Material Planning Manager
About The Position
As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world. Trane Technologies is hiring a Materials Planning Manager in Pueblo, CO. The Materials Planning Manager leads a team of Material Planners, with the responsibility of planning and scheduling the delivery of material from suppliers. This team is responsible to monitor the flows of buy items, guarantee availability of components in order to avoid material shortages and production downtime, as well as to manage inventory levels to meet our customer service and inventory targets.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 5+ years experience with planner/buyer manufacturing experience.
- Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.
- Experience with MRP systems, Oracle preferred.
- Computer proficient and experienced with visual management systems.
Nice To Haves
- Leadership experience of 1-2 years highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Manages material planning activity to ensure timely delivery of material to support production operations.
- Serve as an escalation point with Material Planners when Planners are not able to resolve issues effectively.
- Ensure that Planning Team is trained and effectively utilizing ERP tools and company standard work.
- Act as Lean Champion for Materials Planning functions.
- Perform timely, cost-conscious procurement of production/inventory/MRO items.
- From approved supplier list, recommend and select suppliers to fulfill scheduled plant deliveries.
- Ensure optimal inventory levels and safety stock are maintained for their parts.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Holistic wellness programs with generous incentives
- Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- Up to 15 vacation days
- Paid holidays
- Sick leave
- Additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
- 401K match
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs
- Tuition assistance
- Student debt support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
