What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Planner position at TekShapers?
Material Planner
Location: Arden, NC
Duration: Long Term
Work Model: Day 1 Onsite
We are seeking a Material Planner to manage material supply, inventory, supplier schedules, and production requirements while ensuring timely delivery of materials.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain material supply plans based on production demand and forecasts.
- Monitor and resolve material shortages, supplier backlogs, and delivery issues.
- Coordinate with suppliers on recovery plans, delivery schedules, ETAs, and expedited shipments.
- Use SAP/ERP systems to manage supplier schedules, releases, inventory, and material requirements.
- Track raw material inventory and optimize stock levels to prevent shortages and excess inventory.
- Monitor supplier On-Time Delivery (OTD) and develop improvement strategies.
- Manage EDI releases, inbound/outbound shipments, exception messages, and supplier portals.
- Support engineering changes, new product launches, material master data, and production planning.
- Prepare reports related to inventory, supplier performance, material risks, and forecasts.
- Collaborate with Purchasing, Supplier Quality, Production Planning, Customer Service, and Warehouse teams.
Qualifications
- Associate degree or equivalent experience.
- Manufacturing environment experience preferred.
- Experience with material planning, scheduling, MRP/ERP systems, and inventory management.
- SAP experience strongly preferred.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking skills.
Tekshapers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.