Sr Material Planner

supply-chain; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain seeks a Sr Material Planner to oversee the materials supply base, negotiate costs, and ensure on‑time delivery for multiple facilities. You will manage data in planning systems, collaborate with suppliers, and forecast replenishment to meet customer demand.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in a related field, 1–3 years of inventory experience, and experience with packaging or POP display. APICS/LEAN Six Sigma certifications are preferred. A competitive benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related discipline is required.
• Experience in packaging & POP display including packaging design, manufacturing, logistics or merchandising is required.
• 1–3 years experience managing inventory levels is required.
• Certifications in APICS and/or LEAN Six Sigma are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, controls, and directs the materials supply base including vendor qualification and KPI tracking.
• Negotiate material costs and provide inputs to client project quotations.
• Ensure materials are available to meet co-packing and customer requirements.
• Coordinate with vendors to maintain inventory and resolve inbound issues.
• Develop reporting and metrics to monitor performance and savings.

Skills

Vendor management

KPI tracking

Inventory planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related discipline

Tools

Planning software

ERP systems

Job description

Sr Material Planner

Are you a forward-thinker who can easily prioritize, plan, and balance production goals to make customers successful?Do you enjoy identifying issues and root causing problems, and resolving issues to deliver on time and on-budget?Do you feel that your skills of thinking outside the box and working across multiple teams, functions, etc. are in need of a new home?

If you answered yes to the questions above, DHL Supply Chainhas a place for you.

Job Description

Plans, controls, and directs the materials supply base including vendor qualification, vendor management, KPI tracking, vendor quality and service performance and inventory monitoring for a network of manufacturing facilities.Planner is responsible for negotiating material costs and providing them as an input to the pricing manager for client project quotations.Ensures that materials are available to meet all co-packing and customer requirements.

• Analyzes customer production forecasts. Purchases and procures raw materials to meet customer demands, ensuring appropriate inventory levels and savings targets are met and expediting as needed
• Manages the maintenance of data into applicable systems to ensure precise creation of customers’ products by Production.Partners with customer to obtain specifications, determine required materials, and schedule production to meet order requirements.
• Utilizes planning software system to determine replenishment levels needed for customer accounts and orders raw materials accordingly, determining the appropriate amount of materials necessary to meet current and forecasted production levels.
• Supports one or more sites/customers.
• Provides direct or indirect mentorship of junior Material Buyer/Planners.
• Tracks supply markets, meets with key vendors to evaluate supplies, and presents changes / recommendations to customers.
• Addresses issues with raw materials with vendors, including quality, quantity, scheduling, etc. to ensure inbound service & quality levels are met.
• Realizes annual improvement objectives in terms of total supply chain savings.That includes direct material cost, transportation, co-pack efficiency, service level improvements, process efficiency gains or other areas that yield an improved total result.
• Investigates and resolves inventory discrepancies for assigned customers.
• Develop report & interpret key performance metrics.Create & implement solutions to improve those metrics.That includes providing customer savings, meeting service objectives, reducing working capital required, and minimizing risk of obsolescence. Resolves any supplier inbound issues that require escalation from the sites.Develops, implements, and maintains departmental reporting as required by Management or customer utilizing appropriate systems and developed worksheets.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics,or related discipline, required
• Experience in packaging & POP display including packaging design, manufacturing, logistics or merchandising, required
• 1-3 years experience managing inventory levels, required
• Certifications in APICS and/or LEAN Six Sigma, preferred

Our Organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays.

Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.