Assistant – Material Analyst

Employee Magnets; Grapevine (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Employee Magnets is seeking a Material Planner Assistant to create and track manufacturer orders, prioritize backorders with the warehouse team, and resolve invoice discrepancies before payment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in business administration or supply chain and at least two years of related manufacturing experience, with strong data analysis and ERP/forecasting skills. This is an on-site position coordinating with Purchasing and Production Control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or supply chain management is required.
• Minimum of two years of related experience in manufacturing operations, SIOP, sourcing and material management.

Responsibilities

• Create manufacturer orders and transfer tickets for each manufacturing operation needed to produce the product.
• Meet with Production Control to determine the sequencing/priority of manufacturing operations.
• Review and validate invoices from vendors before bringing them to Finance.
• Work with Buying to resolve discrepancies on PO/SO/Invoices.

Skills

Data analysis

Relationship building

Independent work

Delivery & materials management

End-to-end supply chain

Cross-functional teamwork

ERP systems

Forecasting software

MS Office (Excel)

MS Word

MS Access

PowerPoint

Prioritization

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain

2+ years related experience in manufacturing operations, SIOP, sourcing and material management

Tools

ERP systems

Forecasting tools

Job description

Summary

Material Planner Assistant responsibilities include creating and tracking manufacturer orders based on material planner/analysts requests. Position works with warehouse team to prioritize and complete the escalated customer backorders. Responsibilities include reviewing and resolve invoice discrepancies before payment is scheduled.

Education and/or Experience

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in business administration or supply chain management.
• Minimum of two years of related experience needed in manufacturing operations, SIOP, sourcing and material management.

Essential Skills

• Needs ability to work with and analyze large amounts of data.
• Needs ability to establish positive working relationships with internal customers.
• Willing to take direction and work independently.
• Must have clear success in the delivery, supply, and materials management solutions with demonstrated results.
• Requires end-to-end supply chain knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment
• Demonstrated use of ERP and forecasting systems.
• Demonstrated self-motivational skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint).
• Job requires the ability to clearly organize and categorize work priorities to complete work.
• Critical analysis and complex problem-solving skills are needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Create manufacturer orders and transfer tickets for each manufacturing operation needed to produce the product.
• Meet with Production Control to determine the proper sequencing/priority of manufacturing operations.
• Review and validate invoices from vendors before bringing them to Finance department.
• Work with Buying team to resolve discrepancies on PO/SO/Invoices.