Materials Planner

Division: BENTELER Automotive Functional Area: Logistics Career Level: Professional Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time Weekly Working Hours: 40,00 Required Languages: English Requisition ID: 47270 Benefits: United States : 401(k) Match || United States : Dental || United States : Development || United States : Educational Assistance || United States : Flexible Work Schedules || United States : Health Savings Accounts || United States : Holidays || United States : Life & Disability || United States : Medical || United States : Training || United States : Vacation || United States : Vision || United States : Wealth Management Support At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen! The Material Planner is responsible for ensuring coordination and release of components required to meet production schedules and customer requirements. Also responsible for developing procedures and supporting systems to optimize inventory levels, tracking containers, meeting all packaging needs and optimizing freight. Material planning activities required to support production demand and satisfy customer requirements. This includes decision making/managing material based from primarily international suppliers that is valued at approximately 25% of sales volume. Maintain appropriate inventory levels and integrity in accordance with department goals and objectives. Understanding/maintaining levels are critical as too much inventory affects floor space and working capital while shortages can cause transport expedite dollars up to production outages. Responsible for ensuring designated storage location using FIFO principles for all material. Provide customer support both internally and externally when dealing with a majority of customers based overseas. Perform to all quality systems standards. Support and drive continuous improvement activities to positively affect the profitability of the Company. Adhere to safety and housekeeping principles. High school diploma required and some college preferred (Two years formal education or related experience) Minimum of three years Materials/Logistics experience Knowledge of SAP, MRP and Lean Manufacturing required International material planning experience preferred Your contact Susan R Adams BENTELER Human Resources Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io Your new employer The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with around 23,000 colleagues in nearly 26 countries. The same is true in our BENTELER Automotive division. This is where intelligent solutions for the automotive world are born—and where we, as a partner, provide answers on central topics like safety, the environment, and efficiency to nearly every major automotive manufacturer. Whether it's the body, the chassis, or the engine, we’re constantly setting new standards with the products, materials, and technologies we develop and produce. Inventiveness that makes sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen! #J-18808-Ljbffr