Senior Material Planner: SAP, Logistics & Suppliers

AM General LLC; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

AM General LLC is seeking a materials/logistics planner to support supplier coordination, material planning, and delivery tracking. The role requires collaboration across departments to resolve delays and optimize inventory and orders.

Responsibilities include daily reporting, SAP updates, and maintaining timely material flow to satisfy customer requirements in a fast-paced office environment.

Qualifications

• Related logistics or manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong sense of urgency, initiative, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong multitasking and problem-solving abilities.
• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written to internal and/or external correspondents.
• Basic proficiency with production planning systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates cross functionally with other departments when risks arise to best serve our customers' needs.
• Resolves issues and escalates when necessary to team leader or reporting manager.
• Communicates with suppliers via phone to ensure timely updates or mitigate delayed deliveries.
• Run and action daily reports to place material on order and track material arrival to our warehouse in SAP.
• Work to resolve material delays with suppliers before escalating to reporting leadership.
• Participate in weekly open sales order reviews to ensure material arrival meets customer requirements.
• Release new material requirements to suppliers daily or weekly as needed.

Skills

Logistics Experience

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Microsoft Excel

SAP / Production Planning

Tools

SAP

Production Planning Systems

Job description

AM General LLC is seeking a materials/logistics planner to support supplier coordination, material planning, and delivery tracking. The role requires collaboration across departments to resolve delays and optimize inventory and orders.

Responsibilities include daily reporting, SAP updates, and maintaining timely material flow to satisfy customer requirements in a fast-paced office environment.