Materials Planner

Materials Planner

Department: Materials/Inventory

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: US - Mississippi - Olive Branch

Reporting To: John Perry

Description

Responsible for ensuring assembly functions have the appropriate amounts of supplies for production.

Key Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains weekly schedules for the assembly functions. Prepares and distributes daily production information as required.

• Maintains and verifies counts against inventory control documents and makes adjustments.

• Coordinates and distributes manufacturing schedules.

• Communicates with internal customers.

• Manages work-in-progress inventory levels.

• Reviews inventory items using current item forecasts, MRP reports, backlogs, and inventory levels.

• Prepares and issues various reports.

• Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• None.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Skills and Abilities

• Effectively communicates information and responds to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, the general public, and other employees of the organization.

• Maintains confidentiality and uses discretion with business information.

• Reads and understands documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Writes routine reports and correspondence.

• Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides numbers (using currency and other forms of measurement).

• Utilizes common-sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.

• Deals with problems involving several known variables in situations of routine nature.

• Plans the time, method, manner, and/or performance sequence of own work; may also occasionally assist in planning work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.

• Frequently makes decisions of both minor and major importance, which may affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a moderate degree.

• Completes some moderately repetitive tasks.

• Uses noncomplex machines and equipment (adding machines, calculators, copy/fax machines, etc.).

Education and Experience

• Equivalent of four years of high school (required).

• Three to five years of relevant education or experience in quality control, logistics, or a related area (required).

Computer Skills

• Intermediate: Spreadsheet, database.

• Basic: Alphanumeric data entry, word processing/typing.

Certificates and Licenses

• None.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is:

• Continually required to stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

• Occasionally required to sit.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The company will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

• This position is not subjected to harmful environmental conditions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Why Work at Franklin Electric?

Becoming a part of the Franklin Electric team not only provides outstanding benefits, it also opens doors to opportunities for future growth. Enjoy peace of mind with a world-class company. But more importantly, be satisfied in knowing you make a difference.