Material Planner

Robinson Inc.; De Pere (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Robinson, Inc. is seeking a Material Planner to coordinate with Scheduling, Procurement, and other departments to ensure production goals and timelines are met.

The role focuses on confirming material availability, accurate scheduling, and coordination prior to shop floor release. The ideal candidate has experience in inventory or manufacturing environments, familiarity with ERP systems (Syteline preferred), and strong math, accounting, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in inventory, supply chain, manufacturing, or related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Verify material availability to meet demand before releasing jobs to the shop floor.
• Obtain accurate scheduling information to confirm required dates.
• Adapt to changes in BOMs or engineering changes.
• Communicate schedule adjustments to procurement and operations teams as needed.
• Investigate shortage issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Highlight and escalate potential at-risk inventory concerns.
• Create jobs based on demand using the material planner workbench with scheduling and operations alignment.
• Ensure revision levels and drawings are accurate at job release.
• Collaborate across procurement, project managers, logistics, scheduling, routing, engineering, quality, finance, and operations.

Skills

Math

Accounting

Communication

Organization & Time Mgmt

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Syteline

Job description

We appreciate your interest in joining our team! At Robinson, Inc. we pride ourselves on our manufacturing solutions and ownership culture, which support the industries we serve and our local communities. Robinson is employee-owned and is driven by a dedicated team of skilled professionals that value trust, loyalty, teamwork, integrity, and accountability as the foundations of our organization. We strive to provide customer service that goes above and beyond the standard.

The Material Planner is responsible for coordinating with other departments to ensure production goals and timelines are met. This includes working closely with Scheduling, Procurement, and other departments to ensure production releases to the shop floor are planned and properly coordinated prior to release.

ROLE + RESPONSIBILITIES (includes but not limited to)

• Confirm all materials are available to meet demand (job orders, customer orders, transfer orders, etc.) before releasing jobs to the production floor.
• Obtain accurate scheduling information to confirm required dates.
• Adapt to changes in requirements due to updates in the Bill of Materials or engineering changes.
• Communicate schedule adjustments to procurement and operations teams as needed (e.g., move-in, move-out, or receipt not required).
• Investigate shortage issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Highlight and escalated potential at-risk inventory concerns.
• Utilize the material planner workbench to create jobs based on demand, collaborating with scheduling and operations to adjust job operations to align with production capacity and build requirements.
• Ensure revision levels and available drawings are accurate at the time of job release.
• Actively collaborate with procurement, project managers, logistics (shipping/receiving), scheduling, routing, engineering, quality, finance, and operations teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience: inventory, supply chain, manufacturing, or related field experience is required.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Syteline experience preferred
• Strong math, accounting, and computer skills including Microsoft Excel
• Excellent organization, time management, written, and verbal communication skills

At Robinson, we value professionalism, expertise, and a dedication to craftsmanship. We offer a dynamic work environment where employees are empowered to excel and grow within their roles. Join us in our mission to deliver exceptional metal fabrication solutions while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and employee satisfaction.

Robinson is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees

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