Material Planner: Inventory & Supplier Excellence

Trane Technologies; Arecibo (PR); On-site; USD 53,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K match

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Trane Technologies is seeking a procurement professional to plan and schedule material delivery from suppliers, ensure inventory targets, and avoid shortages to support plant operations. You will onboard suppliers, maintain PFEP inputs, and manage KanBan/replenishment while coordinating with production and quality teams.

The role requires 3+ years of related experience, a Bachelor's degree, and strong English/Spanish communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Engineering.
• Computer knowledge (MS Office, ERP). Oracle is a plus.
• Skilled in production and supplier scheduling.
• Knowledgeable of supplier processes and capabilities.
• Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.
• Good interpersonal skills and customer service oriented.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish
• Fully bilingual (English and Spanish)

Responsibilities

• Perform timely, cost-conscious procurement of production/inventory/MRO items.
• Receive and analyze requisitions to determine quantity, specifications and delivery requirements.
• Recommend and select suppliers to fulfill scheduled plant deliveries, from approved supplier list.
• Responsible for the on-boarding of new selected suppliers relative to material planning.
• Maintain proactive shortage identification and management - help flag root causes & corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to resolve on time quality issues with suppliers.
• Identify total cost and cash flow opportunities with suppliers.
• May lead and direct others to accomplish desired organizational objectives.
• Expedite deliveries to meet and exceed scheduled critical requirements.
• Maintain material plan at the time fence to ensure continuity of supply.
• Coordinate on time with production planners for solutions when parts cannot be delivered as promised.
• Maintain and continuously evaluate supplier performance and elevate properly to Procurement Team when issues occur.
• Resolve invoicing discrepancies with suppliers and accounting.
• Analyze material and capacity availability to provide customer promise dates for sales orders.
• Maintain item master lead time information based upon process improvements, current constraints, total current demand by product family, and priority information.
• Manage internal and SOMI/VMI material and parameters to meet schedules.
• Interface with required functional groups to resolve challenging delivery requirements.
• Communicate forecasts and replenishment plans to supplier.
• Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier and resolved in a timely manner.
• Identify and implement cost reduction/productivity projects to meet the corporate initiatives/goals. Maintain pipeline and financial records for reporting and tracking productivity.
• Manage and resolve on the NCI (Non conformance inventory). Identify root causes and provide prompt resolutions.
• Responsible to create and work problem solving tools (A3/JDI/SCAR’s/9 Steps) for process improvement and problem resolutions.
• Participates in required meetings.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.
• Maintain the work area clean and organized.
• Support lean initiatives (5s, RIE’s, SQDIP, MDI, 9 step).
• Comply and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, including EHS and ISO requirements.

Skills

Production scheduling

Supplier scheduling

MS Office

ERP

Oracle

Bilingual EN/ES

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Oracle ERP

Job description

Trane Technologies is seeking a procurement professional to plan and schedule material delivery from suppliers, ensure inventory targets, and avoid shortages to support plant operations. You will onboard suppliers, maintain PFEP inputs, and manage KanBan/replenishment while coordinating with production and quality teams.

The role requires 3+ years of related experience, a Bachelor's degree, and strong English/Spanish communication.