Materials Planner

Company: Job Juncture
Location: Rockford
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

**Must Have Experience in an Automotive Manufacturing Plant**
 

Materials Planner Summary:  
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:

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• 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:
  
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  • 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.
    
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