Materials Planner

Materials Planner

The Materials Planner will maintain processes and procedures which ensure accurate inventory, accurate supplier releases, timely material receipts, and 100% on-time delivery from the supply base while balancing inventory levels against risk and transportation costs.

Materials Planner Responsibilities:

• Issue weekly, component releases to suppliers. Monitoring accuracy, quantity, due date and the required lead -time is given.
• Monitor daily, the Supply Chain Coverage Report and Balance Due Report and make necessary arrangements to ensure the on-time delivery of material shipments.
• Maintain frequent contact with the suppliers regarding part release information, weekly cum reconciliation and the resolution of problems that may arise.
• Perform daily cycle counts of inventories and reconcile issues.
• Responsible for inventory accuracy.
• Analyze MRP data to proactively identify issues that may affect Supply Chain Performance Measures (such as Premium Freight, Part Availability, Downtime, Packaging Shortages, etc.).
• Assist in conducting physical inventories as they may occur.
• Establish Visual Inventory Parameters that will support the 5S (storage, labeling, min/max) on the plant floor.
• Provide updates to KPI (Key Performance Indicators) in areas that include (Inventory Valuation, Inventory DOH, Cycle Counts, Inventory Accuracy and Premium Freight).
• Report any hot parts or supplier past due issues to leadership.
• Maintain Delivery Matrixes to the Receiving Department to ensure timing and frequency of deliveries are tracked, coordinated and communicated within the Material Handling Function.
• Responsible for balance-out claims and minimization of obsolescence claim.
• Provide Corrective Action Plans to any issues that are adversely affecting Plant Performance Measures.
• Maintain daily contact with Domestic and International Carriers, monitoring delivery performance to the final destinations.
• Involvement in different phases of New Product Launch process.
• Complies with all Company Safety policies, procedures and rules.

Education/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Must have recent experience in an Automotive Manufacturing plant.
• Minimum of 3 years automotive materials planning experience.
• In-depth working knowledge of MRP.
• Problem-solving abilities for operational problems, etc.
• Excellent analytical skills.