Materials Planner

Lincoln Electric • GA

100d • $59,773 - $89,659

About The Position

Perform production materials planning activities for The Harris Products Group Gainesville facility. Determine and manage optimal direct and indirect component inventory levels to support production schedules. Execute timely purchase orders with identified supply sources to ensure material availability to production plans and prevent stockouts. Achieve desired inventory and customer service levels in a hybrid MTO and MTS manufacturing planning environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations or similar degree
• Three to five years’ related experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong working knowledge of MRP systems; Prefer SAP ECC or S4 HANA ERP experience
• Working knowledge of APICS practices
• Comprehensive knowledge of purchasing processes and procedures
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and Word; Prefer advanced Excel (Pivot Tables) and some business analytics tool use (Tableau, PowerBI)
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal/external customers/suppliers and co-workers
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical with a proactive 'Hands On' approach to problem solving and continuous improvement

Nice To Haves

• Purchasing, Scheduling, or Inventory Management experience
• APICS Certification
• Six Sigma or Lean implementation experience

Responsibilities

• Maintain safe and injury-free workplace
• Identify, establish, and maintain material planning parameters
• Ensure material availability to production plans
• Generate and maintain accurate purchase orders within ERP
• Expedite and follow-up on open purchase orders
• Monitor and analyze Supplier performance
• Resolve quality issues with suppliers
• Resolve supplier invoice discrepancies
• Generate cost savings ideas and completion of projects

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees