Materials Planner

This position is an integral part of the plant supply chain. The incumbent works with the production departments to determine the resources necessary to meet the production schedule and coordinates with corporate production planning/ purchasing personnel in a team effort to ensure the needed resources/materials to meet those schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop and publish a production schedule in support of customer demands, required ship times, and scheduling guidelines for the lamination manufacturing process. Create related work orders for the use of production reporting systems used by the shop floor associates.
• Work with the shipping department to develop and communicate shipping schedules for parts in which Vitro is freight responsible.
• Review, analyze, and manage current and future customer demands and their impact on the production schedule, direct material inventory, and process capacity.
• Take part in and help manage the product launch process from the supply chain perspective.
• Monitor and communicates impacts to supply chain as a result of production performance both positive and negative.
• Generate forecasts, purchase orders, and delivery schedules for direct materials suppliers related to the lamination process. Communicate and work with the receiving department to align deliveries with receiving schedule and production schedule.
• Manage part master data including bill of materials, revision changes, new part launches.
• Communicate changes in demand and associated impact to schedule, direct materials, and planned customer shipments in an effective and timely manner in effort to minimize impact to manufacturing process.
• Monitor, manage, and report status of compliance to customer delivery requirements as seen in customer portals and systems.
• Monitor and manage production run lengths and inventory on hand to correspond with inventory budgeting targets.
• Develop and report out KPIs related to the planning and demand management function of the supply chain.
• Comply with all VITRO EHS policies and procedures and relevant governmental regulations. Use good safety judgment and awareness at all times.
• Perform all necessary cycle counts completely, correctly, and by the assigned time, then input data into the proper system(s).
• Directs and coordinates the activities SMX employees within the logistics function.
• Has authority to change production schedules as they relate to part sequencing, run length, or timing
• Manages and applies guidelines to purchase order quantities and frequency of submission to suppliers.
• All other duties as assigned by the Supply Chain Manager or other Vitro Leadership personnel.
  
  

Qualifications

A High School Diploma or equivalent is required for this position, a two-year degree preferred. In addition, the Material Planner must have minimum of one year of data entry and/or material planning experience.

The incumbent must have the ability to learn in-house computer systems. S/he must also demonstrate a high degree of accuracy and have strong verbal and written communications skills to maintain positive interactions with production personnel and vendors.

The incumbent must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, EXCEL, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.