Materials Planner IV

Proactively and timely report any production or Vendor/shipping/carrier issues, and enlist supplier, transporter, planning teams to pre-empt any business impact and/or accommodate changes production and/or delivery schedules as appropriate. You will: Convert weekly supply planning orders to production planning and detailed scheduling orders as production plans roll into the finite window.

Job Title: Materials SAP Analyst
Location: Naperville, IL
Shift: 7am to 4pm | Pay rate: 55/hr

Job Description:

You will support the materials management/ site production scheduling process, together with the Supply Chain Management team. You will use SAP to fulfill those duties.

You will:

• Convert weekly supply planning orders to production planning and detailed scheduling orders as production plans roll into the finite window.
• Hold weekly scheduling meetings with product supply to determine necessary changes to the plants production schedule.
• Close process orders for each weeks production and adjust daily as necessary.
• Maintain Process orders in APO to facilitate EWM effectiveness.
• Manage master compliance to schedule by ensuring short-, medium- and long-term plans are equivalent to process orders in the current week.
• Work effectively with internal Cross functional teams & external stakeholders to ensure consistent and reliable supply of materials for production use in accordance to our standards, procedures and protocols.
• Proactively and timely report any production or Vendor/shipping/carrier issues, and enlist supplier, transporter, planning teams to pre-empt any business impact and/or accommodate changes production and/or delivery schedules as appropriate.
• Execute MRPs-Material requirement planning systems, Defining & maintaining boundaries and parameters, Materials call offs processes; RM/PM raw & packing materials and finish product supply chain set up for new products in collaboration with Client; Vendor conformance to schedule, Build self and other Key Users capability on SAP planning systems;
• Plant DMS participation and alignment for Operational excellence, Support IBP preparation & dashboard completion, Adhering to Manufacturing compliance and governance standards.
• Adopt IL6S-Integrated Lean 6 sigma ways of working and standard work processes.
• Work on Supply Network capabilities to drive value and loss elimination

Qualifications:

• A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
• Strong knowledge on SAP (required)
• Excellent communication (verbal & written), coaching, and leadership skills in a team-based environment. Demonstrated abilities in Analytics, problem solving and team building
• Manufacturing experience in the food industry (preferred)
• Project management experience/ knowledge (preferred)