Job Title

Supply Chain Materials Planner

Job Category

Supply Chain Management

Job Description

As a Materials Planner, you will have the opportunity to provide suppliers with accurate scheduled orders and forecast requirements to meet production requirements. To coordinate the delivery of materials from suppliers to Manufacturing Plant. To control and reduce inventory levels and identify new areas of inventory reduction. Manage the supply base performance to make overall improvements in the Supply Chain including the deployment of processes such as Kanban, Vendor Managed Inventory, Domestic Warehouses and consignment as well as improving the overall effectiveness of Supply Chain flow. This is not a remote position, position will be in office located in Sulligent, Alabama.

Key Accountabilities:

Parts Availability
- On time supplier shipment measured by on time ASN
- Kanban/DFT – effective management of supplier Kanban/VMI
- Supplier Analysis- review weekly planning metrics, monitor overall performance of suppliers, analyze trends, and report issues on a daily/weekly basis.
- ECN’s – smooth introduction of changes with no interruption of production flow.
- Shortages – daily update of all shortage information to Plant personnel utilizing critical parts database.
- Production Meeting – Support meeting with info as required.

Inventory Management/Control and Reduction
Early shipment Notification – Review and monitor early shipments – issue weekly
Inventory Reduction – Seek means of reducing inventory
Goods in Transit – review outstanding invoices for payment and support clearing
Maintain accuracy of open orders
Rejects – Acts ONLY as a Liaison (Utilizing QA reject criteria) to expedite certified replacement stock to maintain production.
Regular review and maintenance of safety stock levels.
Review and disposal of excess and obsolete material
Action move out and cancel purchase order messages to meet department target weekly
Provide corrective actions for receiving discrepancies
Managing Suppliers
Exception Messages – Review weekly
Orders and Shipping schedules – release on a weekly basis
Follow-up Report – use and review reporting all potential shortages to production through Critical Part Shortage Database
Expedite by Exception – react to BOH problems, rejects, fluctuation in PAP
Special Contracts – react to short lead customer demands utilizing risk analysis process
SPED Parts – effective control by individual planners for repeat SPED
Manage combined orders for Supplier
Review missing / delayed ASN’s and Acknowledgements
Project Support
Support projects as directed: Kanban / VMI Implementation
Consignment Implementation
Continuous supplier performance improvement:
Participate on internal continuous improvement project activities including: Goal Deployment Plans, Value Stream Mapping, Plan For Every Part, etc.
Process ETF’s relating supplier invoices
Material review Board – to advise disposition of excess and obsolete material
Negotiate on/off site delivery for all Bolzoni Sulligent
Premium freight to maintain production schedule

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and minimum 2 years’ experience or HS Diploma with additionalyears experience gained within a materials role and/or manufacturing environment.
SRM/SAP Systems – 2 years’ experience preferred
Experience using Microsoft Office products

We are an equal opportunity employer.

EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled

Job Type

Permanent

Time Type

Full time

Work Hours

40

Travel Required

Some may be required.

Primary Location

Bolzoni US Sulligent, AL

Address

7711 US Highway 278

Zip Code

35586

Field-Based

No

Relocation Assistance Available

No

We are an equal opportunity employer with an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and life insurance, 401(k) and profit sharing.

EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled

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