Material Planner

Faith Technologies•Olathe, KS

16d

About The Position

You’ve discovered something special. A company that cares. Cares about leading the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy. Cares about redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. Cares about thoughtfully growing to meet market demands. And ─ as “one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America” ─ is focused on the mind/body/soul of team members through our Culture of Care . Excellerate Material Planner plays a vital role in supporting the materials team. Organization is key to success in this position.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
0-2 years of experience in supply chain management, logistics, material management, inventory control or other related field.
Travel: 5-10%
This position works between the hours of 6 am and 6 pm, Monday through Friday. Schedule may vary and can include, but is not limited to: nights, weekends, and holidays.
Overtime may be required.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with receiving & production schedules for each project and adjust schedules as priorities dictate.
Monitor schedule deviations and adjust production as needed.
Communicate with production teams at time of order receipt and as production schedule changes could impact job sites.
Monitor raw material delivery dates to ensure scheduled production can be completed.
Provides daily & long-term production/capacity planning based on needs pertaining to customer orders, due dates, cell/facility availability and compatibility.
Daily coordination/partnership with production leadership, procurement and receiving staff to evaluate any changes needed in the production schedule.
Service: Timeliness of materials. Assure that raw materials can be procured as scheduled, without interruption or down time to production schedule.
In collaboration with the operations and supply chain teams, drives continuous improvement to increase production quality and yields.
Work closely with procurement/inventory management and sales/operations teams and processes to provide optimal supply levels and new product development processes.
Performs other related duties as required and assigned.