Material Planner

DSV • Sterling, VA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

DSV is seeking a Material Planner to act as a liaison between the direct fulfillment program manager, demand planners, and the DB Schenker BTS fulfillment site. This role is crucial for ensuring timely material availability and managing supplier commitments within the logistics and transport industry.

Requirements

• Exceptional interpersonal and analytical skills required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred, high school diploma program or equivalent required.
• Generally prefer 2-4 years of related experience.
• Must be able to pass any federal/state/local government, airport, or company-required background checks, clearances, and/or drug and alcohol tests.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all commitments from the various demand planning groups are within the agreed upon product lead times.
• Resolve delays in providing the needed material within the agreed upon timeline.
• Manage the lead times of all POs placed on behalf of the customer and report on agreed upon lead times.
• Expedite PO’s as needed.
• Ensure the recommit process is followed as needed.
• Review the back log report and coordinate any exculations with the supplier and review these recommits and any rejected expedited requests.
• Review the suppliers build/ship plans ensuring the plan will meet the commitments based on the PO commit dates.
• Review potential on time shipment (OTS) issues to eliminate any orders shipping after the scheduled date or OTS, and document the issues and report on these issues weekly.
• Manually schedule of orders falling outside of the product's scheduled lead time with the supplier and identify reasons why product is not scheduled within lead time.
• Monitor lead time of all POs ensuring the POs are shipped within lead time and reporting on the lead time commitment obtainment and manage the process why the lead time was not obtained to correct any issues.

Benefits

• Eligibility for benefits is available through the DSV Benefits Showcase. Benefits, programs, and eligibility may vary by location and division in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED