Material Management Planner

Job Description

Job Title: Material Management Planner (Cane Management)
Location: Concord, NC
Duration: 1+ Year

Direct client: Immediate interview

Description:

Scope of Position (i.e. projects involved with and role within group):

Responsibility for operation of Planning Department, including:

Directing the production of cane output in WL and CO.

Direct responsibility for cane management for WL and CO.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

Track cane inventories on a daily (or weekly) basis and use inventory levels as inputs to the weekly scheduling process.

Create the weekly core manufacturing schedule by product type using inventory levels, weekly demand, inventory build goals, and experiment/downtime requests as inputs.

Determine interplant cane shipment volumes each week and track plant performance against shipment plan

Throughout the week, track each plant’s output performance by product against the weekly schedule and work with operations departments as necessary to correct issues.

Provide input on cane manufacturing to the Capacity Analyst for the monthly capacity plan.

Routine participation in department wareflow discussions and decisions to maximize throughput and minimize ware in process.

Upon request, perform analysis or generate information in support of WW fiber manufacturing planning scenarios.

Project Tasks:

Coordinate training and certification of new personnel as well as existing personnel to meet department standards.

Identify and implement programs to improve performance and output; specifically in the areas of documentation, training, maintenance, and support of all warehouse operations and equipment.

Identify and implement programs that insure appropriate department capacity for future growth of the business; specifically supporting the Tower 5 activities with regard to shipping relocation, expansion
automation.

FDD receiver.

Identify and implement programs to improve customer satisfaction, specifically in the areas of packaging and fiber handling quality issues.

Education:

4 year degree in business or technical discipline is required.

Must Haves:

5-7 years of experience in shipping/material planning.

Strong working knowledge of MS Excel.

Ability to prioritize multiple inputs into one plan.

Strong attention to detail.

We do have referral bonus of $500 per candidate, if you refer any of your friends or colleague who are looking out for the same job.