Material Planner (S Norwalk, CT)

Material Planner (S Norwalk, CT)

Job Purpose:
The material planner is responsible for the material planning and fulfillment of all First Aid component and finished goods. His or Her activities also include following up on supplier issues, new finished goods components introduction, defective material disposition and control inventory levels.
Job Duties:
The Material Planner will ensure accurate planning and on-time delivery of sourced product to support business commitments on sales, inventory, delivery, cost, and quality. Place purchase orders (POs) timely and obtain PO acknowledgements from Suppliers
Maintain Planning / Safety Stock levels to support 98% Service for selected Finished Goods (FG)
Maintain MRP to keep PO need dates aligned with Customer Commitment Schedule dates
Track in-transit material to identify and address any potential delivery issues.
Ensure Suppliers have latest drawings / specs.
Resolve shipment and payment discrepancies
Be responsible for reconciling accounts payable problems
Manage inventories to eliminate and prevent excess and inactive materials
Ensure master data is correct for all items
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing company goals as needed
Additional related duties as required

Skills/Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree or similar / Strong data management and analytical skills. / Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills / bilingual English-Spanish / Minimum of 4 years of demonstrated performance in a Sourcing / Materials role

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems experience / Analytical and system proficiency skills / Ability to effectively operate in any organizational structure / Strong interpersonal and leadership skills / Ability to effectively interface with all levels of management / Working knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Office applications

• Location: S Norwalk, CT
• Compensation: $40,000 - $60,000 depending on experience
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