Materials Planner II

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA LLC; Tooele (UT); On-site; USD 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

401k company contribution

Vacation: 4 weeks

13+ holidays

Parental leave: 8 weeks

Employee assistance program

Healthcare plans

Job summary

Daimler Trucks North America LLC is seeking a Materials Planner to ensure uninterrupted production by planning and coordinating materials, inventory, and supplier activity across manufacturing. You will work with production, purchasing and logistics to balance demand, inventories and schedules.

The role requires expertise in materials planning and MRP/ERP systems, strong attention to detail, and a proactive approach to meeting production goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in materials planning and coordinating with suppliers and production teams.
• Proficient in MRP/ERP systems and demand planning.
• Strong inventory management and manufacturing operations knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Schedule productive material required to achieve the production plans, activities or processes.
• Monitor and manage material and supply inventories. Analyze production data and material consumption.
• Estimate/forecast materials requirements; coordinate with supervisors to adjust plans.
• Requisition and maintain inventories of materials, supplies and equipment to meet production demands.
• Monitor inventory against standard metrics (turns, optimal levels, obsolete disposition).
• Revise production schedules due to shortages or interruptions in collaboration with management and teams.
• Coordinate shipping/receiving operations; distribute production schedules and work orders.
• Serve as escalation point to supply base and internal partners to ensure production alignment.
• Support RPPL Materials tasks during new product launches; assist cost calculations.

Skills

Demand planning

Inventory management

Production planning

Supply chain

Education

Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Inside the Role As a Materials Planner, you will play a critical role in ensuring uninterrupted production by planning and coordinating the flow of materials, components, and inventory throughout the manufacturing operation. Working closely with suppliers, production, purchasing, and logistics teams, you will balance customer demand, inventory levels, and production schedules to ensure the right materials are available at the right time. This position is ideal for professionals with experience in materials planning, production planning, inventory management, supply chain operations, MRP/ERP systems, demand planning, and manufacturing environments. Posting Information We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team Position offers a starting salary range of $78,000 – $100,000 USD Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, andexperience.

Benefits include

• annual bonus program
• 401kcompany contribution with company match up to6% as well as non-elective company contribution of3 – 7% depending on age
• starting at 4 weeks paidvacation
• 13+ calendar holidays
• 8 weeks paidparental leave
• employee assistance program
• comprehensive healthcare plans and wellnessprograms
• onsite fitness (at some locations)
• tuitionassistance and volunteer paid time off
• short-termand long-term disability plans

What You Drive at DTNA

• Schedule productive material required to achieve the production plans, activities or processes.
• Monitor and manage material and supply of inventories. Assess production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials and quality control measures.
• Estimate/forecast materials requirements. Confer with department supervisors to assess progress and discuss the changes needed.
• Requisition and maintain inventories of materials, supplies and equipment necessary to meet production demands.
• Monitor inventory to standard metrics, including turns, target inventory and excess/obsolete disposition practices
• Revise production schedules when required due to labor or material shortages, backlogs or other interruptions, collaborating with management, production, engineering and work orders.
• Monitor shipping and receiving operations of the facility, distribute production schedules, and work orders to departments.
• Escalation point of contact to supply base, internal partners/departments and Corporate management to ensure assembly production to plan.
• Establishes high level of interaction with Canton PDC to ensure successful supply chain flow.
• Supports the implementation of the RPPL Materials tasks/objectives during the launch of the new products.
• Coordinate accounting activities for purpose of invoice corrections/transmittal information, price corrections, and material cost calculations.

High level of attention to detail needed.

Minimum Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related…

Daimler Truck North America is committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender and transitioning status), genetic information, or veteran status.

For an accommodation or special assistance with applying for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at 503‑745‑8982 or toll free 800‑206‑3369. For TTY/TDD enabled call 503‑745‑2137 or toll free 866‑355‑6935.