Material Planner

Clayton Homes • Morristown, TN

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About The Position

The Material Planner maintains consistent, uninterrupted material flow from vendors to the Home Building Facility. The role releases purchase orders and work orders, communicates inventory needs internally and externally, informs customers of material shortages, communicates quality concerns to vendors, and evaluates customer purchasing trends. The position reports directly to the Warehouse Manager of the Supply facility, with a dotted-line report to the Home Office Materials Department.

The successful candidate supports and optimizes operations through integrity, professionalism, production capability, operational support, contract and process excellence, and continuous improvement. The role develops material-planning practices to support ERP initiatives, monitors inventory and supplier performance, resolves potential schedule interruptions, and identifies ways to improve material flow.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply-Chain Management or Industrial Engineering, or 7–10 years of equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in material planning, supply-chain planning, or building materials management.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter.

Nice To Haves

• Oracle experience preferred.
• Experience with and commitment to Lean principles desired.
• APICS membership or courses preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop a world-class material planning discipline to support ERP initiatives.
• Work and communicate collaboratively with other disciplines within the facility.
• Determine required materials and issue purchase orders.
• Resolve material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and identify root causes for inventory variance.
• Operate and order within supply contractual terms.
• Review vendor-created backorders and develop corrective actions with suppliers.
• Monitor terms and performance standards on vendor and supplier contracts.
• Implement and abide by corporate policies and procedures.
• Prepare reports and monitor inventory, material usage, and efficiency.
• Create strategic solutions to improve material flow.
• Recommend product substitutions based on material shortages.
• Release purchase orders and work orders.
• Communicate inventory needs internally and externally, material shortages to customers, and quality concerns to vendors.
• Evaluate customer purchasing trends.

Benefits

• Flexible health, dental, and vision benefits package for full-time team members.
• Competitive 401(k) programs with investment options and company matching for full- and part-time team members after one year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Paid time for volunteering through the Clayton Impact program.
• Physical, nutritional, social, financial, spiritual, and occupational wellness programs available online or in person.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level