Senior Material Planner

Aurora, CO | Manufacturing | Full-Time

$90,000 - $110,000

General Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual for our Aurora facility who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working with multiple projects and interdisciplinary teams. The Senior Material Planner ensures that the supply of materials meet the production schedule and minimum stock levels to ensure operational and production continuity. Able to deliver efficient, effective, and flexible solutions to meet production requirements. Maintains strong relationships both internally and externally to ensure supply of materials meets requirements. Decisions and results have an impact on the function and their success. The Senior Material Planner may take responsibility for ensuring materials are available for a complete section or for a more technically complex aspect of the production process. Individuals in this position may have people and budgetary responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business

Schedule and control the supply of materials/components to meet production requirements and minimum stock levels
Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate processes for material delivery from supplier to point of fit
Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions
Day-to-day order management and management of deliveries
Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedule
Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production
Actively contribute to the development and support of material planning processes and benchmark against best practice and review ways to make continuous improvements
Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives, identifying areas of improvement
Ensure any Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system or IT system that is in place is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required
Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy
Monitor and control inventory levels against agreed target levels
Minimize obsolete stock and ensure business is left with minimum liability
Support inventory checks to validate inventory accuracy
Create regular statistical reports and analysis and update others in the organization

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Mentor and coach Planners, Buyers and Assistant Buyers to enhance their career and professional development
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan, and facilitate on-time materials to the production line as and when required, avoiding disruption to production
Work with cross functional teams to deliver effective solutions
Create and issue forecasts to suppliers
Generate and communicate supplier material delivery schedules to ensure they reflect requirements and meet demands
Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time
Design, develop and implement processes and work with suppliers on continuous improvement initiatives
Support assessment and sourcing of suppliers in conjunction with members of the purchasing team
Support supplier meetings and negotiations to ensure demand for materials is met
Resolve supplier concerns and evaluate supplier performance in conjunction with members of the purchasing team
Work collaboratively and support negotiations and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on supply chain availability and production activities
Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact
Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, particularly when there is a risk which could prevent the company meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns
Support product change requests and review and communicate the impact on strategic capacity and supply chain plans
Build, maintain and manage both supplier and internal relationships and ensure good communications
ISO 9001:2015 / Quality Management System
Seeks continuous improvement
Strong written and oral communication skills
Fluent in written and spoken English
Strong negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
Intermediate awareness and knowledge of manufacturing
Knowledge of project coordination and logistics
External client relations skills; ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
Commercial and financial awareness, with a full understanding of the impact of failure with regards to business costs, production targets and fulfilment of customer orders
Results orientated and organized with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines
Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills; numerically astute with proven problem-solving skills
Project management skills
Excellent attention to detail.
Exhibits a high degree of self-awareness
Proactively contributes to the team.
Resilient and self-motivated, can easily adapt to rapidly changing situations and environments
College level business math skills
MS Office (in particular, Excel with pivot table skills), ERP (Epicor is plus), Fishbowl, PDX, MS Teams

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or Related Field
CPIM Certification (Preferred)
7+ years’ experience in material planning roles, minimum 2 years in a senior role
5+ years’ experience with ERP systems
Experience working in ISO 9001-2015 environment (or similar quality management system platform)