Material Planner

Material Planner

Job Title: Material Planner

Position Type: Full Time

Reporting Lines: Reports to the VP of Business Operations

Job Description:

Are you energized by dynamic environments where you can push boundaries and witness the

immediate results of your efforts? Do you possess a keen eye for detail and excel in juggling

multiple projects simultaneously? Ascent Chemicals is seeking an experienced supply chain

professional to join our team as a Material Planner.

As the Material Planner, your role entails utilizing both master and detailed production

schedules to acquire necessary materials essential for facilitating the manufacturing process

within designated areas of the plant. You will be tasked with optimizing purchasing

requirements to align with service, cost, and inventory objectives.

Principle Duties:

• Execute the purchasing plan by evaluating the production schedule material requirements and generating purchase orders to enable on-time production.
• Work with suppliers to meet required delivery date(s) and quantity requirements to optimize service, inventory and cost.
• Utilize timely and effective communication of issues in purchasing materials that may impact plan adherence.
• This includes providing daily updates to advise both internal and external personnel regarding supplier and open purchase order status changes, identifying appropriate re-planning and/or recommended courses of action to minimize production impacts.
• Analyze previous purchasing plans for exceptions and work with the Procurement buyers and management to determine how future exceptions can be prevented.
• Achieve KPI’s to support the organization’s service, working capital, and cost goals. Provide formal and informal reporting on plant performance such as backorders, plan adherence, and inventory results.
• Notify appropriate parties and drive corrective action for inventory discrepancy resolution.
• Effectively communicate, collaborating with suppliers, internal plant personnel, planning, and Supply Chain management.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4-year degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field of study
• 2+ years of applicable Supply Chain experience
• Proficiency with common ERP and planning/materials management systems and MS Office, primarily Excel
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple projects at a time
• Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset, comfortable challenging the status quo
• Demonstrated competitive drive and strong orientation for results and achievement
• Demonstrated professionalism and strong presence in interactions with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills