Material Planning Manager

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Where is the work:

On-Site (5 days)

 

 

Position Summary:

The Materials Planning Manager leads a team of Material Planners with the responsibility of planning and scheduling the delivery of material from suppliers. This team is responsible for monitoring the flows of buy items, guaranteeing availability of components in order to avoid material shortages and production downtime, as well as managing inventory levels to meet our customer service and inventory targets.

Position Responsibilities:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Manages material planning activity to ensure timely delivery of material to support production operations.
• Serve as an escalation point with Material Planners when Planners are not able to resolve issues effectively.
• Ensure that Planning Team is trained and effectively utilizing ERP tools.
• Ensure that Planning Team is utilizing Trane Standard Work.
• Champion Lean for Materials Planning functions.
• Plan for the development of the Planning Team.
• Drive developing the supply chain and build strong supplier relationships

Team Responsibilities:

• Perform timely, cost-conscious procurement of production/inventory/MRO items.
• Receive and analyze requisitions to determine quantity, specifications and delivery requirements.
• From approved supplier list, recommend and select suppliers to fulfill scheduled plant deliveries.
• On-boarding of new selected suppliers relative to material planning.
• Ensure up-to-date part set ups are maintained, including ABC classification, planning methods, and other key inputs into the PFEP and planning processes.
• Ensure optimal inventory levels and safety stock are maintained for their parts.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to resolve quality issues with suppliers.
• Maintain proactive shortage identification and management - help flag root causes & corrective actions.
• Identify total cost and cash flow opportunities with suppliers.
• Expedite deliveries to meet and exceed scheduled critical requirements.
• Maintain material plan at the time fence to ensure continuity of supply.
• Coordinate with production planners for solutions when parts cannot be delivered as promised.
• Maintain and continuously evaluate supplier performance and escalate to Procurement when issues occur.
• Ensure resolution of invoicing discrepancies with suppliers and accounting.
• Analyze material and capacity availability to provide customer promise dates for sales orders.
• Maintains item master lead time information based upon process improvements, current constraints, total current demand by product family, and priority information.
• Manage internal and SOMI/VMI material to meet schedules.
• Interface with required functional groups to resolve challenging delivery requirements.
• Develop forecasts and replenishment plans to communicate to supply base.
• Review open requirements, monitoring vendor performance and expediting where necessary. Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier and resolved in a timely manner.
• Productivity: identify and implement cost reduction/productivity projects to meet the corporate initiatives/goals. Maintain pipeline and financial records for reporting and tracking productivity.
• Travel up to 10%

Experience and Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred. Will consider experience in lieu of a degree. High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 4+ years planner/buyer manufacturing experience required.
• Experience in leading a team strongly preferred.
• Experience with rate based or flow line (non-MRP) and manufacturing environments.
• Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.
• Experience with visual management systems.

Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range:

$90,900.00 - $164,675.00

Compensation Type:

Salary

Incentive Eligible:

No

Sales Commission Eligible:

No

Disclaimer: We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position, tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority, merit, geographic location, education, experience,  travel requirements, and union designation.   Our compensation range is generally based on the national average for the country.  Additionally, benefits may vary depending on the region, business alignment, union involvement, and employee status.

Thrive at work and at home:

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• Paid time off includes  up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave. 
• 401K match up, educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.    

Disclaimer:  Benefit offerings may vary by site as well as Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations

Safety Sensitive Role:

Yes

The company designates certain roles as Safety Sensitive. Safety Sensitive roles may require that you pass additional drug screening.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.