Materials Planner

Great Dane • Elysburg, PA

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About The Position

THE ROLE At Great Dane, we rely on makers and we’re calling on them to join our expanding team, the time has never been better to Embrace Your Great and work in an environment with the highest safety standards in the industry. The Position: This role will act as the on-site liaison for the corporate buyers, keeping them informed on inventory needs, supplier performance and collaborating on inventory strategy. In this role, you will collaborate closely with corporate purchasing and local operations teams to ensure the accurate and timely availability of raw materials and components required for scheduled production runs. You will be responsible for reporting “clear to build” on a scheduled cadence, performing audits, scheduling cycle counts, releasing open purchase orders to ship, level one expediting, and resolving inventory discrepancies. The ideal candidate will have proficiency in material or production planning, excellent communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word, and using planning modules in one of the major ERP systems, JDE preferred. This position requires a self-directed individual with a strong initiative to improve processes and ensure production schedules are adhered to.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree with concentration in Supply Chain or other related field, or work experience in similar role and APICS, CPIM and/or equivalent certification required.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the field. Must have inventory control experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Ability to effectively communicate via email with internal and external customers.
• Self-directed individual with the initiative to improve processes.
• Ability to instruct, lead, and communicate with individuals and teams.

Nice To Haves

• CPIM or equivalent or certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Regularly report out clear to build status for assigned materials and components. Highlight risks or shortages and collaborate with corporate buyers to mitigate risks.
• Develop and implement plant level strategies to optimize inventory turnover rates and reduce excess and obsolete inventory.
• Share best practices with peers within facility and other manufacturing locations.
• Analyze purchasing and consumption trends and work with corporate buyer to establish safety stock levels, minimum order quantities, and recuring orders.
• Monitor open work orders and ensure they are dispositioned in a timely manner to not negatively affect inventory.
• Assist corporate buyer and accounts payable department with invoice reconciliation efforts
• Work with corporate logistics to schedule material delivery prior to line start.
• Perform audits on assigned materials/components to verify locations and quantities are accurate.
• Assist in determining whether excess inventory is subject to redistribution, substitution, or disposal.
• Issue request for deviation or substitutions and implement approvals, advise stakeholders of status
• Assist with the processing of defective material, returns, scrap, and miscellaneous inventory adjustments.
• Work closely with production personnel on the production floor, and other departments, regarding potential material issues such as delays, substitutions, vendor problems and shortages
• Collaborate with other Supply Chain staff to ensure effective use of inventory, and ensuring material are received at the right time, right material, right quantity for line consumption
• Own inventory accuracy for all assigned materials and components, schedule regular cycle counts and reconcile to ensure accuracy for assigned parts and notify management of discrepancy.
• Attend weekly safety meetings and communicate relevant topics to individual team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Benefits, including but not limited to dental, vision, and medical with employer contributions
• Retirement programs, including a Pension Plan and 401(k) Plan with employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid holidays and vacation
• And more!

What This Job Offers

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