Material Planner

Career Opportunities: Material Planner (23817)

Requisition ID 23817 - Posted - 4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc - BSI IB NA Sales Group - Carrollton, TX (1612 Hutton Drive) - Supply Chain - Posting Country (1) - Yes - Entry level - No Travel Required

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Overview of Position:

The Material Planner utilizes various planning tools, mainly MRP and Supply & Demand reports, to effectively plan raw materials and work orders required for production. This may also require the scheduling of production in some areas of the factory. The planner is expected to be familiar with electrical components, keep total inventory levels at reasonable levels and be able to research and resolve inventory discrepancies that impact the commodities they are planning.

Description of Duties/Responsibilities/Requirements:

The Material Planner reviews MRP messages for the assigned commodities and creates requisitions for the buyers. Depending on the area being planned, the planner may also need to schedule new work orders, print work orders and distribute a production schedule. A secondary responsibility is utilizing various Lean techniques to increase efficiencies and reduce waste in the area. The planner should be very knowledgeable of the parts being planned and thus is responsible to research and correct any inventory discrepancies between the JDE on-hand value and the actual on-hand amount. This position reports directly to the Materials Manger. Strong analytical skills are required for this position.

• • Reviewing of MRP messages, the answering of which creates requisitions for the buyers.

• Scheduling of production area (if required).

• Creation and printing of work orders for areas being planned.

• Maintain inventory levels within predefined dollar targets.

• Using Lean manufacturing skills to eliminate waste.

• Researching root causes and execution of inventory adjustments to correct inventory discrepancies

Supervisory/Leadership Requirements: Directly supervises/manages/coordinates the activities of subordinate(s)’ day to day activates /transactions.

• Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires education generally equivalent to an associate’s degree in business administration. It is desirable for the employee to possess a bachelor’s degree.

• Requires one to three years’ experience.

• Requires ability to understand MRP methodology.

• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Requires the ability to function as a team member and contribute to group goals.

• Requires the ability to use a variety of office equipment such as PC, email, JDE, spreadsheet and word processing software, calculator, telephone, facsimile machine, photocopier, and a computer printer.

• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The phrases “occasionally,” “regularly,” and “frequently” correspond to the following definitions: “occasionally” means up to 1/3 of working time, “regularly” means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and “frequently” means 2/3 and more of working time.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls and talk and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and/or stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds while performing duties such as moving files or records. Specific vision requirements of this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must occasionally wear hardhat and safety glasses while working in manufacturing areas.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate, but may be loud when working in manufacturing areas.

Leadership Standards:

All 4Front business units are committed to the effective use of the 4Front Leadership Standards. It is important that all employees understand and utilize these Leadership Standards when performing the duties of his/her position.

Quality:

Quality encompasses all aspects of 4Front’s business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system. All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and, through designated channels, initiate and recommend solutions.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

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