal customers, which includes operations, production planning, customer service, quality, engineering, and sales
Determine and manage replenishment strategies in ERP system
Prepare and issue purchase orders in a timely manner to suppliers
Coordinate and communicate effectively with suppliers
Track inbound supply to maintain accurate delivery dates in ERP
Track Supplier contract volumes and changes to terms and conditions
Engage with Procurement strategic sourcing on supplier performance issues
Analyze inventory and supply issues for root causes and take corrective actions to resolve
Promptly resolve supplier quality and invoice discrepancies
Maintain effective oversight and disposition of Excess and Obsolescence (E&O) inventory
Ensure accurate planning master data in ERP system to drive effective use of systems and tools for planning
Maintain effective communications with all key stakeholders
Identify opportunities for cost, process and supplier performance improvements
Other duties may be assigned