What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Planner position at Nelson Global?
Company Overview:
Nelson Global engineers, manufactures, and distributes clean and efficient Air & Fluid Transfer, NVH, Complex Structural, Acoustic, and Thermal Management Solutions. Nelson Global partners with the world’s leading OEMs. With 21 global manufacturing and distribution facilities and unparalleled engineering and innovation capabilities, Nelson Global provides mission critical solutions with the highest degree of reliability at the lowest cost. Our dedication to serving our employees, partners, and the planet responsibly is realized across three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social, and governance. By empowering our people, reducing waste, and developing innovative and efficient systems, we support the communities and resources that spur the industries and technologies of the future.
Position Overview:
The Senior Planner will manage supplier on time delivery by tracking step-by-step production and shipments. This role will ensure all inventory is aligned with jobs to meet the needs of the customer. You will work directly with management and customers for an on-time, quality product.
Primary Responsibilities & Duties:
- Convert the output of the MRP process to supplier schedules, ensuring EVERY production supplier receives an updated release EVERY week
- Act as the primary plant contact for the supply base
- Ensure the supplier cum shipped is aligned with our cum received and that all shipments have been accounted for in the ERP system
- Supervise any supplier material/fabrication obsolescence claims
- Manager any supplier shortage situations
- Ensure the planning parameter used in the ERP system accurately reflects reality for the supply base
- Maintain the supplier On Timie Delivery metric (OTD)using the MPM system
- Establish safety stock for supplied components within the ERP system based on the supplier’s historical ability to ship on time
- Manage the supply base to ensure the proper use of logistic routing instructions, timely border crossing when applicable and a level loaded receiving schedule exists
- Monitor inbound supplier EDI to ensure the supply base is shipping as scheduled
- Work with the Corporate Purchasing and IT teams to ensure all suppliers are EDI capable
- Assist in the Management of the ECN process
- Support the engineering change process as required by the Supply Chain Manager
- Participate with the SCM team to achieve targets, goals, and objectives
- Ensure that new parts are set up properly in LN and the P.O. Integration process
- Observe all safety and OSHA procedures and standards; maximum lifting of 25lb without assistance; PPE is required at times
- Other duties as assigned
Preferred Education & Experience:
- One year or more in an automotive scheduling role
- College degree in business management or related field
- APICS certification
- Knowledge of ERP systems, LN, MFG PRO, with Oracle a plus
- Proficient with MS Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-team environment at all levels
Skills & Abilities:
- Strong communicator, in English, at all levels of the organization both verbal and written.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with all levels across the organization to influence performance
- Ability to drive actions without a direct reporting relationship
- Good decision-making skills.
- Ability to achieve deadlines
- Forward planner
- Good multi-tasking abilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
