Material Planner
About The Position
Core Health & Fitness is seeking a Material Planner I to plan and schedule the delivery of materials from suppliers to global warehouses. This tactical role monitors the flow of purchased and assembly items, ensures component availability to prevent shortages, and helps manage inventory to meet customer service and inventory targets. The position performs procurement and requisition analysis, maintains material plans and inventory inputs in the ERP system, provides forecasts and replenishment plans, and works with suppliers and internal teams to address delivery, capacity, quality, and shortage issues. The role also analyzes material availability to support customer promise dates and monitors supplier performance. The role is classified as staff and exempt, does not supervise others, and is performed in an office environment with frequent interaction with internal and external customers. The job description notes that reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
Requirements
- 1–2 years of buying or planning experience.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with varied audiences.
- Team-oriented approach and ability to work cohesively with others.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Customer service orientation.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Basic knowledge of supplier processes and capabilities.
- Ability to meet the physical demands described, including occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 15 pounds, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.
Nice To Haves
- APICS (CPIM) or equivalent certification.
- Experience with Oracle or relevant ERP software.
- Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP, and lean manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of Kanban and Min/Max systems.
- Broad working knowledge and experience with ISO procedures.
Responsibilities
- Perform timely, cost-conscious procurement of production, inventory, and MRO items.
- Receive and analyze requisitions to determine quantities, specifications, and delivery requirements.
- Assist with analyzing deviations from established plans, identifying root causes, and taking corrective or sustaining actions.
- Provide supply forecasts to suppliers and internal customers.
- Maintain optimal inventory and safety stock levels for assigned items.
- Identify and manage shortages proactively, including flagging root causes and corrective actions.
- Expedite deliveries to meet critical requirements.
- Maintain the material plan at the time fence to ensure continuity of supply.
- Coordinate cross-functionally to find solutions when parts cannot be delivered as promised.
- Analyze material and capacity availability to provide customer promise dates for sales orders.
- Maintain item master lead-time information, current demand by product family, and priorities for assigned items.
- Interface with functional groups to resolve challenging delivery requirements.
- Communicate forecasts and replenishment plans to organizational buyers.
- Review open requirements, monitor vendor performance, and escalate issues when necessary.
- Communicate delivery or quality problems to stakeholders and resolve them promptly.
- Maintain up-to-date ABC classifications for planning and other key ERP inputs.
- Maintain product knowledge, including options, substitutions, and critical functions or components.
- Maintain working knowledge of ISO procedures and supplier processes and capabilities.
- Provide dedicated support for internal and external customer requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
