Materials Planning & Scheduling Specialist

Trinity Industries; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Rail in Fort Worth is seeking a Materials Planning & Scheduling Administrator to oversee material flow and inventory accuracy across distribution centers. You will coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure material availability for customer orders and production schedules.

The role emphasizes fast-paced distribution, preventing shortages, expediting critical material constraints, and maintaining timely purchase order receipts and order transactions, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 2+ years in supply chain, logistics, or materials coordination.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems in planning/transactions.
• Proficient with Outlook and MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain material availability for customer shipments and production.
• Monitor shortages, update priorities, and track ETAs.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams for on-time delivery.
• Plan and monitor material flow from suppliers to DCs and customers.
• Expedite shortages and resolve material constraints.
• Meet with suppliers to review open purchase orders.
• Track supplier performance and delivery risks.
• Coordinate vendor drop shipments from order to shipment.
• Process PO receipts and customer order transactions accurately.
• Ensure material availability at regional DCs.
• Coordinate expedited material movement through receiving/warehousing/shipping.
• Load and manage customer orders for internal stock replenishment.
• Validate inventory accuracy post-shipment.
• Coordinate on-site VMI vendors and outside suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance and vet new suppliers.

Skills

Supply chain experience

ERP/MRP systems experience

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree or higher

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Job description

Trinity Rail in Fort Worth is seeking a Materials Planning & Scheduling Administrator to oversee material flow and inventory accuracy across distribution centers. You will coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure material availability for customer orders and production schedules.

The role emphasizes fast-paced distribution, preventing shortages, expediting critical material constraints, and maintaining timely purchase order receipts and order transactions, with a focus on