Materials Planner: Optimize Inventory & Production

wabashcareers; Griffin (GA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation

Paid Holidays

Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision

401k with match

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Job summary

Wabash is seeking a Material Planner to manage BOM reviews, production scheduling, and inventory control on the production floor. You will coordinate with purchasing, planners, and production teams to ensure material availability and accurate counts.

Experience isn’t required; training is provided. Candidates should be comfortable with AS400 and able to work overtime in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. We value accuracy and safety.

Qualifications

• High school degree or GED equivalent required.
• Pre-employment drug screen required.
• Must pass PIV (power industrial vehicle) training.
• Basic reading, writing, math, and verbal skills.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Must have both written and verbal communication skills.
• Good people skills.
• Ability to learn and run required computer applications.
• Math skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
• Ability to understand and apply engineering specifications, Change Orders, and SOPs.
• Good problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Create, enter, and manage daily production picks.
• Review BOMs to ensure material availability for production.
• Pull the schedule and run the PIKs based off the schedule using PLR 100 in AS400.
• Send daily critical parts reports to purchasing.
• Email PIK to material coordinator to print and distribute to the team.
• Enter any MSR and/or CCR for product issues on your line/lines.
• Identify and report issues with the TRS Reporting structure.
• Assist with entering non-conforming tags, scrap tags, and RTW.
• Help locate missing material on lines.
• Verify inventory levels and ensure accuracy across warehouse and production locations.
• Investigate and resolve negative inventory issues.
• Perform daily soft counts and correct inventory discrepancies.
• Walk production lines to identify excess materials and assist with inventory corrections and material returns.
• Convert released planned orders for production.
• Monitor fab planner by closing, deleting, or releasing planned orders.
• Address material shortages by coordinating with production, purchasing, planners, and other departments.
• Coordinate with production coordinators, supervisors, planners, and purchasing teams.
• Maintain knowledge of warehouse functions within AS400.
• Understand controlled storage and outside storage locations.
• Utilize knowledge of line locations and material drop areas.
• Demonstrate strong troubleshooting skills.
• Willing to work overtime and in adverse weather conditions as needed.
• Handle additional tasks as they arise.

Job description

Wabash is seeking a Material Planner to manage BOM reviews, production scheduling, and inventory control on the production floor. You will coordinate with purchasing, planners, and production teams to ensure material availability and accurate counts.

Experience isn’t required; training is provided. Candidates should be comfortable with AS400 and able to work overtime in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. We value accuracy and safety.