•Valid* material plan (*plan whereby the materials and the resources are available to execute the plan)

•Timely communication of any issues that may impact the production plan

•Inventory plans aligned with business financial objectives and supply plans

•Released Purchase Order maintenance: quantity and time (within guidelines issued by Procurement)

•Participates in data management and planning parameters for materials planning (safety stock)

•Create, validate and maintain a valid materials plan based upon the Master Production Schedule.

•Releases against the established commitment & contract for the purpose of meeting the production & inventory schedules and communicates this release to the supplier

•Ensure the right materials are released at the right time to minimize overall costs and cash impact

•Partner with rest of Procurement and Manufacturing for resolution of short-term supply/demand imbalances for materials.

•Execute inventory levels and replenishment models for dependent and independent demand items that are part of the finished good (direct materials)

•Works closely with rest of Procurement team to ensure “strategic inventory reserves” are being executed upon for risk mitigation

•Identify dispositions for slow moving inventories. Lead process where required.

•Communicate/escalate material supply problems and resolutions to Sales & Operations Execution, Sales &Operation Planning teams

•Provides input to or creates the mid to long term material plans

•Uses Supplier capacity information for planning purposes for short term execution

•Actively lead and participate in the continuous improvement of the material planning process

•Works actively with Procurement to assist in Supplier performance improvement

•BS/BA degree in Supply Chain, business, or technical field. And/or

•High School/Secondary school transcript plus 5 years relevant experience

•APICS CPIM preferred

•Continuous Improvement certification preferred

•Operations, scheduling, and planning experiences are preferred

•ERP and reporting expertise preferred