Material Planner

NEW Full Time Material Planner

• Location: Swiftwater, PA
• Grade: L2-2
• Hiring Manager: Joseph Zambetti

The Material Planner is responsible for the planning, coordinating, and ordering of materials to support Swiftwater production plans using MRP or re-order point methods in SAP. The position serves as the direct point of contact for area focus factory teams, working with them to identify needed materials, uncover potential shortages, and determine solutions to prevent production schedule delays. Considering inventory investment and storage constraints, the role manages inventory to optimize availability and safety stock levels while minimizing risk of stock out, obsolescence, and expiration.

• Manage Execution and Planning:
  Manage materials in a 0‑36 month monthly planning cycle with critical materials management.
• PCU Raw Material Planning Lead
  • Represent material planners at applicable PCU meeting(s).
  • Lead cross‑functional critical materials meeting to understand material(s) impacting the applicable PCU.
• Material Planning Systems
  • Represent the department as a subject matter expert.
  • As a key user, perform software upgrade scoping; user acceptance testing; regression testing; and planner training.
• Material Planning and Ordering
  • Review SAP recommendations for Purchase Requests, convert them into Purchase Orders, considering current inventory levels, safety stock policies, material coverage, expiry targets, and supplier agreements.
  • Send Purchase Orders/Schedule lines to suppliers and update supplier confirmation for each Purchase Order (order acknowledgment) in the system so receipt dates are available for planning and the site’s logistic operations.
• Material Availability
  • Assess material availability and take action to mitigate constraints.
  • Manage material shortages with Site Planner or Scheduler, depending on the horizon of the issue/constraint.
• Supplier Coordination and Risk Management
  • Collaborate with suppliers to monitor supply status and plan adherence and to detect exceptions as soon as possible to mitigate the supply risk.
  • Communicate rolling forecast to suppliers up to 36 months, confirming suppliers’ capacity.
  • Coordinate material shortage risks to the Industrial Planner if they can’t be addressed at the site level.
  • Ensure purchased materials are delivered on time for testing and use.
  • Ensure suppliers are performing according to commitments.
• Data Management & Continuous Improvement
  • Analyze and propose updates to master data to enhance industrial performance.
  • Review performance and contribute to process improvement.
  • As data content owner, maintain applicable master data (Safety Stocks, Reorder Points, Planning methods, lead times, etc.) and escalse any inconsistencies in master data rules.
• KPIs and Metrics
  • Supplier OTIF
  • Service Level
  • Supplier Complaints
  • Master Data Accuracy (Lead times, safety stocks, MOQ, etc.)
  • Inventory Targets/MOH/Safety Stock Adherence
  • Write‑off

• Material Destruction Orders
  • Take necessary actions and decisions to minimize material write‑offs and prevent occurrence.
  • Manage materials at risk while being accountable for monthly reserves.
  • Create, process, and manage MDOs within current timeline parameters.
• Material Inspection/Discrepancies
  • Partner with PQMR, QC, and Logistics as needed to prioritize material releases to meet production plan.
  • Interface with local Logistics department and/or supplier to resolve any delivery discrepancies or damage.
  • Coordinate returns with supplier.
• Critical Materials Management
  • Active member of site‑wide critical materials management initiative.
  • Supports Purchasing, Continuous Improvement, MSAT, and Supplier Quality efforts with actions to reduce material risks, per CMM roadmap.
• Supplier Relationship
  • Work with Accounts Payable to resolve invoicing issues.
  • Participate in Supplier Relationship Meetings by providing performance feedback and forecasts.
• Projects/Special Duties
  • Miscellaneous projects and duties as assigned.

• Lead and contribute to Critical Material Management Meetings
• Lead Transparency meeting
• Represent planners and contribute to Handover to Scheduler Meeting
• Represent planners and contribute…