What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Planner position at Vontier?
Are you a detail-oriented supply chain professional with a strong background in inventory management and continuous improvement? We are seeking a Material Planner to play a key role in ensuring material availability and optimizing inventory investment by leveraging accurate forecasting and data analysis. In this role, you will manage daily kanban execution audits, collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers, and leverage tools like D365, Power BI, and SQL to maintain up-to-date planning dashboards. You will also lead problem-solving initiatives, drive process improvements through Kaizen events, and contribute to maintaining a safe and efficient work environment. If you are passionate about enhancing supply chain performance and supporting production goals, this opportunity is for you!
What You Will Do
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Sick leave amount may vary based on state or local laws applicable to the applicant’s geographic location. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Who Is Gilbarco Veeder-root
Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a Vontier company, is the worldwide technology leader for retail and commercial fueling operations, offering the broadest range of integrated solutions from the forecourt to the convenience store and head office. For over 150 years, Gilbarco has earned the trust of its customers by providing long-term partnership, uncompromising support, and proven reliability. Major product lines include fuel dispensers, tank gauges and fleet management systems.
Who Is Vontier
Vontier (NYSE: VNT) is a global industrial technology company uniting productivity, automation and multi-energy technologies to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier enables the way the world moves – delivering smart, safe and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement and innovation built upon the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by colleagues worldwide. Additional information about Vontier is available on the Company’s website at www.vontier.com.
At Vontier, we empower you to steer your career in the direction of success with a dynamic, innovative, and inclusive environment.
Our commitment to personal growth, work-life balance, and collaboration fuels a culture where your contributions drive meaningful change. We provide the roadmap for continuous learning, allowing creativity to flourish and ideas to accelerate into impactful solutions that contribute to a sustainable future.
Join our community of passionate people who work together to navigate challenges and seize opportunities. At Vontier, you are not on this journey alone-we are dedicated to equipping you with the tools and support needed to fuel your innovation, lead with impact, and thrive both personally and professionally.
Together, let’s enable the way the world moves!
"Vontier companies are equal employment employers and evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law."
What You Will Do
- Based on PSI forecasts, historical usage and anticipated NPD implementations, accurately size Kanban’s and the inventory investment to assure material availability without inventory waste.
- Forecast monthly material requirements to vendors to ensure material availability, based on historical data and S&OP demand.
- Perform daily Inventory Management at Gemba, including a comprehensive and detailed daily audit of kanban execution.
- Keep planning tools and dashboards updated based on D365, KanBan Box, and SQL server data.
- Support S&OP forecast process using data modeling to improve accuracy.
- Develop operation dashboards based on Excel and Power BI skills
- Work with supervisors, cell operators and indirect hourly operators to quantify, prioritize, problem solve, create countermeasures for, and ensure elimination of kanban execution errors.
- Direct contact with outside suppliers, transportation carriers, customer service, and operations staffs to meet/exceed current and projected customer requirements, assuring material availability and optimal inventory levels.
- Monitor and suggest improvements to create a safe working environment, and respond appropriately to any accidents or issues, including OSHA recordable incidents, as required.
- Conduct DMP activities in cells improving parts presentation, kanban execution and material flow.
- Work with suppliers using e-Kanban. Create and maintain scheduled Purchase Orders from Blanket Purchase Agreements as required.
- Monitor supplier delivery performance using e-Kanban analysis reporting to maintain system lead times, determine safety stock levels, and hold suppliers accountable for performance improvement.
- Identify and manage actual and potential material availability problems.
- Root Cause/ Corrective Actions to short term and permanent solutions to material supply issues.
- Analyze actual inventory vs. design to reduce inventory waste. Analyze design inventory and develop ideal inventory targets and countermeasures.
- Maintain supermarket 5S at a minimum 3S level. Audit supermarket 5S daily and work with Supervisors, cell operators and indirect operators to standardize and sustain.
- Contributes, in the capacity of a team member, individually, or as a reference, to resolving materials quality issues and increasing manufacturing productivity.
- Frequently participate in and lead continuous improvement workshops (kaizen) with team members to improve quality, delivery, and productivity.
- Contribute to the achievement of departmental goals regarding factory on time delivery, inventory turnover ratio, supplier on time delivery, etc.
- As assigned, act as a team member for APD project implementation. Participate in 3P events to establish DMP in association with APD projects.
- Other duties as assigned by Manager.
- Bachelor of Science in Business or Operations Management is preferred. Associate degree acceptable with three (3) or more years of relevant experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
- Ability to work without close supervision.
- Proficient at the use of MS office, Power Bi, and Excel.
- Understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts and methods
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Sick leave amount may vary based on state or local laws applicable to the applicant’s geographic location. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Who Is Gilbarco Veeder-root
Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a Vontier company, is the worldwide technology leader for retail and commercial fueling operations, offering the broadest range of integrated solutions from the forecourt to the convenience store and head office. For over 150 years, Gilbarco has earned the trust of its customers by providing long-term partnership, uncompromising support, and proven reliability. Major product lines include fuel dispensers, tank gauges and fleet management systems.
Who Is Vontier
Vontier (NYSE: VNT) is a global industrial technology company uniting productivity, automation and multi-energy technologies to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier enables the way the world moves – delivering smart, safe and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement and innovation built upon the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by colleagues worldwide. Additional information about Vontier is available on the Company’s website at www.vontier.com.
At Vontier, we empower you to steer your career in the direction of success with a dynamic, innovative, and inclusive environment.
Our commitment to personal growth, work-life balance, and collaboration fuels a culture where your contributions drive meaningful change. We provide the roadmap for continuous learning, allowing creativity to flourish and ideas to accelerate into impactful solutions that contribute to a sustainable future.
Join our community of passionate people who work together to navigate challenges and seize opportunities. At Vontier, you are not on this journey alone-we are dedicated to equipping you with the tools and support needed to fuel your innovation, lead with impact, and thrive both personally and professionally.
Together, let’s enable the way the world moves!
"Vontier companies are equal employment employers and evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law."
