Materials Planning Manager

### Badger Meter - Where Every Drop Counts and So Do You At Badger Meter, we're more than a leading global water technology company - we're innovators with a mission: to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For over
** 120
* * years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste.

Every employee at Badger Meter is an important part of our success. Here, your work doesn't just move a business forward - it shapes a more sustainable future. We are committed to building a workplace where we celebrate differences, empower voices, and encourage fresh ideas that drive innovation.

When you join us, you'll find:

Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet.### What You Will Contribute:### This role is critical in supporting all Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Culture, Environmental, and Continuous Improvement initiatives and metrics, including the ability to work with internal and external customers to support Badger Meter’s corporate values and goals and managing/mentoring a professional team.

This will be a fully onsite role at our Milwaukee Wisconsin Headquarters.
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* Job Duties:

*** Manage and optimize the planning data (forecast analysis and accuracy, efficient production scheduling of jobs on the manufacturing floor, and maintenance optimum inventory and production levels to support sales forecast and customer orders).
* Manage and optimize inventory practices (inventory reduction/optimization, inventory accuracy and cycle counting, etc).
* Maintain internal control system and compliance with corporate ISO procedures and training.
* Support the phase-in and phase-out of product families (managing the elimination of excess, slow moving, or obsolete inventory).
* Work with Bid/Proposal Department, Sales, Customer Service, and production sites in reviewing customer contract delivery schedules, develop production schedules to support large customer projects, and provide delivery dates for current or expected customer requirements.
* Interface with material planners at other manufacturing sites to ensure timely flow of materials where required.
* Account for materials required to build manufacturing orders by reviewing reports, communicating part shortages, and expediting to meet customer due dates.
* Lead and proactively participate in the review of missed shipments to determine root causes to prevent recurrence and monitors ERP systems to proactively identify and correct production issues caused by incorrect data, systems issues, and dramatic swings in customer demands.
* Provide ERP system training, leadership, direction, and training to the planning team.
* Oversee cycle count process ensuring responsible items are counted properly according to classification and accuracy level is consistently met per corporate policy.
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* Education and Experience:

*** Bachelor's degree in production and inventory control or related field preferred
* 7+ years of related experience in materials, production control, purchasing, or inventory control desired
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* Qualifications:

*** Advanced skills in Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system required
* Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook required
* APICS (American Production Inventory Control Society) certification preferred
* CRM (Certified Risk Manager) certification preferred
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* Competencies:

*** Delegation and Empowerment:
Identifying and leveraging opportunities to accelerate results and build capability by assigning tasks and decision-making responsibilities to individuals or teams with clear boundaries, expectations, support, and follow-up.

* Coaching:

Engaging an individual in developing and committing to an action plan that targets specific behaviors, skills or knowledge needed to ensure performance improvement or prepare for success in new responsibilities.
* Decision Making:
Identify and understand problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choose the best course of action by…