Material Planner - Inventory & Production Readiness

wabashcareers; Jonestown (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation

Paid Holidays

Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision

401k with match

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Job summary

Wabash is seeking a Material Planner to manage daily production picks, review BOMs for material availability, and convert planned orders for production. The role involves coordinating with purchasing, production, and planners to resolve inventory issues and ensure material flow on the shop floor.

You'll work with AS400-based systems, monitor inventories, and participate in continuous improvement of material handling processes. Training is provided. Overtime and adverse weather may be required.

Qualifications

• Basic reading, writing, math, & verbal skills.
• Must have both written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to learn and run required computer applications.
• Posess required math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Responsibilities

• Create, enter, and manage daily production picks.
• Review BOMs to ensure material availability for production.
• Pull the schedule and run the PIK’s based off the schedule utilizing PLR 100 in AS400
• Send daily critical parts reports to purchasing.
• Enter any MSR and/or CCR for product issues on your line/lines.
• Identify and report issues with the TRS Reporting structure
• Assist with entering non-conforming tags, scrap tags, and RTW
• Verify inventory levels and ensure accuracy across warehouse and production locations.
• Investigate and resolve negative inventory issues.
• Perform daily soft counts and correct inventory discrepancies.
• Walk production lines to identify excess materials and assist with inventory corrections and material returns.
• Convert released planned orders for production.
• Monitor fab planner by closing, deleting, or releasing planned orders
• Address material shortages by coordinating with production, purchasing, planners, and other appropriate departments.
• Coordinate regularly with production coordinators, supervisors, planners, and purchasing teams.
• Maintain knowledge of warehouse functions within AS400.
• Understand controlled storage and outside storage locations.
• Demonstrate strong troubleshooting skills.

Skills

Basic math skills

Written and verbal communication

Problem-solving skills

Ability to learn computer applications

People skills

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

AS400 Program

Job description

Wabash is seeking a Material Planner to manage daily production picks, review BOMs for material availability, and convert planned orders for production. The role involves coordinating with purchasing, production, and planners to resolve inventory issues and ensure material flow on the shop floor.

You'll work with AS400-based systems, monitor inventories, and participate in continuous improvement of material handling processes. Training is provided. Overtime and adverse weather may be required.