Sr Material Planner

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401K plan and paid vacation

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain is seeking a Sr Material Planner to plan, control, and direct the materials supply base across a network of manufacturing facilities. You will manage vendor relationships, monitor KPI performance, and ensure raw materials meet production and customer requirements.

You will analyze forecasts, procure materials, and optimize inventory levels while striving for cost savings and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Analyzes customer production forecasts, purchases and procures raw materials to meet customer demands, and maintains appropriate inventory levels with savings targets.
• Uses planning software to determine replenishment levels and schedules production to meet orders while minimizing obsolescence.
• Provides mentorship to junior Material Buyers/Planners and collaborates with multiple sites to meet client requirements.

Skills

Inventory management

Packaging & POP display

Education

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

Certifications in APICS and Lean Six Sigma

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.

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