Senior Materials Planner
Company | Fortune Brands |
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Location | Highland Park, IL, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s |
Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related fields
- Minimum of 6+ years of relevant Material Planning, Scheduling, and Supply Chain with MRP/ERP experience
- Strong customer service skills including oral and written communication skills
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking skills
- Experience with MS Office Suite. Advanced Excel required
- Must be able to multi-task and be detail oriented
- Be able to work independently with minimal direction
Responsibilities
- Maintain system item master data and optimize material flow
- Run Auto PO Jobs, release purchase orders, and ensure timely delivery of materials
- Plan and direct the flow of raw materials into manufacturing and between internal DCs
- Expedite delivery of goods to both internal and external customers
- Analyze and resolve root causes of material availability gaps to customer demand including alignment with the inventory team in maintaining safety stocks and reorder points
- Lead Supplier Report Card monthly review and elevate concerns as appropriate
- Support master schedule by planning production based on customer needs
- Work directly with Sales and Suppliers to execute Hospitality projects
- Support new launch and transition initiatives by correctly setting master data to support service and execute with suppliers to launch new products on time
- Lead planning actions to reduce sku complexity and reduce obsolete material by proper life cycle management
Preferred Qualifications
- SAP ECC Planning Experience
- Experience with QlikView and/or Tableau
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment