Planner

The Planner is responsible for the scheduling of materials throughout the business, from received product to finished system. In this role, you would be constantly balancing the inventory levels with customer needs so we can limit the amount of capital invested in inventory.

FORCE America is a 100% employee-owned business that manufactures and distributes hydraulic solutions. We are a leader in our markets due to our commitment to customer service, product innovation, product diversity, and flexible designs. Our team and products reach a customer base of over 17,000. FORCE America employs experienced engineers, knowledgeable support staff, and skilled production teams to ensure our expectations of quality and customer service.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Guides the process of maintaining the lowest possible inventory while meeting customers’ needs.
• Maintaining the accuracy of inventory levels of finished goods, work in process, obsolete inventory, and slow-moving inventory.
• Develop and sustain an ongoing, accurate weekly production schedule.
• Manage the Sales and Operational Planning Meeting for Service Center.
• Issue reports on a weekly, monthly, and as-requested basis for materials and capacity (People and Machine) planning.
• Communicate with cross-functional departments.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School or GED
• 3 years of experience in Material Planning
• Strong experience in Microsoft office including Outlook, Excel, Word.
• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics preferred.
• Attention to detail oriented.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Strong organizational skills, timely, and the ability to prioritize.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential job functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Job hazards are typical of an office environment.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is primarily sedentary in nature. Some physical requirements include sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, twisting, lifting, grasping, etc.