Material Planner Position

Integrated Resources, Inc

Salt Lake City, Utah

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JOB DETAILS

JOB TYPE

Contractor

SKILLS

Bill of Materials (BOM), Calendar Management, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Data Quality, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Employee Retention, Establish Priorities, Forecasting, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Inventory Levels, Inventory Management, Java IDE (Integrated Development Environments), Logistics, Maintain Compliance, Materials Management, Materials Planning, Microsoft Office, Product Planning, Product/Service Launch, Production Schedule, Project Planning, Purchasing/Procurement, Record Keeping, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Risk Management, Sales, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Talent Management, Team Lead/Manager, Time Management

LOCATION

Salt Lake City, Utah

POSTED

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Material Planner PositionIntegrated Resources, Inc., is led by a seasoned team with combined decades in the industry. We deliver strategic workforce solutions that help you manage your talent and business more efficiently and effectively. Since launching in 1996, IRI has attracted, assembled and retained key employees who are experts in their fields. This has helped us expand into new sectors and steadily grow.We've stayed true to our focus of finding qualified and experienced professionals in our specialty areas. Our partner-employers know that they can rely on us to find the right match between their needs and the abilities of our top-tier candidates. By continually exceeding their expectations, we have built successful ongoing partnerships that help us stay true to our commitments of performance and integrity.Our team works hard to deliver a tailored approach for each and every client, critical in matching the right employers with the right candidates. We forge partnerships that are meant for the long term and align skills and cultures. At IRI, we know that our success is directly tied to our clients' success.Job DescriptionPosition: Material PlannerLocation: Salt Lake City, UTDuration: 6+ Month Contract PositionPosition Summary: Reporting to the Materials Team Leader, the Planner schedules product lines to meet changing monthly forecasts while managing inventory levels and schedules. Reviews and acts upon order release, action exception messages generated, and coordinates Bills of Materials in an MRP environment.Career Progression: This role is a critical development step for more senior roles. A typical career progression may look like the following:Planner Senior Planner Materials Team Leader Materials ManagerDuties & Responsibilities:Creates long range production schedules for assigned brands utilizing forecasted requirements in MPS, JDE, LMS, taking into account inventory and customer service goals/targets.Reviews daily sales activity for assigned brands in all Logistics Centers (LCs) and adjusts short term production schedules to minimize risk of service issues.Places releases with supplies for components and raw materials against contracts set up by Corporate Purchasing.Follows the plant Quality Systems Procedures (QSPs), related SOPs, control plans and work instructions to maintain compliance with ISO requirements.Manages FG and raw/packaging inventory levels to meet corporate, plant and individual goals.Coordinates with LCs suppliers, and appropriate plant personnel to meet month end targets. Recommends changes to procedures and work plans to improve overall management of inventory with objective of reducing inventory without increasing the risk of customer service issues.Maintains data accuracy within the ERP system on an as needed basis. This includes ensuring BOMs are accurate, scrap factors are set-up, supplier lead times, order quantity strategies and production run size information is up-to-date.Responds to exception messages that direct changes to MPS or MRP to achieve required service and inventory goals.Maintains appropriate records as required by SOPs to ensure compliance with ISO standards.Maintains strong working relationships with all departments within the plant and with all external customers and suppliers.Manages obsolescence for assigned brands to minimize the financial exposure to the business caused by a change to an existing product or discontinued product.Supplies DRP as necessary to support the outbound shipping of finished goods by the plant Logistics dept. Communicates "hot" load information to all affected parties, both within the plant and at the LCs. Interfaces with the LCs to prioritize shipments.Monitors, tracks and makes work order adjustments in the ERP system to ensure reporting of design configuration variance is accurate. Forecasts expected DCV basis planned projects and identifies when there are issues impacting achieving the DCV goal.Manages all EPD projects to ensure launches occur on schedule for assigned brands. Participates in NPD projects to ensure the planning responsibilities are covered for new product launches.Actively supports and participates in the plant objective to foster a self-managed team-based environment.Performs other related duties as assigned by the Materials Manager.Skills & Abilities:Associates degree or equivalent job experience2 - 4 years of actual hands on MRP planning, scheduling implementation or related system knowledge. A good understanding of production operations.Knowledge of Belle Mead Quality System Procedure, related SOP's and work instructionsEffective Communication Skills (Mutual Understanding & Support)Project ManagementEffective Team Dynamics SkillsEffective Meeting SkillsStrives for Continuous Learning to Keep Skills up-to-dateKnowledgeable in Microsoft Office, JDE, LMS

Material Planner Position

Integrated Resources, Inc

Salt Lake City, Utah

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Integrated Resources, Inc

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