We are looking for a Material Planner (f/m/d)

Performs all administrative and operational duties related to shipping, receiving, inspecting, storing, issuing and delivering a variety of materials, equipment and supplies. Ensure the orderly, timely and correct flow of materials to the operating equipment on the plant floor with the underlying goal to keep the plant operations working as efficiently as possible.

Requirements

• Knowledge of automated or computerized system operation.
• Knowledge of record keeping practices.
• Knowledge of safety practices.
• Skill in lifting heavy packages and objects.
• Skill in operating forklift or other materials handling equipment.
• Skill in operating large vehicles in tight and congested areas.

Responsibilities

• Review production schedule and plan work process to ensure that job materials and packaging materials are available.
• Ensure that product is staged and waiting to be used in safe and appropriate areas, e.g. not in walkways or in front of exit doors; stored at safe heights; etc. according to plant wide 5S system.
• Operate material handling equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks or dollies to move material or reorganize storage.
• Monitor transportation status with all freight carriers and record costs
• Assign raw materials to production orders and provide documentation to production
• Maintain all goods movements
• Order packaging to meet customer requirements

• Responsible for correct inventory counts in SAP and WMS for raw and finished parts
• Clarifies customs procedures for international shipping and receiving of equipment and goods
• Responsible for maintaining packaging inventories
• Creates production & changeover schedule for die casting and production
• Reviews production schedule to ensure packaging materials are available
• Makes delivery notes in SAP when needed
• Clarifies HTS codes for inbound and outbound international shipments with customs broker
• Processes customer EDI and releases schedules
• Performs physical inventory on all packaging materials and orders accordingly
• Communicates with suppliers regarding packaging needs
• Performs physical inventory on raw castings and finished goods
• Ensures correct counts are in WMS & SAP.
• Additional duties as deemed necessary
• Coordinates shipments with customers and carriers
• Tracks and maintains logistics information in SAP and Hydra
• Additional duties as deemed necessary

Alupress LCC– Kristy Neely - 114 Hunter Industrial Park Road – Laurens SC 29360- Tel. +1 864 715 3478 - info_laurens@alupress.com -