Materials Planner (Procurement) - Urgently Needed

Are you a Material Planner that is looking to join one of the top companies within transportation industry?

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Acara Solutions is seeking highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our customer in West Mifflin, PA.

In this role you will be a key contributor to multimillion- dollar projects. Your success will be determined by your ability to deliver results in a challenging supply chain environment. To do this, you will need to bring a well-developed skillset of organization, analytical skills, as well as exceptional communication skills. As a Materials Planner, you will be collaborating with suppliers on numerous innovative projects. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing purchase requisitions for material planning documents creation with internal suppliers
• Owning the follow up with Procurement at the purchase requisition level maturity for launching material planning documents with external suppliers.
• Ensuring and updating the accuracy of material planning master data
• Creating the material planning documents & respective source list and quota management.
• Communicating the material planning documents to suppliers and follow suppliers' confirmation.
• Analyzing suppliers' confirmations vs. Alstom needs and evaluate the risk/impact anticipation on production/projects.
• Identifying priorities associated with risk/impact anticipation and set up recovery actions.
• Organizing and maintaining regular reviews with suppliers in order to check the status of deliveries and their delivery performances.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Here's what you will receive: Pay rate: $28.85 - $31.25 per hour DOE.

Shift: Flexible shifts

Required Skills / Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a related field is required
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

• 2+ years' experience in Procurement and Supply Chain
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Temporary

Pay: From $31.25 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Procurement and Supply Chain: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person