Materials Planner

Morgan Olson LLC; Sturgis (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k)

Company paid life insurance

10 company paid holidays

Vacation and personal time

Job summary

Morgan Olson LLC, the leading walk-in van body manufacturer in North America, is seeking a Materials Planner to proactively plan production and nonproduction materials to ensure on-time delivery of finished products to customers.

The role also requires communicating shortages to production teams, managing POs (including kanban and min/max processes), expediting with suppliers, and supporting continuous improvement and safety policies across Morgan Olson’s PPS team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus in supply chain, economics, or finance, or 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with JDE ERP system.
• APICS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Proactively place purchase orders in accordance with supply and demand requirements as provided in the MRP/ERP system (JDE).
• Manage all purchase order needs up to resolving issues with suppliers and payments.
• Lead planning parameter changes to item records for effective materials planning.
• Place and manage discrete, blanket, kanban, and min/max purchase orders.
• Maintain supply through expediting and escalation to suppliers and Materials Manager.
• Provide direct timely communication to internal teams via phone, email or text; maintain status reports.
• Check and create SI’s for internal services products.
• Keep pricing records current.
• Support and participate in Morgan Olson PPS team efforts.
• Adhere to Quality policy and Safety practices; perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus in Supply Chain, Economics, or Finance

APICS certification

Tools

JDE system

Job description

MORGAN OLSON LLC

Morgan Olson is the leading walk-in van body manufacturer in North America producing over 7,500 vehicles annually. Morgan Olson’s portfolio of customers serves a multitude of industries and delivery applications. The primary industry served by these iconic Morgan Olson Walk-in vans is parcel package pick up & delivery because most everything ordered on-line is delivered by a Morgan Olson Walk-In Stepvan. Other key industries served include Textile Rental and Laundry services, baking and snack foods, newspaper delivery, service & utility vehicles, and the ever-growing mobile cuisine food trucks!

Job Title: Materials Planner

Job Description

The Materials Planner is responsible for proactively planning production and nonproduction materials needed to support the organization in providing finished products to the customer on time, every time.

MORGAN OLSON LLC

Morgan Olson is the leading walk-in van body manufacturer in North America producing over 7,500 vehicles annually. Morgan Olson’s portfolio of customers serves a multitude of industries and delivery applications. The primary industry served by these iconic Morgan Olson Walk-in vans is parcel package pick up & delivery because most everything ordered on-line is delivered by a Morgan Olson Walk-In Stepvan. Other key industries served include Textile Rental and Laundry services, baking and snack foods, newspaper delivery, service & utility vehicles, and the ever-growing mobile cuisine food trucks!

Morgan Olson’s leadership stands committed and focused. Reinvesting tens of millions of dollars back into Morgan Olson’s production facilities with state-of-the-art equipment and advanced automation technologies, producing the safest and most efficient "last mile" home delivery work trucks on the market today.

Job Title: Materials Planner

Job Description

The Materials Planner is responsible for proactively planning production and nonproduction materials needed to support the organization in providing finished products to the customer on time, every time.

In addition, the Materials Planner is responsible for communicating and escalating shortages to the production staff and leaders in a manner that allows for response planning.

Essential Functions and Activities

• Proactively place purchase orders in accordance with supply and demand requirements as provided in the MRP/ERP system (JDE) system for order messages.
• Responsible for all purchase order management needs up to and including, reacting to MRP Action Messages, assisting finance in payment issues, receiving with quantity issues and in corrective actions with the suppliers.
• Lead all planning parameter changes to the item record that allow for effective planning of materials.
• Place and manage discrete purchase orders, blanket purchase orders, as well as kanban and min/max supply processes.
• Responsible for maintaining supply through expediting and escalation of needs to the suppliers as well as the Materials Manager.
• Provide direct, accurate and timely communication to the internal teams via phone call, email and or text message as well as maintaining reports regarding items’ status.
• Check on & create SI’S (Internal Company Sales) for service products.
• Keep all pricing records current.
• Supports and participates in Morgan Olson’s PPS team efforts.
• Adheres to Quality policy by exceeding customer expectations, being customer-focused and supporting continuous improvement activities.
• Adheres to Safety policies and practices behavioral based safety 100% of the time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus in Supply Chain, Economics, or Finance Preferred or a 4+ years’ of relevant work experience in purchasing or planning of raw materials
• Knowledge with JDE system preferred
• APICS certification is preferred

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k)
• Company paid life insurance.
• 10 company paid holidays.
• Vacation and personal time.

Equal Opportunity Employer