Materials Planner/Coordinator I

Job Title: Materials Planner

Job ID: (phone number removed)

Location: Amarillo, TX

Duration: 12 Months contract on W2

Description:

Tentative start date - ASAP

Tentative end date - 18 months from start date

Work shift (days/times) - 1st shift 7 AM to 4 PM Monday- Friday

Required skill set - Material Planning, Production Scheduling, Line of Balance (LOB), Microsoft Office efficient

Travel Required (% of travel) - 0-10%

Is this a temp to perm position - Maybe

Role Summary/Purpose:

Own materials requirements planning process, as per forecast volume for assigned production lines using Oracle ERP System.

He/She will report to the Plant Materials Team Leader.

The position also interfaces with a cross functional team, including commercial, engineering, sourcing, logistics, and manufacturing operations.

Essential Responsibilities

Monitor supply and demand misalignment, and collaborate with manufacturing sources to implement corrective action plans

Release material plan/production requirements to manufacturing sources

Identify and react to material plans that do not meet customer requirements Execute planning and scheduling activities for assigned part numbers using Oracle ERP planning system C

Create and maintain Direct Material Purchase requisitions in RACES (company ordering system)

Monitor and follow up PO creation process and supplier execution

Maintain a close relationship with Sourcing in order to optimize material arrivals and to expedite material orders when needed

Own KPI's associated with % of short cycle orders and promise dates adherence to need by dates

Coordinate with Master Scheduler to establish demand in Oracle ERP for upcoming projects and then coordinate plan for Shop Order Releases based on interaction with Operations and Materials Team

Be responsible for maintaining comprehensive tracking program that consolidates New Product Introduction management, cut-in planning and BOM releases to optimize configuration

Be responsible for inventory management for assigned parts and processes required to ensure material input to support customer requirements while financial inventory objectives are accomplished

Coordinate planning and scheduling activities for assigned commodity utilizing advanced planning tools to model, simulate, and release optimized material plans to the organization

Apply appropriate optimization methodologies to balance service level, inventory, and resource utilization using advanced planning tools

Required Educational Background

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with at least 2 years' experience in Production and Material Planning

Required Skill Set:

Material Planning

Production Scheduling

Line of Balance (LOB)

Microsoft Office efficient

Strong planning and/or inventory control and/or sourcing background

Experience in ERP Systems (Oracle, SAP) and advanced planning tools.

Contact:

Rama: (url removed) (phone number removed) URL: (url removed)

OR

Monika Ramakrishna: (url removed) (phone number removed) URL: (url removed)