Material Planner: Inventory & Supplier Optimizer

The Shyft Group, Inc.; Novi (MI); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health & Wellness benefits

401(k) with match

Educational Reimbursement

Résumé du poste

The Aebi Schmidt Group is hiring a Material Planner for our Bristol, IN site. You will oversee procurement of production parts, monitor schedules, and manage supplier performance to ensure on-time delivery and optimal inventory levels.

You will analyze MRP data, release and adjust purchases, and coordinate with engineering and production to meet customer expectations while minimizing excess inventory. Strong planning, communication, and cross-functional teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or Business required (or willing to obtain with equivalent work experience).
• Minimum of 3 years material planning experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience in building and leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong and consistent attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with the ability to stay on task.
• Versatile, flexible, and willingness to work within changing priorities.
• Creative and innovative team player.
• Intermediate computer skills are required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Proven knowledge (or ability to quickly learn) of company's products and components.
• Sound judgment with the ability to make timely decisions.

Responsabilités

• Manage assigned parts and their respective suppliers, including all problem resolutions.
• Develop suppliers to ensure improved delivery performance and inventory control.
• Coordinate engineering changes and build schedules with suppliers and production to meet customer expectations while minimizing surplus exposure.
• Analyze MRP daily and weekly to produce supplier releases.
• Launch, schedule, defer, expedite, and cancel purchase orders to maintain inventory levels while supporting production material requirements.
• Monitor and update supplier lead-times for system accuracy.
• Verify suppliers receive weekly reports and understand expectations including part quantities and required delivery timing.
• Proactively confirm delivery/schedules against purchase orders and act if necessary.
• Monitors shortage reports and collect firm tracking and expected delivery timing.
• Obtain realistic delivery dates on shortages, follow-up as appropriate.
• Validate and perform root cause analysis for missed deliveries.
• Assist with processing material requisitions from internal personnel for part(s), repair of part(s), equipment, or special engineering projects.
• Proactively identify parts shortages and implement appropriate actions internally and externally to mitigate the risk of potentially disrupting production.
• Work with Purchasing, Operations, Finance, and the vendor(s) to determine and implement appropriate inventory levels, minimum order requirements, economic order quantities, delivery offsets, and supplier lead times.
• Assist in supporting packaging projects and implementing returnable packaging programs.
• Help monitor and manage freight/logistics costs.
• Assist in all activities pertaining to inventory accuracy and inventory reduction including VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) Kanban cards or Min/Max systems, where applicable.
• Follow established procedures; initiate and implement improvements.
• Other tasks as assigned

Connaissances

Material planning

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Adaptable

Team player

MS Office

Multitasking

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Public speaking

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or Business

Outils

Microsoft Office Suite

Description du poste

The Aebi Schmidt Group is hiring a Material Planner for our Bristol, IN site. You will oversee procurement of production parts, monitor schedules, and manage supplier performance to ensure on-time delivery and optimal inventory levels.

You will analyze MRP data, release and adjust purchases, and coordinate with engineering and production to meet customer expectations while minimizing excess inventory. Strong planning, communication, and cross-functional teamwork are essential.