MATERIALS PLANNER I

POSITION OBJECTIVES: Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems. 

· Create, consume, and finish all IPWO’s for pumps, panels, frames and general warehouse. 

· Run IPWO B/O report and follow up with purchasing on any missing items. 

· Consume production orders 1^st pull. 

· Run production B/O report and follow up with purchasing on any missing items. 

· Communicate any missing product on Sharepoint that could potentially make our shipments late to our customers. 

· Close production orders. 

· Maintain firm planned & released orders. 

· Communicate with Materials & Production managers. 

· Produce and analyze reports for management team. 

· Attend contract review meetings. 

· Understand inventory flow process. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Advanced knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, and Excel.  

· Navision experience a plus. 

· High school diploma is desired. 

· Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, detailed correspondence and memos.

· Ability to write detailed correspondence. 

· Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, vendors and other employees of the organization.  

· Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. 

· Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.  

· Ability to calculate and interpret financial measures such as percentages, margins, ratios and other comparative statistics.  

· Must be able to interpret graphs and other visual representations used to present
data. 

· Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  

· Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.  

· Must be able to read and understand various service manuals, electrical diagrams, and troubleshooting guides.