Urban planning Jobs in Kansas City, MO

Job Description

Job Description

Key Areas of Responsibility (Answerable for the following end results)

• Train or assist in training, development and evaluation of all department employees to ensure that current and future objectives are met.
• Responsible to fully manage assigned parts and their respective supplier.
• Develop suppliers in regards to improving their delivery performance. Utilize RPS to communicate supplier performance measurable on a regular basis.
• Supervise Lead Material Planner, Material Planners and Material Supervisor activity.
• Work directly with location specific General Manager in order to support their specific initiatives.
• Coordinate material activities including the timely procurement of production and service components.
• Maintain system procedures for accurate and timely management reporting.
• Work with manufacturing and customers to schedule production, arrange transportation, and maintain minimum inventory levels to meet customer requirements.
• Assist with supplier relations, primarily supplier performance objectives, and participate in program management activities as appropriate.
• Assumes special assignments as directed by Material Manager that include, but are not limited to, inventory control issues and supplier problem resolution.
• Provide back up support for Material Coordinator and Material Planners.
• Utilize MRP and RPS to ensure optimum planning parameters such that inventory levels are sufficient.
• Coordinate engineering changes and build schedules with suppliers and production such that customer expectations are met while minimizing obsolescence exposure.
• Communicates directly with customers on all delivery and engineering change issues.
• Analyze MRP & RPS weekly to produce supplier releases for repetitive production material.
• Coordinate expedites of production material from suppliers as needed in support of established production requirements in a JIT environment.
• Coordinates customs and brokerage issues for production materials as necessary, while ensuring compliance with NAFTA, GATT, federal and state regulations.
• General customer obsolescence claims.
• Communicates any supplier discrepancies to supplier and appropriate management.
• Assist in all inventory activities.
• Assumes special assignments as directed by Materials Manager that include, but are not limited to, inventory control issues and supplier problem resolution.
• Document all activities as required.
• Adhere to all company guidelines for Emergency Evacuation to ensure employee safety.
• Any additional responsibility deemed necessary by management.

Louisville specific

Limits of Authority

Basic Education, Experience and Skills Required

Internal Training (Minimum Requirements)

Process – Materials Management

Information Technology

Health, Safety and Physical Demand Requirements

Risks Associated with Job Function

Travel Requirements