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Material Planning Supervisor

Material Planning Supervisor

AtWorkKansas City, KS, US
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Material Planning Supervisor

Kansas City, KS (On-Site) Pay : $90K

Key Areas of Responsibility :

  • Train or assist in training, development, and evaluation of all department employees to ensure that current and future objectives are met.
  • Responsible to fully manage assigned parts and their respective supplier.
  • Develop suppliers in regard to improving their delivery performance.
  • Utilize RPS to communicate supplier performance, measurable on a regular basis.
  • Supervise Lead Material Planner, Material Planners and Material Supervisor activity.
  • Work directly with location specific General Manager in order to support their specific initiatives.
  • Coordinate material activities, including the timely procurement of production and service components.
  • Maintain system procedures for accurate and timely management reporting.
  • Work with manufacturing and customers to schedule production, arrange transportation, and maintain minimum inventory levels to meet customer requirements.
  • Assist with supplier relations, primarily supplier performance objectives, and participate in program management activities as appropriate.
  • Assumes special assignments as directed by the Material Manager that include, but are not limited to, inventory control issues and supplier problem resolution.
  • Provide backup support for the Material Coordinator and Material Planners.
  • Utilize MRP and RPS to ensure optimum planning parameters such that inventory levels are sufficient.
  • Coordinate engineering changes and build schedules with suppliers and production such that customer expectations are met while minimizing obsolescence exposure.
  • Communicates directly with customers on all delivery and engineering change issues.
  • Analyze MRP & RPS weekly to produce supplier releases for repetitive production material.
  • Coordinate expedites of production material from suppliers as needed in support of established production requirements in a JIT environment.
  • Coordinates customs and brokerage issues for production materials as necessary, while ensuring compliance with NAFTA, GATT, federal, and state regulations.
  • General customer obsolescence claims.
  • Communicates any supplier discrepancies to the supplier and appropriate management.
  • Assist in all inventory activities.
  • Assumes special assignments as directed by the Materials Manager that include, but are not limited to, inventory control issues and supplier problem resolution.
  • Document all activities as required.
  • Adhere to all company guidelines for Emergency Evacuation to ensure employee safety.
  • Any additional responsibility deemed necessary by management.

Louisville-Specific :

  • Pull and analyze releases daily, make corrections as required, and research customer release errors.
  • Troubleshoot all issues of concern within the materials system and communication issues.
  • Manage all EDI set up, maintenance, and troubleshoot any document exchange issues.
  • Maintain material system data integrity and research integrity issues.
  • Load all necessary data to enable appropriate planning of production parts.
  • Coordinate and test modifications to the Trans4M system.
  • Write and modify Uni-query.
  • Correct and troubleshoot XTC errors.
  • Assist with the Broadcast system and troubleshoot broadcast issues.
  • Maintain / Update program cost(s) information in the Trans4M database system.
  • Maintain the Engineering Change Management Tracking system.

    • Limits of Authority :

  • Advise the Department Manager of those situations that may pose a significant risk to the program, product assurance, facilities, employee safety or customer satisfaction results.
  • Initiate actions to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformance relating to product, process & systems.
  • Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process or system.
  • Initiate, recommend, or provide solutions through the appropriate channels and verify implementation.
  • Control further processing and delivery of nonconforming products until the deficiency is corrected.
  • Approve Department Instruction within the Business Operating System in the absence of the Material Manager.

    • Basic Education, Experience, and Skills Required :

  • Bachelors degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management or minimum 5 years materials management experience, preferably in an automotive environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Familiar with all procedures / guidelines relating to the Materials department.
  • Strong computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Tranks4M, Sequencing Software).
  • Strong analytical ability to independently comprehend inventory levels as affected by various inputs.
  • Assertive, effective expediting skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • CPM, APP, or CPIM Certification desirable.
  • Able to maintain confidential information.
  • Internal Training (Minimum Requirements) : Company Orientation Company Vision and Culture
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