Material Planner Temp

Alstom; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global transportation company located in Mississauga is seeking a full-time Material Planner for a 15-month maternity leave coverage. The role involves administering Materials Requirements, managing production orders, and optimizing inventory levels. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 4 years of experience, and strong planning skills, including proficiency in SAP. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative team and contribute to innovative projects.

Benefits

Benefit from our investment in your development

Collaborate with transverse teams

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience required.
• Experience in an office environment.

Responsibilities

• Administer Materials Requirements planning to optimize inventory levels.
• Create and manage production orders for kit production.
• Monitor inventory levels to keep them within budget.
• Run weekly KPI and inventory reports.

Skills

Strong Planning and MRP skills

Strong Computer Skills including MS office

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time on-site Material Planner in Mississauga, ON we’re looking for? (15-month Maternity Leave coverage)

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your meticulous and strategic planning expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated, collaborative, and proactive teammates. The objective of the Material Planner is to administer Materials Requirements,planning to optimize inventory levels (Maximize Free Cash Flow) while improving customer OTD. The primary position activities include Material planning for kit production activities, create and manage production orders, coordination of Material Supply Agreements and master planning of purchased parts. The Material Planner will suggest ways to adjust inventory to balance supply and demand and maximize revenue.

• Monitor inventory and planning system to manage sales orders, purchase orders, sales/subcontract/production kits and long term contracts reporting to management via production schedule and inventory reports. Maintain the material master and inventory planning data (such as minimum, maximum, and reorder point of materials, stock replenishment) for specific storage locations, ensuring accuracy of MRP data and generating inventory and exception reporting.
• Create and manage production orders for kit production. Plan and schedule components to ensure materials are available for kit production and delivery. Maintain all masterdata (eg BOM, routing, etc) that is required for kit production.
• Monitor inventory levels in order to keep inventory within budget.
• Run weekly KPI and inventory reports as well as special reports as required

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Fianance, Accounting, Engineering or other related field.
• 4 years of experience required
• Strong Planning and MRP skills
• Office environment
• Strong Computer Skills including MS office
• SAP required
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills essential

Things you’ll enjoy

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Work with cutting-edge material planning systems and methodologies to optimize inventory levels and improve customer On-Time Delivery (OTD)
• Progress towards achieving a balance between supply and demand, maximizing Free Cash Flow and revenue
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

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