Supply Chain Planner

About Heraeus

About Heraeus
Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead.

About Heraeus Covantics
We are one of the leading materials specialists in the production and processing of high-purity quartz glass and other high-quality materials such as ceramics and innovative composites. With a global team of over 2,000 employees and locations in Europe, the USA, and Asia, we specialize in manufacturing semi-finished products, complex system components, and customized solutions for the information and telecommunications industry, the production of specialty fibers for industrial and medical applications, semiconductor manufacturing, and optics.

Heraeus Quartz North America, LLC has an immediate opening for a Supply Chain Planner to join our Logistics team at our Buford, GA location. The primary responsibility of this position is to support rough cut capacity planning and assist in scheduling of production within the Buford facility. In addition, this role will be the site owner for master data functions such as product quoting, creating and maintaining product master data.

• Plan both short- and long-term to align supply and demand to support inventory needs
• Monitor weekly and monthly production plans, prioritizing work orders
• Monitor movement of materials through internal suppliers and within the production facility
• Set safety stock levels and minimize excess inventory
• Use SAP to plan and schedule production
• Design and create new tools to help improve the planning functions of supply chain
• Act as champion for driving improvements as identified from the Planning Assessment
• Engage in continuous improvement as it relates to processes and material availability
• Quote standard costs for all plant produced product
• Develop and create necessary material master records in SAP for all parts manufactured in the plant
• Work with accounting department on a regular basis to check production variance reports
• Create and maintain Material Master on A-segment (Basic data) level: sole responsibility for creating new materials in SAP
• Key User for Product Lifecycle Management-Process, first contact for local/regional colleagues in case of questions and training needs around above MDM-Material Data Maintenance scope
• Responsible for maintaining foreign trade data using the GTS (Global Trade Services) database
• Interact extensively with Sales and Manufacturing. Interact with the Accounting department on proposed costs for goods and services; interact with Manufacturing regarding production routers and other master data required to manufacture parts

• Bachelor’s degree required, Business Administration or Supply Chain Management preferred
• Four+ years’ of experience with SAP, with a focus on MRP, bill of materials, routers and material master
• Must be proficient in ERP system such as SAP and possess advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Demonstrate a high level of integrity, professionalism and leadership ability; exhibit a high level of motivation and initiative with the ability to meet deadlines

Curious? Apply now!

Heraeus is proud to be an employer that provides equal access to opportunities for all its employees. We provide fair and equal consideration to all qualified applicants, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other legally protected characteristic. A diverse and inclusive culture is at the heart of our Vision, Mission, and Values.

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