Material Planner

The Material Planner is responsible for managing inventories and ensuring that material resources are consistent with production schedules.

Requirements

• Determine required materials and generate work orders and purchase requisitions.
• Make inventory transactions to ensure the ERP system accurately reflects inventory on hand.
• Ensure materials meet specifications, quality standards, and are cost-efficient.
• Ensure the consistent and adequate supply of materials necessary for production.
• Coordinate with other departments regarding production goals, timelines, and material needs.
• Track production volume and monitor customer demand patterns and purchasing trends.
• Manage inventory issues, schedule changes, and order cancellations.
• Conduct physical inventory counts; determine, research, and correct material inventory discrepancy causes and reconcile records.
• Determine appropriate reorder levels for consumable materials and generate purchase requisitions as necessary.
• Ensure material and job kits are organized, properly recorded with completion dates, and issued to the shop floor.
• Receive purchase orders in the ERP system as needed.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all inventory transactions and material movements.

Benefits

• 401(k) Matching