Strategic Materials Planner - SAP/MRP & JIT for Automotive

Diversified Recruitment Services, LLC; South Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Diversified Recruitment Services, LLC is seeking a Materials Planner to manage customer requirements, production scheduling, material planning, and inventory control in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. The role interfaces with customers, production, suppliers, and logistics to meet demand while optimizing inventory and efficiency.

The ideal candidate has strong SAP/MRP experience, familiarity with JIS, and proven ability to manage forecasts, BOMs, and supplier coordination in an

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, materials planning, supply chain, or customer service within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of SAP and MRP planning systems.
• Experience with production scheduling and capacity planning.
• Understanding of customer forecasts, call-offs, and JIS/JIT manufacturing requirements.
• Experience managing customer portals and scorecards.
• Knowledge of BOM creation and maintenance.
• Strong inventory management and material-control skills.
• Experience coordinating with suppliers, carriers, production teams, and customers.
• Ability to develop recovery plans and manage expedited shipments in response to material shortages.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Automotive manufacturing experience and familiarity with IATF 16949 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for customers regarding production, scheduling, and delivery requirements.
• Manage and interpret customer forecasts, call-offs, and JIS (Just-in-Sequence) requirements.
• Monitor customer demand and identify fluctuations that impact production, materials, or inventory.
• Ensure adherence to all customer-specific requirements.
• Manage customer portals and required documentation.
• Monitor and manage customer scorecards, addressing performance concerns as necessary.
• Coordinate customer-related engineering changes and communicate requirements internally.
• Develop and maintain production schedules based on manpower, machine capacity, material availability, and customer demand.
• Maintain target inventory levels while supporting delivery requirements.
• Monitor adherence to the production schedule and escalate deviations or capacity concerns.
• Identify and communicate additional overtime requirements when necessary to meet demand.
• Incorporate engineering changes and new requirements into production schedules.
• Establish and maintain SAP planning parameters, including lead times and safety stock levels.
• Distribute supplier shipment requirements based on SAP demand.
• Monitor component inventory levels and ensure material availability to support production.
• Manage obsolete and excess components.
• Create and maintain accurate Bills of Material (BOMs).
• Follow up on critical components and shortages to minimize production disruptions.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure shipments are completed on schedule.
• Follow up with carriers to ensure timely deliveries.
• Develop and execute recovery plans to address supply shortages and demand changes.
• Coordinate and monitor expedited freight when required.
• Monitor receiving of components and investigate discrepancies or delays.
• Issue BCAQs for supplier-related issues and support corrective-action activities.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and investigate discrepancies.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to improve inventory accuracy.
• Support appropriate inventory levels while balancing production, customer demand, and working-capital objectives.
• Comply with OSHA, Textron safety standards, ISO 14001 environmental management, and IATF 16949.

Skills

SAP & MRP

Production scheduling

Capacity planning

Customer forecasts

JIS/JIT

BOM management

Inventory control

Supplier coordination

Quality & ISO/IATF

Cross-functional communication

Job description

Diversified Recruitment Services, LLC is seeking a Materials Planner to manage customer requirements, production scheduling, material planning, and inventory control in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. The role interfaces with customers, production, suppliers, and logistics to meet demand while optimizing inventory and efficiency.

The ideal candidate has strong SAP/MRP experience, familiarity with JIS, and proven ability to manage forecasts, BOMs, and supplier coordination in an