Materials Planner — Customer Service & Shipping

Summit Polymers; Lawrenceburg (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Polymers is seeking a Coordinator, Materials (Customer Service) to oversee materials planning and customer communications in a manufacturing setting. The role includes gathering and analyzing forecast data, maintaining customer contacts, and coordinating production plans to meet release and forecast requirements.

Responsibilities include creating shipping documentation, daily shipping plans, and inventory analysis while collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering to ensure

Qualifications

• Business or related degree or 1 year experience in Materials, Planning and Logistics in a lean manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Review and monitor all customer required communication related to Materials, Planning and Logistics procedures.
• Ensure all customer-related shipping communication is completed daily.
• Develop daily shipping plans based on customer release and forecast information.
• Create customer required shipping documentation.
• Establish daily production plans in accordance with Summit Polymers, Inc. established manufacturing protocols.
• Perform inventory analysis and recommend inventory adjustments.
• Maintain contact with customers and ensure timely processing of orders, shipments and changes.
• Reporting customer issues to appropriate personnel and participate in resolving these issues.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering teams to ensure the customers daily release requirements are achieved.
• Coordinate all new program, new part, or program launch release activities to ensure requirements are achieved.

Skills

Decision making

Data analysis

Education

Business degree

Job description

Summit Polymers is seeking a Coordinator, Materials (Customer Service) to oversee materials planning and customer communications in a manufacturing setting. The role includes gathering and analyzing forecast data, maintaining customer contacts, and coordinating production plans to meet release and forecast requirements.

Responsibilities include creating shipping documentation, daily shipping plans, and inventory analysis while collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering to ensure