Materials Planner

Panelmatic Inc.; Georgia; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO and Holidays

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Panelmatic, Inc. is seeking a Material Planner to ensure stocking levels meet production schedules and customer orders on time. You will coordinate with Sales, Finance, Supply, Engineering, Planning, and Operations to optimize materials and processes.

The role requires 1–3 years in manufacturing planning, strong Excel, and ERP/MRP experience. The position offers growth in a family-friendly environment with competitive wages and benefits.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Knowledge of supply planning, production planning, and scheduling.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities.
• Ability to pass physical, drug, driving, and background checks.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs or more; sit/stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Ensure material availability to meet daily production demands.
• Analyze daily material status and report shortages in daily calls.
• Coordinate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply, Engineering, Planning, and Operations.
• Participate in daily production meetings.
• Mitigate material shortages through escalation.
• Perform unplanned component demand verification and updates.
• Manage material requirement changes and dispositions.
• Ensure BOM alignment and substitutions are properly handled.
• Perform monthly ROP sizing.
• Collaborate with buyers to ensure materials are available before work orders move to production.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, engineering, or business management

CPIM Certification

Tools

Syteline ERP

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

About Us:

Panelmatic, Inc. was founded in 1957 in Youngstown, OH to serve manufacturing industries with the design and building of custom electrical, instrument, and pneumatic control panels. Our business has sufficiently grown over the years to support expansion for our clients. We have produced control packages for many of America's top corporations in the chemical, environmental, food, pulp and paper, rubber, petroleum, pharmaceutical, glass, metals, and utilities industries. We also deliver equipment for use worldwide. Our rigorous methodology assures compliance with domestic and international standards. We can meet the needs of our diverse clientele from start to finish through sales, design, fabrication, testing, and delivery.

Since 1957, we have been known for our high-quality, custom-built control packages, our comprehensive service, and our technological and manufacturing expertise. This expertise assures you of our ability to handle the largest and most complex packages quickly and efficiently.

Job Summary:

The Material Planner is responsible for ensuring system parameters are set up appropriately to maintain our stocking positions and inventory goals while ensuring we meet our production schedules and deliver our customer orders on time.

This role coordinates with various departments including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply, Engineering, Planning, and Operations.

Job Duties:

• Ensure material availability in meeting daily production demands to achieve goals and metrics.
• Analyze daily material status and present shortages to customers in daily conference calls.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure order planning and fulfillment.
• Participates in daily production meetings
• Mitigate material shortages through internal and external escalation.
• Perform unplanned component demand verification and upload.
• Manage material requirement changes and dispositions
• Ensures correct material is being used, matching the BOM. If there is a substitution, ensure all substitution or dispositioning activity is done timely and accurately to ensure property inventory accounting
• Perform ROP (re-order point) sizing activities monthly.
• Works with buyers and production planners to ensure all materials are available and located prior to work orders being moved to production

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience in planning in a manufacturing environment
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel Skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of supply planning, production planning, and scheduling
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Ability to use ERP/MRP systems
• Ability to pass physical, drug, driving, and background check required
• Ability to physically push, pull, and lift 50lbs or more required
• Ability to stoop and bend required
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for four-plus hours at a time required
• Alignment with company core values required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, engineering, or business management strongly preferred
• Knowledge of Power BI and Tableau
• Experience with Syteline ERP
• CPIM Certification

• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, term life, AD&D, STD, LTD

• 100% medical premium paid for by Panelmatic for the employee-only level medical coverage
• 80% paid for by Panelmatic and 20% paid for by the employee on all other level medical coverage (i.e. employee plus child, employee plus spouse, family)
• 401(k) contributions matched 100% up to 4%
• Scholarships, educational reimbursement, paid volunteerism, and paid personal and professional development provided
• PTO and paid holidays provided
• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive wages
• Family-friendly environment with average employee tenure above five years