A manufacturing company located in Lincolnshire is looking for a Senior Material Planner. This is a direct hire position that works hybrid (2 days from home).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Create, review and update assigned purchase orders accurately and per defined schedule
- Perform pricing, quantity, and other required validation of purchase orders prior to finalization
- Within established guidelines, makes material planning decisions related to order quantities, frequency and shipment method
- Review & update PO's when required and assure confirmation status
- Track & confirm deliveries of assigned PO materials
- Continuously monitor past due status and reconcile discrepancies with suppliers
- Maintain high accuracy of PO data & processing
- Take action to expedite backordered, past due, and/or out of stock materials/orders as necessary
- Research receiving discrepancies to resolve quantity issues
- Maintain material master data as back up to Material Analyst
- Research accounting discrepancies to resolve pricing issues
- Maintain various spreadsheets and other data records by extracting, combining, updating, and creating new spreadsheets
Qualifications
- Associate's degree or equivalent related experience.
- 3-5 years as a material demand planner
- 3-5 Years experience in MRP/DRP planning, forecasting, purchasing, master data, and/or inventory management.
- SAP Experience
- MS Office Suite - Includes Excel functions such as VLOOKUP and PIVOT.
- ABC inventory management
- Experience with purchasing processes, and supply chain management
- Knowledge of inventory management standards and practices
Beacon Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.
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