Material Planner - Industrial Solutions

BorgWarner • Hendersonville, NC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Material Planner will coordinate with production planning and customer service teams to optimize inventory and support plant operations. This role develops and executes supply plans and releases, determines priorities, and implements strategies to reduce out-of-stock and excess-stock issues. It also supports the production schedule by considering forecasted demand for finished items and raw-material requirements.

The position is based at BorgWarner’s new facility in Hendersonville, North Carolina, which is focused on power generation systems for data centers and microgrid applications. The Material Planner is expected to follow the company’s environmental health and safety program, including safety rules, procedures, training, and required use of personal protective equipment; report or correct unsafe conditions; and communicate and enforce safe work procedures.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures related to planning and scheduling.
• Ability to plan and accomplish goals using creativity, experience, and judgment.
• Ability to perform a variety of complex tasks simultaneously.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and planning tools.
• Ability to communicate verbally and maintain concise, accurate written documentation.
• Effective listening skills.
• Ability to follow instructions, safety rules, and regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• SAP experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a long-term supply schedule and plan based on forecasted production-planning needs.
• Resolve material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions.
• Request recovery plans from suppliers who fall behind schedule and meet with suppliers to ensure the plans are implemented successfully.
• Use root cause analysis to develop and implement solutions that support on-time deliveries and production requirements.
• Advise suppliers on appropriate shipping methods to meet delivery deadlines.
• Use SAP tools to execute supplier schedules and monitor deliveries for 100% on-time delivery.
• Communicate daily with purchasing, supplier quality, production scheduling, and customer service teams.
• Track raw-material inventory and optimize materials to avoid excess inventory.
• Create and develop reports to analyze supply-base health and strategies for continuously improving KPIs.
• Understand and adhere to current health, safety, and environmental policies.
• Communicate and enforce safe work procedures.
• Follow safety rules, procedures, practices, and training; use equipment safely and wear required personal protective equipment.
• Correct or promptly report unsafe situations, incidents, or occurrences to the Team Lead.

Benefits

• Day 1 medical coverage, with potential for no monthly premium.
• Onsite health clinic for employees and dependents age 14 and over, with potential for no cost.
• Dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement program after 18 months.
• Retirement savings plan (401k) with matching program.
• Company-paid holidays and vacation starting Day 1.
• Competitive annual incentive program tied to business results.
• Above-market pay rate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree