Material Production Planner

Material Production Planner

The Material Production Planner will plan materials and supplies for production to meet customer demand.

Job Responsibilities :

• Utilize MRP to generate and release forecasts in CMS to purchased materials suppliers
• Maintain JIT communications with suppliers to meet divisional days on hand goals for raw material
• Analyze releases to determine production schedules validity through CMS White Board Scheduler
• Ensure all production material and necessary supplies are on hand as needed
• Attend and contribute meetings as needed and maintain open intra-departmental communication
• Monitor and react to planned shipments above and beyond the customer EDI releases (White Board Scheduler)
• Serve as a backup for EDI Coordinator as needed
• Verify raw material packing slips with posting of receiving
• Process vendor returns posting
• Work with and maintain inventory cycle count discrepancy documentation
• Maintain departmental filing system
• Oversee raw material inventory
• Support the Production Capacity Planning Manager and Production Manager as required
• Assist Logistics Manager with all reporting requirements as needed
• Work as a team and support / backup other Materials / Production Planner(s)
• Follows and supports Magna Body & Chassis Iowa's and Magna's operating principles
• Supports efforts to achieve department and plant goals on Employee Opinion Survey

Supervisory Responsibilities : None

Education and / or Experience :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Physical Demands : General demands of an office environment

Environmental Conditions : General office environment with occasional exposure to factory environment

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