Materials & Production Planner - ERP & Purchasing Lead

Socket.dev; Tennessee; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation

PTO

Job summary

Pennant Moldings is seeking a Materials Manager to own the flow of material and product in our metal stamping and forming operation. You will manage the Master Schedule, balance labor hours, material availability, and machine capacity to meet customer commitments, and lead procurement for economical, reliable material supply.

The role requires ERP proficiency, strong Excel skills, and experience with steel/metal stamping.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or associate degree preferred
• 3–5 years of relevant experience with a degree, or 10+ years without one
• Proficiency navigating ERP systems; familiarity with Visual is a plus
• Knowledge of the steel and metal stamping industries preferred
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel
• Experience with freight scheduling and freight cost negotiation is a plus
• Excellent project management, problem-solving, and communication skills
• A demonstrated desire and aptitude to take Extreme Ownership of the role

Responsibilities

• Production Scheduling & Planning: Schedule all production using ERP and Visual management systems.
• Create work orders from customer demand and forecast data.
• Develop and maintain the production schedule and overall production plan.
• Schedule to maintain optimum inventory levels that support on-time delivery to customer requirements.
• Communicate any risk to schedule compliance and drive resolutions.
• Purchasing & Supplier Management: Purchase needed parts and manage vendors to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
• Maintain supplier scorecards and communicate quarterly results.
• Manage supplier debits.
• Develop, recommend, and implement purchasing policies and procedures.
• Inventory & Systems: Generate weekly cycle count list and reconcile inventory discrepancies in Visual.
• Track outgoing scrap and record totals by month-end.
• Manage Engineering Masters and ensure new products are set up in Visual.
• Support Visual implementation and grow into Visual Superuser role.
• Leadership & Relationships: Manage and coach direct reports and maintain relationships with key customers.
• Month-End / Year-End Close: Close out work orders, verify negative inventory, complete receivables and adjustments, verify invoicing, run reports.

Skills

Project management

Problem-solving

Communication

Ownership

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

Tools

ERP systems

Visual ERP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Pennant Moldings is seeking a Materials Manager to own the flow of material and product in our metal stamping and forming operation. You will manage the Master Schedule, balance labor hours, material availability, and machine capacity to meet customer commitments, and lead procurement for economical, reliable material supply.

The role requires ERP proficiency, strong Excel skills, and experience with steel/metal stamping.