Materials Planner

Talentify; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify in the United States (Michigan) is seeking a Materials Planner to manage capacity planning, detailed scheduling, and material control for manufacturing operations.

You will coordinate with production, engineering, and customer service to ensure on-time delivery and optimal utilization of resources. Strong MS Office and MRP experience are required, with a focus on Lean process improvements.

Qualifications

• Ability to build and maintain positive customer relationships.
• Experience in production scheduling and manufacturing or related field.
• Regulatory compliance experience (EAR/ITAR) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan capacity, schedule work, and manage material requisitions.
• Schedule operations across machines, considering raw materials and shipping.
• Align master schedule with sales/production forecasts and monitor lines.
• Balance capacity with production needs and adjust for disruptions.
• Oversee detailed shop floor control to maintain adherence.
• Collaborate with Engineering for new parts introductions.
• Coordinate changes with customer service and production teams.
• Support capacity improvements with estimating to meet demand.
• Identify process problems and propose solutions to management.

Skills

Capacity Planning

Detailed Scheduling

MRP System

Excel

Lean Process

English Communication

Education

BS in Business or related field

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Core Responsibilities (Materials Planner Duties):

• Responsible for Capacity Planning, Detail scheduling, Material requisitions and shop floor and inventory control.


• Schedule work for individual operations/machines and develops, maintains and drive schedule execution, considering raw materials and shipping dates of products.


• Ensure alignment of the Master Schedule in relation to booked and forecast Sales/Production Plan. May monitor various product lines.


• Balance the Capacity Plan and communicate needed adjustments to production supervisors and materials supervisors. Alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.


• Execute decisions concerning detailed scheduling and shop floor control to maintain schedule adherence. Monitor Performance and correct problems.


• Work with Engineering to manage the introduction of new parts into production.


• Work with customer service and production to on all changes, schedule cancellations, and/or customer schedule push-ins/push-outs.


• Work with estimating to proactively identify capacity constraints and facilitate improving capacity to ensure potential customer demands.


• Identify and document process problems to management and quality with proposed recommended solutions to improve operations.

Qualifications:

• Ability to build and maintain positive customer relationships


• Experience in production scheduling and manufacturing or related field or equivalent work experience


• Prior experience in Regulatory Compliance, Export Compliance (EAR and ITAR)


• Advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.


• Organizational and problem-solving skills.


• MRP system experience in production/material inventory control.


• Knowledge of processes and machines related to products manufactured within given business unit.


• Proven success interacting with peers, senior management and other functional areas.


• Ability to work independently, to multi-task handling simultaneous work assignments and projects, and drive "Lean" process improvements


• Advanced ability to communicate both written and orally in the English language

Education Requirements

• BS Degree in Business or related field is preferred.


• High School Diploma or GED required.

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