PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Investigates, informs, and defines needed action to resolve component supply issues.
• Ensures optimal inventory levels and safety stock are maintained.
• Reviews daily reports to identify critical supply issues.
• Communicates daily with vendors, customers, and internal departments to resolve material issues.
• Creates and reviews supplier schedules and communications.
• Oversees warehouse layout and product flow to ensure most efficient practices.
• Works with Quality Department and suppliers to return defective material.
• Maintains accurate inventory control and records including receipts, issues, scrap, and shipments.
• Collaborates with internal departments to resolve any material issues.
• Identifies continuous improvement opportunities and implements quick win strategies as part of the GEP Management Operating System (MOS).
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2 years of material planning or equivalent experience required.
• Logistics planning a plus.
• Must be proficient in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems. SAP experience preferred.
• Must have the ability to work with and support a team.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have effective interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to analyze a problem and recommend solutions.

PHYSICAL EFFORT

• Sight: must be able to regularly read computer screen, reports, and various documents with detail and clarity to accomplish work tasks in a safe and efficient manner, including regular use of adequate close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Hearing: must be able to regularly hear well enough to communicate.
• Hand-Eye Coordination: must be able to regularly coordinate one’s eyes with one’s fingers, wrists, or arms to move, carry, or manipulate objects or to perform other job-related tasks.
• Manual Dexterity: must be able to regularly make quick, accurate, skillful, and coordinated movement with hands and arms to grasp, place, move, or use objects such as phone, computer, and other office equipment, tools, or controls.
• Agility: must be able to regularly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, or legs to perform job tasks, including the ability to move throughout all areas of the facility, Company’s property surrounding facility, or additional work areas.
• Climbing / Kneeling: must be able to occasionally climb, kneel, bend over, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, with balance.
• Lifting: must be able to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds with or without assistance.
• Physical Strength: must be able to occasionally lift, push, pull, or carry objects using hands, arms, back, abdominal muscles, shoulders, legs, or a combination of these muscle groups.
• Stamina: must be able to occasionally exert oneself physically over long periods of time, including performing repetitive or strenuous tasks as well as standing and sitting for long periods.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Physical Location: This position operates between an office and manufacturing plant environment and is often assigned to a specific shift or hours. The Employee must be able to perform job functions in an environment with varying difficult work conditions such as extreme cold, heat, inclement weather, at heights, and/or while exposed to constant/intermittent loud noises.
• Teamwork: This position will work with others to ensure efficiency in the workplace.
• Listening Skills: This position will need to understand how to use machinery properly and safely to prevent accidents and ensure all tasks are completed accurately.
• Ability to follow instructions: Managers assign tasks and responsibilities, which vary; this position should be able to follow instructions competently.
• Methodical approach: Production lines follow a set process, so this position needs a methodical approach to ensure all tasks are completed in the correct order for a smooth-running production line.
• Concentration: This position may perform the same or similar tasks repeatedly, so a strong level of concentration when carrying out these tasks is important for quality control purposes. This role is often fast paced, so being able to maintain focus at all times is important.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Minimal travel may be required.