Materials Planner

This position involves a range of purchasing responsibilities aimed at ensuring timely access to quality materials and components while optimizing operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This individual is tasked with receiving customer requirements, crafting master production schedules utilizing established scheduling methodologies and available capacities collaborating with Production and Logistics to align on schedules and coordinating shipments to customer destinations.

We are 40 000 men and women who meet the challenges faced by our automotive, aviation, defence and industry customers every day. Our passion for challenge and our enthusiasm encourage us to imagine, design and produce high performance and innovative fluid, sealing system and anti-vibration solutions. Working at Hutchinson means being curious about everything, contributing to the evolution of mobility and reducing carbon emissions.

Join us and show what drives you!

A French company with an international presence (25 countries): 170 years of history and passing on our know-how.
3.8 billion in turnover, with 5% invested in R&D.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Retrieve daily requirements from customers through the Electronic Data Interface (E.D.I.) and update vendor requirements and shipments.
• Interface to manufacturing operations and buyer for coordinating supply of product to customer, highlighting concerns, and resolving with recovery plans.
• Organize and execute shipments in conjunction with warehouse, report and communicate shipments on customer portals as required.
• Participate in GEMBA and communicate issues with action plans to resolve.
• Prepare weekly and monthly forecast based on customer requirements. Complete monthly result charts as required.
• Manage returnable container fleet for all customers following customer guidelines and Hutchinson standards to assure constant flow of containers, ample supply of backup containers, and receiving reimbursement for backup packaging used as a result of container stockout.
• Monitor customer portals as required, including shared weekend responsibilities.
• Maintain acceptable delivery ratings from every customer.
• Monitor customer receipts and reconcile discrepancies as needed.
• Assist Materials Manager, as required.
• Obtain critical materials, components, equipment, and services through efficient utilization of available and qualified suppliers.
• Evaluate vendor reliability and performance through the score card system.
• Coordination of purchasing responsibilities with various departments such as manufacturing, service, and engineering.
• Debit processing as required.
• Monitor cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to ensure best quantity and quality.
• Manage MRP and planning tools as prescribed by Hutchinson Supply Chain Management to ensure raw material supply is maintained to match demand.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESS:

Indirect supervisory instructions to warehouse personnel per direction of Materials Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Qualifications may be waived by management. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

For consideration in this role, candidates must possess the following skills:

· Proficient in ERP System(s) preferred MAPICS

· Excellent written and verbal communication

· Detail oriented.

· Ability to collaborate with all functions.

· Superb organizational skills

Metrics to be qualified for this position:

• Supplier on time delivery
• Investment targets for inventory
• Optimization of inventory
• Improving lead times
• Elimination of stock outs

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Candidates are encouraged to complete degree requirements for a 4-year degree. Must have superb customer service skills to convey a positive outlook and develop a productive relationship with the customer contacts while protecting the interests of Hutchinson.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Lead and initiate conversations and challenge customers' analysts when needed.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Must be proficient in Excel, and have a working knowledge of Inventory Management Systems, including MPS and MRP. Must acquire knowledge and become proficient of internal systems (AMPS, Heijunka, Performance Boards, Action Plans and Short Loops). Must quickly learn all customer systems through each portal.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Must be able to work with internal and external groups to develop plans that work for all parties.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Purchasing or SC certifications (i.e.APICS, ASCM) a plus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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