Materials Planner I
Sumitomo Drive Technologies
Salary rate starting at $63,000; increase based on experience
Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Paid Time Off- Including Volunteer Hours
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance (Company Paid)
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance (Company Paid)
- 401K, 401K Match- Access to Certified Financial Planner
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- YMCA discount and more!
Purpose and Scope of Job:
Primarily responsible for inventory management, purchasing, and capacity planning.
Essential Functions (other duties may be assigned):
• Forecast and maintain monthly production volume for assembly/production lines.
• Analyze material usage expectations for both dependent and independent demands, and establish individual part stocking levels.
• Ensure proper controls within the inventory control system and its interfacing programs.
• Review the existing inventory levels to identify and propose disposition of Excess/Technically Obsolete products.
• Work with the cycle counters to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Apply industry best practices and forecasting/planning experience to all processes.
• Act as an effective and positive change agent, to recommend, and as appropriate, lead the implementation of such methodologies within the organization.
• Maintain a variety of schedules, records, and reports pertaining the tracking of materials through the production cycle and availability of production resources.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Decisions Sciences, or equivalent experience
• Two (2) years of experience in inventory management, supply chain planning, material planning, purchasing, or operations experience.
• Working knowledge of supply chain software.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access).
• American Production Inventory Certification Society (APICS) certification is preferred.
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication, negotiation, and technical skills.
• Any additional essential skills and/or knowledge as shown in the HRIS Career & Education > Skills section for incumbents holding this job title.
Work Conditions & Physical Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Must have the ability to sit for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal/typewriter; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; ability to understand and follow oral and written instruction. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; twist; bend; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must occasionally lift, carry, move, push, and/or pull up to 25 pounds.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This job description does not serve as a contract, nor does it limit the employer’s ability to establish or change the content, nature, or essential functions of this job. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with a disability.