Materials Planner

Lear Corporation; Farwell (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lear Corporation is seeking a Materials Planner in Farwell, Michigan. This role involves directing and controlling raw materials for production and ensuring timely material movements to avoid stoppages.

The ideal candidate should have an Associate's degree or five years of relevant experience in foam manufacturing, specifically with Polyurethane foam, and familiarity with budgeting and financial statements. The position offers an opportunity to enhance supply chain efficiency and contribute to a diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or five years' experience in maintenance in foam manufacturing.
• Background in manufacturing methods and process improvement programs.
• Quality Management System overview (e.g., ISO14001/TS16949).

Responsibilities

• Direct and control raw materials for the plant under limited supervision.
• Ensure timely submission of material requirements to suppliers.
• Monitor inventory management to avoid expedited deliveries.

Skills

Polyurethane foam processing

Budget knowledge

Process improvement

Education

Associate's degree in a related field or five years' experience

Tools

SAP

AS400

Job description

Job Description

As a member of the Materials team, the Materials Planner will be responsible for, under limited supervision, directing and controlling raw materials for the plant. The role includes supporting all activities related to raw or finished materials movement, storage, production scheduling, and inventory control.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the analysis and correct submission of requirements in time to all suppliers based on the client's requirements.
• Follow up to suppliers, shipments, issuance of documents, arrival of material and entry of the same.
• Comply with KPIs (Inventory Level, Excess and Obsolete, 0 Expedited Cost, etc.).
• Monitor capture, invoicing, and general movement tasks in the SAP system.
• Ensure the arrival of maintenance materials on time to the plant, avoiding line stoppages.
• Monitor the arrival of transports, including their occupancy, frequency, and others for the correct tracking of material.
• Inventory management of productive materials, ensuring an optimal level of inventory is maintained, avoiding expedited inventories.
• Coordination of supplier shipments ensuring optimal supply.
• Review the accruals received against shipments from suppliers at least once a month.
• Define and monitor engineering change breakpoints, and work hand in hand with the areas involved (Engineering, Sales, Quality, Manufacturing, Suppliers and Systems).
• Work together with the Cycle Counting Supervisor to ensure the reliability of physical inventories vs. system.
• Supplier performance management to enforce operational requirements such as on-time shipments, shipments, ASN's, expedited, etc.
• Monitor capture, invoicing, and general movement tasks in the SAP/AS400 system.
• Review the Plant/Logistics PFEP according to the required frequency and ensure that the requested information is corrected together with the people in charge of PFEP administration.
• Ensure there are no exceptions in collaboration with accounts payable and finance.
• Generate QNs to suppliers according to the logistical failures that may occur in the process reported by the materials team.
• Follow up of virtual operations in coordination with Finance, AP, and Customs.
• Participate in the quality and environmental system according to the scope of the position.
• Participate in Kaizen savings projects to make the supply chain more efficient and better.
• Standardize 5's in each work unit, through established programs, to guarantee a safe and healthy workplace.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in a related field or five years' experience in maintenance and supervisory experience in a foam manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Polyurethane foam processing.
• Working knowledge of budgets and financial statements.
• Background with manufacturing methods, process improvement programs and procedures required.
• Quality Management System Overview ISO14001/TS16949.
• Right-to-Know/Hazardous Communication.
• Lock Out/Tag Out Affected/Authorized as appropriate.
• TDI Hazards.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit-based employment practices and equal opportunity.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.