At Roush, we fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.
We offer a full array of benefits to our full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and paid holidays.
Roush has an immediate opening for a Material Planner II who will work with suppliers to deliver the right material at the correct quantity and at the right time to meet production schedules. The role will communicate with suppliers, purchasing and the production scheduling team. This position is located in Livonia, MI.
As a Material Planner II, you will be responsible for:
- Ensuring continuous production by utilizing the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system’s material and production requirements, with a focus on forecast and dependent demand
- Communicating and coordinating with suppliers to ensure they receive planning generated purchase orders or releases, as well as forecasts
- Developing recovery plans with suppliers and operations to resolve supply shortfalls.
- Developing and leveraging relationships with suppliers and operations to identify potential future problems to avoid production disruptions
- Escalating and resolving any issues or discrepancies found during the planning process to the appropriate cross-functional team members
- Effectively manage material requirement changes resulting from Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and forecast changes
- Work closely with the operations team to ensure any changes in the schedule are covered and can be achieved
- Participate in program end of life balance out meetings.
- Follow-up and track the delivery of material to meet the schedule.
- Analyze expedited requests as needed
- Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
- The planner is responsible for tracking down and reporting supplier shipments and other duties as required
To be considered as a Material Planner II, you will need:
- High school diploma or equivalent with 5 years of experience or a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related field with no experience
- U.S. Citizen allowing for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance
- Ability to be effective in a fast paced, dynamic team environment, handling multiple tasks
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude
- Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
- Ability to be flexible and adjust to changing workload
- Good professional judgment, excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent computer skills including MS Office – Word, Excel (advanced formulas, pivots, if/then), Outlook
Preferred qualifications for a Material Planner II:
- 3 years of supply chain experience
- Basic understanding of how a supply chain flows from the supplier’s supplier to our customer’s customer as well as general business practices
- Proven ability to solve complex issues by triaging for short term recovery as well as identifying root cause
- Solid understanding of materials flow and inventory triggers
- Self-starter who seeks out ways to improve processes before being asked
- Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) certification
If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team.
Please visit our careers page and apply by clicking on this link: https://jobs.roush.com/us/en/
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Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories
If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at 734-779-7087.
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