Material Planner

About the role

Planner / Supplier Order Management Specialist is a key member of the Order Management team and manages the critical and complex suppliers to ensure on time delivery of open purchase orders to support production demand.

What your day-to-day may look like

• Ensure continuous supply of materials and address any supply issues that may impact business operations.
• Analyze purchase requisitions for accuracy and completeness. Expedite the approval process for urgent orders.
• Review replenishment reports daily. Resolve price, delivery, or invoice issues with suppliers.
• Collaborate with various departments to address demand requirements. Lead purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning, sourcing, and engineering to solve material supply issues.
• Communicate between departments to allocate excess materials to projects.
• Ensure compliance with company guidelines, purchasing policies, and procedures.

To thrive in this role, you will have

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline (business, manufacturing, or engineering) preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of procurement or supply chain management experience in a manufacturing environment, with experience managing supply chains with sole suppliers.
• Proficient in SAP and highly proficient in MS Excel; well-versed in other MS Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Experience in an engineer-to-order manufacturing environment.

What will make you stand out

• Strong technical knowledge in procurement, inventory control, and process control.
• Results-oriented with the ability to plan and meet project deadlines, tenacious and assertive in driving solutions.
• Skilled in evaluating and monitoring supplier capacity, with proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; adept at building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy, with experience in ISO 9000 (TS16949 and AS9100 a plus).

Pay

$73,338.00 – $86,190.00