Materials Planner

Full-time Management & Operations

Brief Description This role is responsible for the timely delivery of raw materials and components to support plant production activities.

Responsibilities

• Effectively communicates with 3rd parties to ensure best interests of the business are met when securing raw materials
• Interacts with trucking companies to ensure pick up requests are issued
• Maintains and supplies relevant KPI and other reporting data
• Interacts daily with Scheduler to ensure planning functions are in line with demand
• Interacts with Receiving Dept to confirm raw material deliveries
• Understands how material planning supports on time deliveries
• Monitors inventory levels to ensure minimum stock levels are maintained and ensures slow moving/obsolete inventory is addressed in a timely manner
• Understands the financial impact of excess stock levels on working capital
• Active member of annual physical inventory team

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