Materials & Supply Chain Planner

Blue Bird Corporation; Fort Valley (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Bird Fort Valley, GA is seeking a Materials Planner to manage the flow and inventory of materials supporting all production areas, while minimizing inventory investment. Reporting to the Planning Team Lead, this role collaborates with Engineering, Purchasing and cross-functional teams to avoid shortages.

Key duties include monitoring inbound deliveries, coordinating with suppliers and the Fabrication team to ensure on-time parts, managing body and chassis inventories, and planning

Qualifications

• Knowledge of an MRP or equivalent material planning system.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and supply chain management.
• Excellent organizational and computer skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to interact with all levels and with outside vendors.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Own supply chain for inbound material, freight tracking, deviations, interfacing with Engineering, Purchasing and cross functional teams to avoid shortages and seek solutions to potential shortages.
• Monitors scheduled deliveries and communicates with suppliers and Fabrication team to ensure parts are delivered on time.
• Manages manufactured and some purchased parts inventory to reduce on-hand value and increase inventory turns.
• Schedules/plans material deliveries through MRP system and provides Supplier training in use of Parts123 portal.
• Responsible for maintaining clean unit targets for both body and chassis lines for assigned parts.
• Assumes special assignments as directed by the Planning Team Leader or Director including backup support for team members as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

MRP knowledge

Manufacturing knowledge

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Vendor liaison

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

Parts123 portal

Job description

Blue Bird Fort Valley, GA is seeking a Materials Planner to manage the flow and inventory of materials supporting all production areas, while minimizing inventory investment. Reporting to the Planning Team Lead, this role collaborates with Engineering, Purchasing and cross-functional teams to avoid shortages.

Key duties include monitoring inbound deliveries, coordinating with suppliers and the Fabrication team to ensure on-time parts, managing body and chassis inventories, and planning