Materials Planner

Benteler Automotive Corporation; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Benteler Automotive Corporation in Spartanburg is seeking a Material Planner to ensure coordination and release of components to meet production schedules and customer requirements. You will develop procedures and support systems to optimize inventory levels, track shipments, and manage packaging and freight while collaborating with international suppliers.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, 3+ years in Materials/Logistics, and knowledge of SAP, MRP, and Lean Manufacturing;

Qualifications

• Material planning activities to support production demand and satisfy customer requirements; international supplier involvement ~25% of sales.
• Maintain inventory levels and integrity per department goals; excessInventory affects floor space and working capital; shortages can cause expedited transport costs.
• Ensure designated storage location using FIFO for all material.
• Provide internal and external customer support, especially with overseas customers.
• Adhere to all quality systems standards.
• Support continuous improvement activities to improve profitability.
• Adhere to safety and housekeeping principles.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate material planning to meet production schedules and customer requirements.
• Maintain inventory levels and integrity per department goals.
• Use FIFO principles for storage and ensure accuracy of locations.
• Provide internal and external customer support, especially for overseas customers.
• Comply with quality systems and participate in improvements.

Skills

Materials/Logistics experience

International material planning

Education

High school diploma or some college

Tools

SAP

MRP

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

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Division: BENTELER Automotive
Functional Area: Logistics
Career Level: Professional
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time
Weekly Working Hours: 40,00
Required Languages: English
Requisition ID: 47270

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

The Material Planner is responsible for ensuring coordination and release of components required to meet production schedules and customer requirements. Also responsible for developing procedures and supporting systems to optimize inventory levels, tracking containers, meeting all packaging needs and optimizing freight.

• Material planning activities required to support production demand and satisfy customer requirements. This includes decision making/managing material based from primarily international suppliers that is valued at approximately 25% of sales volume.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels and integrity in accordance with department goals and objectives. Understanding/maintaining levels are critical as too much inventory affects floor space and working capital while shortages can cause transport expedite dollars up to production outages.
• Responsible for ensuring designated storage location using FIFO principles for all material.
• Provide customer support both internally and externally when dealing with a majority of customers based overseas.
• Perform to all quality systems standards.
• Support and drive continuous improvement activities to positively affect the profitability of the Company.
• Adhere to safety and housekeeping principles.

• High school diploma required and some college preferred (Two years formal education or related experience)

• Minimum of three years Materials/Logistics experience
• Knowledge of SAP, MRP and Lean Manufacturing required
• International material planning experience preferred

Your contact

Susan R Adams

BENTELER Human Resources

Phone: [phone]

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