Materials Planner

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Summary:

The Materials Planner will be responsible for managing and coordinating the procurement, supply, and distribution of materials (raw materials and finished goods) to meet production and customer demands efficiently. This role will involve close collaboration with procurement, production at multiple facilities, and logistics teams to ensure timely availability of materials and to minimize inventory and transportation costs.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of supply chain processes, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities. This position requires the ability to manage inventory levels, internal shipping needs, and communicating delivery time frames for Murrelektronik customers.

Essential Duties

• Materials Planning: Receives and reviews sales orders against current requirements and current purchase orders using the material requirement planning report.
• Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels and ensure they are sufficient for production and distribution needs while avoiding excess stock. Optimize inventory turnover rates.
• Demand Forecasting: Work closely with the production and sales teams to forecast material requirements based on production plans, customer orders, and market trends.
• Procurement Coordination: Collaborate with the procurement team to ensure the timely purchase and delivery of materials. Track orders and resolve any supply chain issues that may arise.
• Supplier Relations: Maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure the availability of quality materials at competitive prices. Address any supplier-related issues, including delays or quality concerns.
• Production Scheduling Support: Work with the production department to align material availability with production schedules, helping to avoid production delays.
• Quality Control Support: Ensure all materials meet required specifications and quality standards before they are issued for production.
• Product Availability Communication: Provide timely communication to customer service team regarding schedule of availability for finished goods procured from other Murr facilities. Respond to requests from sales for modification of orders including expedites and cancellations.
• Data Analysis: Regularly analyze inventory data and provide reports to management on material consumption, inventory levels, and potential risks or shortages.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement within the material planning process to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure compliance with company policies, industry and governmental regulations, and health and safety standards. Maintain accurate documentation of material orders, deliveries, and usage

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Previous experience working in a fast-paced environment with emphasis on timelines and delivery.
• Extensive knowledge of SAP and advanced use of Microsoft Office products (VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables, etc…).
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems; ability to undertake self-directed tasks when necessary.
• Ability to anticipate, understand and respond to the needs of the customer to meet or exceed expectations.
• Familiarity with quality control standards and practices.
• Knowledge of inventory management principles and techniques.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational and analytical skills in order to manage a variety of different tasks simultaneously.

Work Environment

This job operates in a production office environment. The employee is occasionally exposed to shop elements such as noise, dust, fumes and odors. This position will require the use of personal protective equipment in the production area. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm.

Travel

The position requires less than 5% travel. Travel is usually outside of the local area and overnight. Travel is both domestic and international.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field
• Experience with SAP is required
• Minimum of two years of related experience in materials planning, supply chain, or inventory management.
• Must have excellent time management skills and be able to handle multiple tasks.

At Murrelektronik, our success is primarily based on our committed employees, innovative products, market and customer centricity, effective logistics and quality consciousness. We are proud of this: for our company, founded in Oppenweiler in 1975, today occupies a leading position not only on a national, but also on an international basis.

We at Murrelektronik strive to establish long-term connections. And not only in a technical sense, but also in our particularly close connections to our customers. For this reason, we attach importance to employee satisfaction and welfare. We aim to support this through various services and benefits.

We offer a robust benefit package to include medical, dental and vision services, tuition reimbursement, annual uniform stipend, flexible work environment and much more.