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Materials Coordinator (Customer Service) - 2nd Shift

Summit Polymers · Greater Kalamazoo Area · Yesterday
PurchasingFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Review and monitor all customer required communication related to Materials, Planning and Logistics procedures.
  • Ensure all customer-related shipping communication is completed daily. This includes ASN’s, container information, etc.
  • Demonstrate ability to follow customer-dictated order fulfillment procedures.
  • Create daily shipping plans based on customer release and forecast information.
  • Create customer required shipping documentation.
  • Establish daily production plans in accordance with Summit Polymers, Inc. established manufacturing protocols.
  • Perform inventory analysis and recommend inventory adjustments.
  • Maintain contact with customers and ensure timely processing of orders, shipments and changes.
  • Communicate customer blanket orders, “spot buy” orders and any other changes to customers release requirements to the appropriate departments.
  • Cook with Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering teams to ensure the customers daily release requirements are achieved.
  • Cook with all new program, new part, or program launch release activities to ensure requirements are achieved.
  • Maintain target inventory levels in accordance with Summit Polymers, Inc. corporate goals.
  • Analyze, review and determine appropriate patterns of production to ensure customers and plant expectations are achieved.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Business or related degree or (1) year experience in Materials, Planning and Logisitics in a lean manufacturing environment.
  • Possesses the ability to gather and analyze information and make decisions from a limited number of choices.
  • A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 20 on the cognitive portion).

Qualifications

This position is primarily responsible for materials planning in a manufacturing setting. Duties may include any of the following:

  • Gathering, recording, and analysis of customer requirements and forecast information.
  • Maintaining and improving customer contacts.
  • Developing and coordinating production plans in compliance with Summit Polymers, Inc. manufacturing systems and customer shipping requirements.
  • Creation and maintenance of bills of lading, and customer-required documentation based on customer daily release and forecast information.

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