What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Planner position at TREMEC?
OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION: Responsible to develop and implement material plans for production, warehousing, inventory levels and delivery to meet internal/external customer demand with consideration of working capital, timing and available resources.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Communicate with the Suppliers and Outside Processors on daily demand and delivery issues to include Invoice Concerns
- Manage activities related to material requirements planning (MRP), procurement, and inventory control and warehousing.
- Establish appropriate inventory targets and implement pull system (KanBan) where feasible to prevent stock outs and excess inventories
- Analyze and determine min/max levels of raw materials, WIP and finished goods in conjunction with master scheduler and capacity plan.
- Create dispute reports for premium freight, rating violations and additional incidents directed by Material Manager
- Monitor slow moving, obsolete and consigned material and adjust as required
- Complete behind Schedule Report with explanation of each occurrence and what is being done to correct issue
- Assist in counting, repacking, creating shippers and or labels when behind schedule to internal and external customers
- Review Supplier Schedules daily, high lighting increases and notifying Master Scheduler, Customer Service Reps and Materials Manager of all changes.
- Complete daily/weekly Supplier CUM reconciliation
- Create and Maintain Supplier Delivery Calendar updating changes weekly
- Enter all scheduled releases to Suppliers weekly listing demand changes and trending elements( check Supplier contracts as required)
- Provide data as required by Materials Manager
- Identify and coordinate Supplier schedule corrections and resolution with Program management, Purchasing, Engineering Change Coordinator and the Plant
- Assist Packaging Engineer with Container/Dunnage specifications and requirements
- Provide documented evidence of ongoing Supplier issues not resolved in a timely fashion (1 week)
- Ensure inventory locations for plant, warehouses and processors are accurate
- Track Hot Shipments for all Suppliers and coordinate critical timing and delivery to Production and Supply Chain Team members
- Assist Master Scheduler and Engineering Change Coordinator with Engineering changes and establishing break points. Reconcile demand/changes against breakpoints
- Assist in identifying/resolving contract issues for ECN, Label and shipping errors
- Notify Materials Manager of support issues and incomplete assignments/tasks
- Create daily follow-up task list and or action register to resolve open issues
- Participate in annual/semi-annual physical inventories as directed
- Maintain parts information in SAP
- Create and maintain Bill of Materials in SAP
SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:
- Other duties assigned by supervisor
REQUIREMENTS PROFILE:
Professional Background / Basic Qualifications / Work Experience:
- 2 year degree required, 4 year degree preferred in Supply Chain, Engineering or Business
- Requires 2-5 years of experience material planning in an automotive manufacturing environment
Technical Expertise:
- Working knowledge of MS Office, Word, and Excel
- Detailed understanding and experience in MRP with working knowledge of QAD, SAP, or Oracle with EDI transmissions. (SAP Preferred)