Materials Planner

Lear; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in manufacturing seeks a Materials Planner for their Grand Prairie plant. In this role, you will ensure timely parts delivery while managing inventory levels. This position requires strong organizational skills, a bachelor's degree, and relevant experience in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in materials or inventory control in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of computer spreadsheets and word processing.

Responsibilities

• Ensures daily material requirements are met.
• Contacts vendors daily regarding production/quality concerns.
• Maintains Bill of Materials to ensure accuracy.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

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MATERIALS PLANNER
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX – GRAND PRAIRIE PLANT

As a member of the Materials team, the Materials Planner will be responsible for ensuring purchased parts arrive in required production time frame while maintaining minimal on-hand inventory and to provide accurate data analysis and planning of customer releases.

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Ensures daily material requirements are met
• Checks customer release in system to verify accuracy and on-hand inventory versus production requirements
• Ensures vendors are shipping according to schedule with correct carriers and consolidations
• Achieve optimal inbound/outbound freight spend and manage Premium Freight
• Ensures incoming shipments are up to current release schedule requirements
• Contacts vendors daily regarding production/quality concerns as required
• Checks cycle count reports to verify on-hand inventory as required
• Highlight any hot shipments or concerns
• Verify accuracy of receivers entered into the system
• Maintains Bill of Materials to ensure accuracy
• Preserve complete compliance with all internal/external audit requirements
• Performs any other duties required in pursuance of the function of this position or as directed by the Materials Manager
• Follow all TS16949 procedures

Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in materials or inventory control in a manufacturing environment
• Understanding of computer spreadsheets and word processing
• Good communication and organizational skills

Bonus If You Have:

• Prior experience working in a Tier 1 JIT environment

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

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.