What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Planner - Remote Role position at LASSONDE PAPPAS AND CO INC?
Job Description
Job Description
Lassonde Pappas & Co. is a US Leader in beverage manufacturing dedicated to our team members, customers and consumers satisfaction. We remain committed to our small-town roots and rural values. Hardworking and caring are qualities that make our teams special. Since 1942, we’ve been producing delicious products for our customers across the country!
To provide the best for our customers, we focus on building the best team by creating and advancing an inclusive environment amongst our diverse workforce. If you’re passionate about customer satisfaction, reliable, and committed to being and doing better, join us!
We value each of our employee’s total wellbeing. To support employees in all stages of their wellness journey, we have a robust benefits program including : medical, dental, and vision coverage options, growth and development potential, along with 401-K, Life & Disability Insurance, PTO, Tuition Reimbursement, Health Fairs, Gym Membership Discounts, and so much more!
POSITION SUMMARY
The Materials Planner reports to Procurement Director and is based out of our Cherry Hill, New Jersey location. This individual will be responsible for the entry, submission, and maintenance of purchase orders for raw materials and packaging components. Orders are generated based on customer demand, stock replenishment, and management direction. This individual is responsible for monitoring inventory levels, managing timely replenishment, and resolving issues and discrepancies.
Primary Responsibilities include :
- Communicate with customers, internal and external, regarding material requirements and availability
- Generates purchase orders, verifies, tracks, and provides updates on delivery status, delays, or discrepancies
- Acts as a liaison between materials management and the various plant operations teams to support schedule adherence
- Review inventory levels to ensure there is sufficient material on hand to support scheduled work orders, distribution transfers, and safety stock levels
- Establishes exception reporting, researches data discrepancies, and takes corrective action as appropriate
- Review action messages to ensure a sufficient supply of materials for production requirements
- Reconcile billing discrepancies of invoices to ensure timely payment is made to vendors or suppliers
- Processes receipt of goods and reconciles paperwork as required
- Responsible for analysis and interpretation of production and inventory yields
- Ensure contract compliances, identify variances, and resolve them.
- Escalates issues outside of job scope to Materials Manager for review and action
- Identifies logistic process shortfalls and works with the department to identify logistic process improvements
- Advises Manager of issues or irregularities, utilizes independent judgment and discretion to identify trends, variances, and key issues, and provides recommendations for adjustment
- Communicates and coordinates with outside freezer facilities regarding inventories, warehouse releases, and receipts, invoices, and special projects
- Arranges in-plant transfer of materials to meet production schedules
- Applies appropriate optimization methodologies to balance service level, inventory and resource utilization using advanced planning tools
- Leads cross plant material supply opportunities and issues; this includes purchasing versus DRP, partial versus full truck delivery, where we store product, etc.
- Performs other related duties as required and assigned
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum Required Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS
This position requires sufficient physical ability to work in a typical office setting; driving a motor vehicle and occasionally working in the field.
FREQUENT : sitting, upward and downward flexion of neck; fine finger dexterity and light to moderate finger pressure to include extended periods of keyboard and mouse use, side-to-side turning of neck, walking, standing, bending and stooping, pushing / pulling, twisting at waist, moderate wrist torque to twist equipment knobs and dials.
OCCASIONAL : squatting, kneeling, reach above and at shoulder height, moderate grasp to manipulate reference books and manuals; lifting objects weighing 20 – 35 lbs. from below waist to above shoulders and transporting distances up to 50 feet.
VISION : Ability to see in the normal visual range with or without correction.
HEARING : Ability to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
This job description is not intended to contain a comprehensive list of the responsibilities that are required to successfully perform in this position. Other duties as assigned are part of every job description. The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential job functions.
Lassonde Pappas & Co., Inc provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
