Material Planner

generalfasteners; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10 paid holidays

PTO (paid time off)

401(k) option

FSAs

Life insurance

Casual environment

Team-oriented culture

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

General Fasteners Company is seeking a full-time Material Planner to manage day-to-day material planning for customer accounts and coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure on-time delivery. The role emphasizes maintaining optimal inventory levels, accurate reporting, and close collaboration with Customer Service and Program Management to prevent stockouts.

The position offers competitive wages and comprehensive benefits, including PTO, holidays, health coverage, and a 401(k)

Qualifications

• 3+ years of related experience in material planning
• Bachelor’s degree (or pursuit) in business-related field, preferably concentrating in Supply Chain or Purchasing

Responsibilities

• Process and analyze inventory management reporting tools weekly
• Issue purchase orders to the supply base manually
• Manage the open order report with accurate system updates
• Coordinate with Customer Service and Program Managers on inventory issues
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality to resolve non-conforming material
• Ensure material availability to support customer requirements

Skills

Inventory turns understanding

MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot)

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Communication

Customer focus

Adaptability

Planning

Team orientation

Decision making

Emotional resilience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field (Supply Chain or Purchasing)

Job description

General Fasteners Company is looking to hire a full-time Material Planner. Would you like to join a stable and growing company where there is potential for career growth? If so, please read on!

This Material Planner position earns a competitive starting wage and we also offer great benefits and perks, such as 10 paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), a 401(k) option, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), life insurance, a down-to-earth casual environment, and a positive team-oriented culture. Our full-time employees also have access to medical, dental, vision, and other insurance options.

SUMMARY

A Material Planner is responsible for the day-to-day planning of material and products utilized by customers for assigned accounts. This includes regularly interacting with suppliers, managing inventory levels, and coordinating with the Commodity Managers who are focused on the strategic purchasing for the company. A Material Planner also works closely with the Customer Service and Program Management teams to manage the flow of inventory and to ensure products are available to ship to assigned customer accounts in a timely manner. This role provides employees with an opportunity to develop their skills in an industry & company with unique characteristics (e.g. vendor managed inventory). Employees in this role will interact with multiple areas and levels of the business in varying capacities. This is not a supervisory role, but top performers in this position may be eligible for growth opportunities within the Supply Chain team and beyond.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Process and work inventory management reporting tools including, but not limited to: Process Purchase Order Reports, Open Purchase Order Reports, and Quarantine Reports on a weekly basis
• Responsible for issuing purchase orders to the supply base manually
• Effective management of the open order report, ensuring system updates with accurate information for all orders
• Manage elevated expedite orders and coordinate with the appropriate personnel to ensure minimal supply chain interruption
• Coordinate with Customer Service Representatives and Program Managers on inventory issues for assigned accounts such as excess and obsolete material, fluctuation in forecast, customer obligations or issues, inventory turns, days on hand, exceptions, etc.
• Review new part number set ups for accuracy related to planning
• Responsible for management of replenishment methods related to part number set ups
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality team internally to work through non-conforming material concerns to ensure minimal impact to the customer
• Communicate and coordinate with Quality Assurance and Operations to ensure material is available to support customer requirements
• Active participation with the supply base to develop relationships and involvement in the Supplier Quarterly Business Reviews

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES

• Demonstrated understanding of inventory turns, including how they are calculated, and the importance of increased inventory turns 2
• Proficient with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel & Word, including ability to do VLOOKUP’s and pivot tables in Excel
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and completeness while meeting deadlines
• Self-directed and possesses a high level of productivity and personal organization
• Excellent communication skills including verbal, written and interpersonal
• Customer-centric attitude and a desire to grow with & contribute to a customer focused organization
• Adapts to changing work environments, work priorities, and organizational needs
• Plans and organizes tasks & work responsibilities to achieve goals and objectives
• Interacts with people effectively. Able and willing to share & receive information while maintaining positive working relationships.
• Uses sound judgment to make good decisions based on information gathered and analyzed
• Displays emotional resilience and the ability to withstand pressure on an on-going basis

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of related experience in a material planning role
• Bachelor’s degree (or pursuit of) in business-related field, preferably concentrating in Supply Chain or Purchasing

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to type, file and/or lift up to 20 lbs. The employee is frequently required to hear and speak. The employee is required to sit, stand, move about, and use hands and arms to reach, handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

ABOUT GENERAL FASTENERS COMPANY

Founded in 1952, General Fasteners Company is a full-service distributor of Fasteners and Assembly Components. We excel at providing great products, superior customer service, customized Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs, product testing, and engineering solutions for our valued customers. Our company culture plays a large part in our success. With 11 locations in North America, General Fasteners Company continues to provide these services to numerous companies throughout North America.

General Fasteners Company continues to find new and innovative ways to service our customers as we carry on the traditional values on which our company was founded. After 70 years, we continue to be a privately held Michigan corporation dedicated to helping our customers reach their strategic goals through inventory solutions.

We believe that happy, talented employees add value to our company. We do our best to hire friendly, down-to-earth people who make good team members. We also promote a healthy work-life balance and personal development.