Senior Material Planner
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
• Manage purchase orders with suppliers
• Must be familiar with Great Plains (GridPoints Financial System and inventory tracking) and Salesforce.com
• Produce and document cost savings through purchasing negotiations and finding new, innovative, materials and methods
• Plan, set, and monitor key inventory levels in database
• Support new materials development efforts by researching and securing suppliers, getting quotes, and communicating quotes to the cross-functional team
• Assist in master planning for production scheduling, capacity planning, and inventory planning
• Inventory Management – Inventory valuation, reviewing re-order levels, and lead times for both raw materials and finished goods
• Planning of adding bar-coding system to current inventory
• Understand the supply chain and apply continuous improvement/value-adding ideas in routine responsibilities
• Work with electronic component distributers to identify cost-effective, direct substitute components
• Work closely with GridPoint hardware engineering team
Qualifications
• Ability to work independently and solve practical problems
• Experience using Salesforce.com and Great Plains
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Excellent/proven computer skills: MS Office, database management, etc.
• Adaptability, ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks
• Strong interpersonal skills to promote and support change
• Ability to develop and maintain specific and ad-hoc reports as requested
• Must be results oriented and able to organize and independently manage various projects simultaneously
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education, training and related work experience will be considered
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Supply Chain
• Should be familiar with ISO 9001 manufacturing practices
• Background in electronic product manufacturing a plus
Education/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education, training and related work experience will be considered
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Supply Chain
Physical Demands
• Ability to lift 50 lbs
• Ability to operate a pallet jack