Material Coordinator

Talentify; Fulton (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

401(k) match

Benefits package

Job summary

The Timken Company is seeking an Inventory & Materials professional to provide materials, warehouse, and inventory management services to the business unit. You will ensure materials are available at the right locations, follow policies, and maintain records.

This role covers the full life cycle of materials purchased or manufactured. Responsibilities include supporting inventory transactions, physical inventories, lean initiatives, shortage reporting, and root cause analysis to improve material

Qualifications

• Interpersonal skills to support a team/collaborative environment
• Effective communication on shop floor, planning, supply management, and manufacturing engineering
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; Excel macros preferred
• SAP experience in PP, SD, MM, IM, and WM
• Project management skills
• Time management skills
• Analytical skills
• Decisive and able to adjust to changing priorities
• Strategic/critical thinking in material flow and execution

Responsibilities

• Supports operations team as an expert on inventory transactions
• Acts as a leader during the physical inventory process
• Supports Kanban lean initiatives and lean manufacturing principles
• Run critical shortage reports and expedite as required
• Support COGI and inventory accuracy activities
• Control inventory in and out of departments
• Expedite material in house
• Inter-factory shipments of major components
• Pick verification of quantity, location and completion
• Root cause analysis related to material availability at point of use
• Resolve area problem resolution related to damage, space, replenishment method/frequency adjustments
• Execute new product material plans
• Manage overflow area measurement and resolution

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Excel

SAP PP/SD/MM/IM/WM

Education

Associate Degree

Bachelor's degree

APICS CPIM Certification preferred

Tools

SAP (PP/SD/MM/IM/WM)

Job description

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Position Summary:

Provide materials, warehouse, and inventory management related services to the Business Unit. Deliver quality customer service by ensuring materials (may include both direct and indirect materials) are available at the appropriate locations as needed by operations per plan. Responsible for ensuring that all company policies and procedures are followed, and the appropriate reports, records and documents are maintained. Responsible for full life cycle management of materials purchased/manufactured by the company.

Essential Job Duties:

• Supports operations team as an expert on inventory transactions.
• Acts as a leader when supporting the physical inventory process.
• Supports lean initiatives of the Kanban process, visual shop floor controls, and lean manufacturing principles.
• Run critical shortage report and expedite as required
• Support COGI & inventory accuracy activities (including Inventory Audits)
• Control inventory in & out of departments
• Expediting material in house
• Inter-factory Shipment (Major Components)
• Pick Verification (quantity available, location, and completion)
• Root Cause Analysis, relative to material availability at point of use(MA@POU)
• Resolve Area Problem Resolution (Damage, Space, replenishment method/frequency adjustments etc.)
• New product Material Plan Execution
• Resolve/Overflow Area Management, Measurement, and Resolution

Minimum Requirements:

• Interpersonal Skills that support a team/collaborative environment
• Effective Communication Skills when dealing with team members on the shop floor, planning team, Supply management team, and potentially manufacturing engineering.
• Computer application / program skills
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) -experience in Excel Macro writing/editing preferred
  • SAP - experience in PP, SD, MM, IM, and/or WM
• Project Management Skills
• Time Management Skills Analytical Skills
• Ability to be decisive and quickly adjust to changing priorities.
• Strategic/critical thinking in material flow and execution

Education and/or Experience:

Preferred Associate Degree and/or experience in Supply Chain, Marketing, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, Industrial Technology, or Manufacturing Technology. Bachelor’s in supply chain, Marketing, Business, Engineering, Logistics, Industrial Technology, or Manufacturing Technology preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management preferred.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and complete necessary production forms. Ability to speak effectively with fellow employees and/or customers.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, schedule, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables; problem solving ability.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, use hands/arms. The employee is regularly required to talk, hear at conversational level, and smell. The employee is occasionally required to walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift/move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds. Moving/lifting greater than 50 pounds requires assistance from another employee or a lifting device/hoist. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Required Personal Protective Equipment

Employee is required to wear proper safety eyewear, hearing protection, and steel-toed shoes at all times while on the plant floor.

Hourly compensation for this role is $20.00+ per hour. This full-time position is eligible for a paid time off plan that includes 10 additional company paid holidays, 401(k) and/or Roth 401(k) with company match after one (1) month of employment plus quarterly Core Defined Contributions, and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision.

Company Information:

The Timken Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All associates and applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law. For additional information please visit our website Timken Careers http://www.timken.com/careers/.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.