What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Supply Planner position at Capsum Inc?
Material Supply Planner - Austin, TX
As a Material Supply Planner, you are responsible to use MRP to order and manage inventory to ensure desired inventory turns and keep SLOB inventory at a minimum. You will assist the Supply Chain & Customer Service Manager with problem solving on issues with receiving, customer account management, production, accounting, and working as needed on system testing.
Each CAPSUM employee will practice an individual commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility in the workplace. We aim to steer society in a more sustainable direction for our benefit and the world.
Primary Responsibilities as buyer
- Review and understand material requirements for assigned responsibilities, using MRP system or manual buy plans.
- Place POs based on MRP, existing inventory, and future demand as well as manage follow-through with vendors to ensure on-time deliveries. Understanding and execution of when to expedite and/or delay material deliveries as needed for an on-time delivery due to customer demand or production schedule changes.
- Manage logistics for all inbound materials and work with receiving to schedule deliveries to support production requirements. Communicate to management on any incoming material receipts issues or warehouse capacity issues.
- Ensure material cost match price negotiated by purchasing
- Manage and measure vendor performance in key areas as designated and be able to provide areas and ideas for improvement. Run and publish weekly Open/Past Due PO reports as well as monthly Vendor OTIF reports.
- Responsible for all item setup in ERP for chemicals and packaging, including both company and customer owned inventory. Will also manage all updates of information to ensure MRP system contains the most current information possible in material masters as this information drives many features in ERP.
- Manage inventory levels and assure acceptable turns of inventory for materials management; consistently track, manage, and report slow moving, obsolete, and expired materials internally and to the customer; and coordinate disposition & payment of expired or slow-moving inventory appropriately through CAS and accounting.
- Work with quality regarding quality defects, damaged, and other unacceptable goods; liaison with vendors and quality to manage process RTV or disposition to completion; communication internally of any constraints/delays from rejected materials that will impact production.
- Works directly with manager on any invoicing issues that immerge. Make corrections where appropriate with suppliers to ensure invoicing is correct.
- Create new items and add its parameters in ERP when needed
Working Relationships/Key Stakeholders
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to appropriately communicate information to cross functional stakeholders and external agencies.
- Team player with the ability to work across multiple functions, cultures, and disciplines.
- Positive and constructive attitude
- Be accountable displaying high levels of integrity.
- Able to work collaboratively with other departments and personnel to achieve goals.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary : $70,000 - $75,000