Material Analyst / Senior Material Analyst
Copeland has an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain and Logistics professional based in our Sidney, OH location. You will manage material requirements and maintain the master schedule, which includes managing MRP, Kanban's, and expediting material as required to meet production needs. In this position, you will be responsible to drive improvements in material turns, inventory accuracy, storage, packaging, and customer delivery. You will interface with suppliers, customer service, production, procurement, quality, engineering, and manufacturing. In addition, you will track and implement Engineering Change Notices (ECN) in the plant as well as help with the introduction of new products. You will also work as part of the team to ensure customer satisfaction and on-time delivery.
As a Material Analyst / Senior Material Analyst, you will :
- Manage and develop process improvement projects for kanban pull systems to meet production and inventory targets
- Manage MRP to ensure timely receipt of materials to meet production schedules.
- Track the progress of materials and expedite, as required.
- Analyze data and help develop analysis tools to improve efficiencies across the materials department.
- Manage inventory levels to meet goals.
- Identify and resolve issues that impact on-time delivery.
- Organize and set-up daily transportation on critical timeframes to ensure timely receipt of products.
- Work through new product development at the plant with part set ups, lead times, BOM changes, etc.
- Develop lean tools to improve supplier delivery to the plant
- Meet customer requirements, including LTL, FTL, and expedites.
- Work in conjunction with production, customer service, sales, suppliers, and procurement to meet customer requirements, including short LT and expedite requests.
- Be cross-trained in other positions in the department.
Required education, experience, and skills :
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and related experienceWorking knowledge of Microsoft, proficient in Excel (Pivot Tables)Capable of utilizing Lean tools, such as Kanban pull systems, demand-driven supply chain, and perfect execution strategiesAbility to travel up to 5% of the timeLegal authorization to work in the United States - Sponsorship will not be provided for this role.Preferred education, experience, and skills :
Degree in Supply Chain / Operations or related degreeOracle experience preferredKnowledge of manufacturing operations, MRP systems, shop floor controls, supply chain methodology and lean practicesMaterials and / or operations experienceWe offer a work-life balance to our employees. General working hours for this position are 6 : 30AM - 3 : 30PM.