Fortune Brands Innovations
Sr. Materials PlannerPosted
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Job Description
The Sr. Materials Planner will be a working leader role, located in Brookings, SD. This role supports our manufacturing plants based in Brookings, South Dakota and Mocksville, NC. This individual will interface with suppliers to place orders and ensure the timely delivery of products to our Larson sites. The successful candidate will own product category throughout the network and will work closely with demand planning, factory, warehouses, and transportation teams; maintain relationships with key stakeholders and report metrics that drive continuous improvement, high fill rates, and a streamlined workflow in a dynamic fast-paced environment. The S. Materials Planner will develop long-range planning while considering inventory levels, obsolescence, lead times, product life cycles and production capacity. Support master schedule execution.
Location: This is a full time role requiring on-site presence at our Brookings, SD location, 5 days per week.
What You'll Be Doing:
The following bullet points describe roughly 80% of the duties of the role. We are a fast-paced company and the successful candidate must thrive in a situation in which they may, at times, be pulled in a variety of directions with tasks added or changed
* Manage and optimize inventory levels by product category through the review of forecasts, safety stocks, MOQ, etc.
* Lead Supplier Report Card monthly review and elevate concerns as appropriate.
* Prepare purchase orders based on the production schedule, safety stock requirements, and inventory goals while minimizing freight and material spend.
* Maintain system item purchasing attributes such as safety stocks and lead times.
* Plan and direct the flow of raw materials into manufacturing.
* Expedite delivery of goods to users, both internal and external.
* Execute non-conformance process to ensure appropriate disposition is approved and credit is received.
* Analyze data to determine component order quantity. Must be able to multi-task and be detail oriented.
* Support master schedule by planning production based on customer needs.
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