Materials Planner

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Materials Manager, the Materials Planner is responsible for, but not limited to, coordinating with the Shipping/receiving and Materials departments with the distribution of our product; and ensuring customer requirements are met and exceeded. Sub-contractor scheduling / tracking and attainment metrics.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Adheres to procedures and instructions.

Responsible for maintaining safe working conditions, practices, and ensures that good safety processes are included in all activities. Ensure the Standards of Section 28 of the OHSA are met

Responsible for inventory control within QAD which consists of:

• Performing cycle counts all levels in BOM and entering Initial counts, root cause issue, and correct inventory
• accuracy of reporting points
• investigate and understand negative inventories and adjust accordingly
• verify accuracy for BOM, item master setup, sub-contractor setup accuracy
• WIP inventories all locations including but not limited to subcontractors
• subcontractor processing inventories
• supplier/subcontractor cum maintenance
• issuing and tracking subcontractor/supplier schedule attainment and delivery daily to ensure inventory accuracy on all levels
• Responsible for sub-contractor management through schedules and ensuring inventories are maintained by weekly reconciliation processes.
• Responsible to ensure that the proper inventories of containers (expendable and returnable) are in place to support our EOQ of the production schedule to accommodate both internal and external requirements.
• Analyse expendable container inventory levels and usage to accommodate alternate shipment activities
• Ensure all wip in house and at subcontractor locations, inventory targets set at are achieved
• interact with AGS Sales to ensure all PO / contracts with our suppliers and subcontractors are valid
• interact with all AGS intercompany plants to ensure all rack flow is accurate and compliments our production schedule for internal attainment
• interact with all subcontractors to ensure all part flow is accurate and compliments our production schedule for internal attainment
• ensure sufficient racks in house to support production schedule and customer shipments

Responsible to ensure subcontractor requirements are met through the effective management of inventory, systems and resources.

Ensure subcontractor and supplier schedules are sent weekly and all communication on shipments made are generated on a timely basis.

Responsible for the effective communications of any problems with meeting subcontractor schedules ( including issues related to raw suppliers ) to appropriate contact person at subcontractor locations and also with internal levels of management.

Act as back up for shipping and Master Scheduling.

Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing and related processes, including customer shipping requirements, production scheduling and raw materials.
• Grade 12 and five years or more of experience in a computerized materials management / production environment.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good computer skills and knowledge of the relevant software.