Material Planner

Job Title

This position coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner. Acquires and maintains technical understanding of products purchased, monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure highest quality at best value. Performs cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities. May recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis, alternative sourcing and vendor evaluation criteria. You will work onsite at Richland Center, WI and report to the Production and Inventory Control Manager.

Your Responsibilities :

Support product supply and inventory plans consistent with the objectives of the business or product line.

Reviews, analyzes and resolves expectations and error reports from mainframe planning and buying modules

Provides solutions for supply interruptions, which include finding alternate suppliers

Performs cost analysis and volume planning when necessary

Facilitates the resolution of supplier inbound Quality Issues.

Maintains Accounts Payable PO price exception report and resolves invoicing discrepancies in accordance with company policy and system requirements.

Manages supplier businesses in quality, on time delivery and inventory developing and implementing cost avoidance savings. Monitors and processes cancellations and holds to manufacturing orders / purchase orders.

Preserves validity in the dispatch lists and control product lead-times. Responds to customer expedite request promptly and accurately, then quickly relays information to customer service. Understands how RA business objectives relate to own business unit, and performance objectives align with business unit objectives, and takes steps to maximize business unit financial results.

Create a production plan for the assigned module and final production areas. The production plan considers customer order status, forecast, material availability, production equipment issues, ECN activity and other related production issues in an effort to satisfy customer delivery performance and financial objectives, based on established priorities.

Assist in resolving circumstances causing delivery not in compliance with customer want dates or excess and slow-moving inventory, identifying causes and developing solutions to improve current and future performance. Provide material status and action plans to business unit, materials management and supply source organizations.

Maintain accurate Bills of Materials for existing products. Support implementation of Bill of Material changes from Engineering Change Notices and maintain inventory and Bill of Material information to insure accurate generation of parts lists for product supply sources.

Develop an understanding of product life cycle planning including the process of master scheduling, new product introduction, product phase-in / out and inventory planning and provide backup support Production Control Technical Analysts.

Work to achieve annual inventory reduction and customer service performance targets.

Adopting new technologies to enhance performance and to leverage knowledge and information for driving competitive advantage. Fostering an environment where technological innovations are recognized and rewarded.

Identifying core value-adding processes and maximizing their performance and productivity. Integrating and streamlining processes throughout the supply chain and ensuring adoption of best maximum efficiency.

The Essentials - You Will Have :

Bachelor's Degree

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have :

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or related field

APICS Certification

1+ years of experience in production control, materials, planning, MRP or procurement

Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and Proficient in Excel

Working knowledge of purchasing / procurement procedures

What We Offer :

Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.

To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

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