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Materials Planner
| Company | Allegion |
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| Location | Princeton, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $70000 – $80000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Associate’s |
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| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Associate degree or 2+ years minimum planner/buyer or related manufacturing experience.
- Ability to become proficient at production and supplier scheduling.
- Computer proficient Microsoft Office applications and ERP preferred.
- Basic mathematical skills
- Experience with job shop manufacturing environments and processes a plus.
- Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP or lean manufacturing processes.
- Experience with visual management systems.
- Maintain product knowledge in terms of options, substitutions, critical functions/components, etc.
- Understand material specifications in terms of substitutions, quality, engineering requirements, etc.
- Maintain basic knowledge of supplier processes and capabilities.
- Understanding of Kanban and JIT systems.
- Able to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Must possess a strong customer service orientation and must provide dedicated support of internal and external customer requirements.
- Must be a strong written and verbal communicator, able to communicate to various audiences effectively
- Team oriented, must have the ability to work cohesively with others.
- Must be able to work well with external suppliers.
- Must possess ability to work well in a manufacturing environment.
- Must be detail-oriented and self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment.
Responsibilities
- Perform timely, cost-conscious procurement of indirect/MRO items.
- Receive and analyze requisitions to determine quantity, specifications and delivery requirements.
- From approved supplier list, select suppliers to fulfill scheduled plant deliveries.
- Entering data for the on-boarding of new selected suppliers relative to material planning.
- Ensure optimal inventory levels and safety stock are maintained for their parts
- Work with Quality Assurance to resolve quality issues with suppliers.
- Maintain proactive shortage identification and management – help flag root causes & corrective actions.
- Identify total cost and cash flow opportunities with suppliers.
- Analyze parts for KanBan and Supplier replenishment.
- Coordinate with production planners for solutions when parts cannot be delivered as promised.
- Resolve invoicing discrepancies with suppliers and accounting.
- Analyze material and capacity availability to provide customer promise dates.
- Maintains item master lead time information based upon process improvements, current constraints, total current demand by product family, and priority information.
- Interface with required functional groups to resolve challenging delivery requirements.
- Communicate forecasts and replenishment plans to supplier.
- Review open requirements, monitoring vendor performance and expediting where necessary. Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier and resolved in a timely manner.
- Productivity: identify and implement cost reduction/productivity projects to meet the corporate initiatives/goals. Maintain pipeline and financial records for reporting and tracking productivity.
- Expedite deliveries to meet and exceed scheduled critical requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with job shop manufacturing environments and processes a plus.
- Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP or lean manufacturing processes.
- Experience with visual management systems.
