What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Planner 2 position at Kodi Collective?
Job Summary:
Gathers, enters, manages, and analyzes information to support manufacturing operations. Interacts with customers, suppliers, management, with manufacturing team members, and with other departments and plants. Completes tasks and responsibilities as assigned by department management.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Prepares, schedules and revises shipment plans to ensure efficient distribution of products
- Ensures accuracy of orders and reconciles receivables against them
- Analyzes inventory levels and production plans to ensure product availability and cost-efficient manufacturing and inventory
- Maintains control over inventories, including physical inventory counts and reconciliations
- Prepares and generates reports as assigned
- Analyzes relevant information to make recommendations to customers and manufacturing that will reduce cost or increase efficiency
- Communicates in timely, professional, and un-ambiguous fashion with appropriate parties on topics relevant to assignments
- Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
- HS diploma or equivalent
- Must have general knowledge of technology to include computers and software programs such as MS Office or MAC word processing, spreadsheets or other programs related to the print manufacturing process or administrative support.
Desired Skills and Abilities:
- 2-4 years of relevant administrative/operational support in manufacturing operations or office environment directly related to the duties of the job, OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of work experience.
- Requires very good knowledge of general administrative/manufacturing operations procedures and knowledge of job specific processes to successfully execute and complete the more progressive/complex duties of the job.
- Ability to follow company policy and understand any rules or regulations governing the work being completed and impact work has on department or
- company.
- Requires good knowledge of multiple functions or areas of the business in which there is frequent contact with while completing daily work assignments of the job. Must have very good oral and written communication skills sufficient to explain departmental policy, methods and/or procedures when completing assignments.
- Requires very good organizational skills sufficient to accomplish work by established deadlines and ability to coordinate phases of work with others.
- Additional job knowledge, skills, and/or abilities specific to a department may be listed on the staffing requisition.
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
CJK Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation to apply for employment, please contact the location HR Manager at 815.844.1438 or brandie.taylor@sheridan.com.