Material Control Planner II

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems • El Paso, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Material Control Planner II is responsible for procuring mass production raw material for the wire harness business, ensuring a steady supply while balancing physical inventory and preventing line shutdowns. This role involves reviewing the entire supply pipeline, considering purchase order cancellations, push-outs, urgent orders, and normal orders to maintain supply without exceeding inventory goals. The planner must maintain strong communication with assigned vendors, reviewing purchase orders, backorders, forecasts, expedite requests, and resolving any delivery issues. Weekly review, release, and interpretation of weekly forecast and backorder reports are also key functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 3-5 years of progressive experience in a related field.
• Knowledge of warehouse operations required.
• Effective analytical, written, oral communication, negotiating skills a must.
• Working knowledge of MS Office such as word, excel, and PowerPoint programs.
• Excel proficiency is a must.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work with deadlines
• Positive attitude and team personality.
• Some travel required. (Domestic and International)

Responsibilities

• Review, release, and interpret forecast information to assigned vendor base.
• Review of backorders and issuance of Supplier Delivery Non Conformance and Payment Deduction Notice to vendor base.
• Consistently provide responses to Plant and Warehouse SPCL's, leaving no part number without pertinent information such as ETA and Plant DOH based on ship history.
• Provide consistent support to MC and other pertinent departments for pending supplier invoice payments related to late or lack of delivery, receiving by supply warehouse, supplier discrepancy, etc.
• Inform production plants of material arrivals and or advise of any potential problems there production can encounter.
• Generation of forecast report, inventory report, obsolescence control, downtime, and others as needed.
• Follow up on any activities requested such as setting meetings with suppliers, follow up on discrepancy issues, invoice issues and request effective countermeasures from suppliers due to repetitive issues (i.e. delivery issues, backorders, etc.).
• Assigning of carriers (FedEx/UPS/DHL) when expediting.
• Tracking and follow up of shipments is required to avoid downtime at plant
• Flexible work schedule due to supplier internal/External hours of operation as needed.
• Travel to manufacturing sites as needed for communication and streamlining of the various production phases (0-5 days per week, depending on company needs).
• Problem Solving Techniques to include Kaizen Focus.
• Other duties as needed.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• comprehensive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, 401(k) with match, tuition benefits, paid holidays and vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees