Materials Planner

BENTELER Group; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Dental

Educational Assistance

Flexible Work Schedules

Health Savings Accounts

Holidays

Life & Disability

Medical

Training

Vacation

Vision

Wealth Management Support

Job summary

BENTELER Group is seeking a Material Planner in Spartanburg to coordinate materials for production, optimize inventory, and support international supply chains. You will manage material flow, ensure FIFO storage, and uphold quality standards while collaborating with global suppliers and internal teams.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, safety, and efficient logistics in a permanent/full-time capacity. A strong foundation in SAP/MRP and Lean practices is preferred.

Qualifications

• Material planning supports production demand and satisfies customer requirements.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels and integrity to optimize working capital and floor space.
• Use FIFO principles for all material storage locations.
• Coordinate with overseas customers and suppliers to ensure timely delivery.
• Adhere to quality systems standards and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Material planning activities to support production demand and customer requirements.
• Maintain inventory levels and integrity per department goals.
• Ensure designated storage locations using FIFO principles.
• Provide customer support internally and externally with overseas stakeholders.
• Support safety and housekeeping principles.

Skills

Material planning

Inventory management

International logistics coordination

Education

High school diploma; some college preferred

Tools

SAP

MRP

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

Division: BENTELER Automotive

Functional Area: Logistics

Career Level: Professional

Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time

Weekly Working Hours: 40,00

Required Languages: English

Requisition ID: 47101

Benefits: United States : 401(k) Match || United States : Dental || United States : Development || United States : Educational Assistance || United States : Flexible Work Schedules || United States : Health Savings Accounts || United States : Holidays || United States : Life & Disability || United States : Medical || United States : Training || United States : Vacation || United States : Vision || United States : Wealth Management Support

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

The Material Planner is responsible for ensuring coordination and release of components required to meet production schedules and customer requirements. Also responsible for developing procedures and supporting systems to optimize inventory levels, tracking containers, meeting all packaging needs and optimizing freight.

• Material planning activities required to support production demand and satisfy customer requirements. This includes decision making/managing material based from primarily international suppliers that is valued at approximately 25% of sales volume.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels and integrity in accordance with department goals and objectives. Understanding/maintaining levels are critical as too much inventory affects floor space and working capital while shortages can cause transport expedite dollars up to production outages.
• Responsible for ensuring designated storage location using FIFO principles for all material.
• Provide customer support both internally and externally when dealing with a majority of customers based overseas.
• Perform to all quality systems standards.
• Support and drive continuous improvement activities to positively affect the profitability of the Company.
• Adhere to safety and housekeeping principles.
• High school diploma required and some college preferred (Two years formal education or related experience)
• Minimum of three years Materials/Logistics experience
• Knowledge of SAP, MRP and Lean Manufacturing required
• International material planning experience preferred

Your contact

Susan R Adams

BENTELER Human Resources

Phone: [phone]

Your new employer

The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with around 23,000 colleagues in nearly 26 countries.

The same is true in our BENTELER Automotive division. This is where intelligent solutions for the automotive world are born—and where we, as a partner, provide answers on central topics like safety, the environment, and efficiency to nearly every major automotive manufacturer. Whether it's the body, the chassis, or the engine, we’re constantly setting new standards with the products, materials, and technologies we develop and produce. Inventiveness that makes sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!