Materialplanerare – På plats i Grand Rapids

Trane Supply; Grand Rapids, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K match

Paid time off

Job summary

Trane Technologies in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Material Planner to manage raw material and component purchases, ensuring timely delivery to support assembly operations. You will collaborate with procurement, logistics, engineering, and quality teams to maintain optimal inventory and supplier performance.

Responsibilities include expediting orders, resolving pricing discrepancies, and supporting lean initiatives.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, logistics, or purchasing.
• Exposure to manufacturing, quality control, production planning, warehousing, or inventory control.
• Experience with major ERP platforms / manufacturing databases.
• Great written and verbal communication skills - you'll be sending lots of emails to suppliers!

Responsibilities

• Plan purchased raw material and components by category and supplier to maintain optimal inventory levels to support production requirements and inventory turn goals.
• Active partnership with procurement, supplier representatives, logistics, scheduling, engineering, quality, finance and assembly operations.
• Fulfill orders by expediting, deferring, or canceling delivery of goods, and oversees supplier compliance.
• Resolve problems related to purchases, pricing discrepancies, and receipt-to-invoice reconciliation.
• Support inventory management, data accuracy and operational effectiveness.
• Engage in product life-cycle initiatives associated with design modifications, value-engineering and supplier sourcing changes.
• Participate in lean problem-solving projects and events to create sustainable standard work.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Demand planning

Logistics

Purchasing

ERP systems

Communication skills

Tools

ERP platforms

Job description

Trane Technologies in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Material Planner to manage raw material and component purchases, ensuring timely delivery to support assembly operations. You will collaborate with procurement, logistics, engineering, and quality teams to maintain optimal inventory and supplier performance.

Responsibilities include expediting orders, resolving pricing discrepancies, and supporting lean initiatives.