Material Planner

Transpa; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

Holiday Pay

Job summary

TransPak, a long-established packaging solutions provider founded in Silicon Valley, invites a Material Planner to join our Newark, CA operation. You’ll collaborate with customer service, sales, purchasing, production and inventory control to maintain an efficient flow of materials and maximize throughput.

You’ll plan and schedule material flow, monitor requirements, and coordinate with suppliers to prevent shortages and delays while supporting on-time delivery and compliance with material

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent from a two-year college.
• ERP experience, specifically Sage.
• Scheduling and planning certification.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive material flow to meet contracts and delivery dates.
• Use forecasts, lead times, and orders to optimize workflows and minimize overtime.
• Plan and schedule material flow for each operation with established sequences and lead times.
• Monitor material requirements and coordinate with inventory and procurement.
• Communicate with production daily to prioritize shipments and manage stock.
• Coordinate with purchasing and inbound receiving on shortages or delays.
• Prepare production reports and analyze capacity and processes.

Skills

ERP systems (Sage)

Scheduling & planning

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Outlook proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Associate degree (two-year)

Tools

Sage ERP

MRP systems

Job description

Who We Are

Originally founded in Silicon Valley in 1952, we are humbled by the long-term relationships with our customers, earned through the packaging solutions we offer, including design, engineering, testing, manufacturing, and fulfillment of custom and stock packaging

Your Role

Material Planner

Work Schedule

Monday to Friday

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay

As a Material Planner with us, you’ll work closely with customer service, sales, purchasing production and inventory control as you take on responsibility for maintaining an efficient flow of materials to maximize efficiency, eliminate hindrances (labor and material shortages plus backlogs) and assume compliance with materials requirements

What You’ll Be Doing

Planning and Scheduling

• Drives effective material flow to meet customer contracts and delivery dates
• Using sales forecasts, lead times, and customer orders drives efficient manufacturing workflows that minimize overtime and maximize output
• Plans and schedules material flow for each operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times
• Monitor’s material requirements and availability coordinating with inventory and procurement

Communication and Coordination

• Communicate with the production team daily to prioritize changing critical shipments, special projects and safety stock
• Communicate with customer service team and sales personnel about critical orders, special projects and daily orders for customers
• Coordinates with design engineers on part number setup and First Article Inspection requirements for new customers or new products
• Communicate with purchasing team and inventory control manager to resolve shortages or delays in production due to materials
• Coordinate with purchasing and inbound receiving team to receive and distribute materials for the production team
• Resolves job problems reported by the production team and executes short term and long-term solutions

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Works within ERP system, utilizing MRP, to schedule firm work orders
• Analyzes data and reports to create efficient scheduling
• Develop metrics and reporting to measure output and performance of the production team
• Monitors and tracks order and maintain manufacturing workflow to deliver on-time. Prepares production reports
• Analyzes production specifications and production capacity data and performs calculations to determine manufacturing processes and tools
• Confers with Production Supervisor to determine status of assigned projects or production runs

What We’d Like to See from You

Highly Desired

• Associates Degree from two-year college
• ERP experience, specifically Sage
• Scheduling / Planning certification
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Possesses strong analytical thinking
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills

Preferred

• Well organized, self-motivated, and detail-oriented
• Demonstrated planning and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Interested but Concerned You’re Not Qualified?

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