Material Analyst
About The Position
The Materials Analyst is responsible for maintaining the ERP system for all Material functional areas, including Item Master, BOM, ship to locations, and inventory parameters. This role involves creating daily production schedules, ensuring production output is recorded, and communicating supply shortages to customers. The analyst will review MRP supply reports, identify and correct inaccuracies in customer and supplier data, and track component inventory for root cause analysis and corrective actions. Additionally, the role includes performing daily cycle counts, reconciling inventory variances, tracking premium freight events and downtime caused by suppliers, creating debit memos for cost recovery, communicating DMRs to suppliers, and obtaining dispositions for Quality Hold materials. The analyst will also track supplier communication for engineering changes, report on key performance measures of the materials department, and work towards achieving inventory valuation and turn targets. Participation in HSE/8D investigations and ensuring compliance with safety procedures and MMSA procedures are also key responsibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or similar field preferred
- 1 year of experience in inventory management along with a related degree
- If no degree, additional equivalent of 3-5 years materials experience within Manufacturing
- Experience with Materials flow, analysis, or coordination inside Manufacturing operations
- Knowledgeable with Microsoft Application including Excel
- Experienced with ERP systems (QAD preferred), and WMS
Nice To Haves
- Tier 1 JIT experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Maintains ERP system for all Material functional areas such as Item Master, BOM, ship to locations, and inventory parameters
- Creates daily production schedules and ensures production output is recorded and posted into the ERP system
- Communicates No Surprise Forms to customers when supply shortages occur
- Reviews daily MRP supply reports and takes action as necessary
- Identifies Customer cum inaccuracies and supplier inaccuracies as needed
- Tracks component inventory inaccuracies for root cause identification and corrective action(s)
- Responsible for ensuring the issue(s) are corrected
- Responsible for performing daily cycle counts and reconciliation of inventory variances
- Tracks and submits Premium Freight events and downtime caused by supplier
- Responsible for creating debit memos for cost recovery
- Responsible for communicating DMR’s to assigned suppliers
- Responsible for obtaining the disposition of Quality Hold materials
- Responsible to track the status of supplier communication for engineering changes as proposed by program management
- Responsible for reporting daily on all key performance measures of the materials department, including inventory valuation, cycle counts and inventory accuracy, and past-due parts
- Responsible for achieving inventory valuation and inventory turn targets for assigned products
- Actively participates in Health/Safety/Environmental investigations and the 8D process in order to develop root cause analysis for problem resolution as required
- Reporting accidents, occupational illnesses, and HSE&E emergencies, and informing the supervisor of known HSE&E conditions that could adversely affect other team members, assets or the public
- Ensures compliance with all safety procedures and ensures safe working procedures in assigned production areas
- Responsible for BOS compliance with MMSA procedures as established by SCM
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
