.**P****OSITION IDENTIFICATION****P****osition Title**:Material Planner**Job Code**:**Organization**:Outdoor**Department**:Materials**Location***:Nogales**Reports to/ Supervises**:Domingo Rodriguez**PURPOSE OF POSITION**- Support material replenishment for Nogales facility**MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES**- Ensures timely and uninterrupted material flow to the manufacturing facilities and manages inventory obsolescence caused by changes in requirements, suppliers, or design.- Primary contact to suppliers for material demand flow requirements and verification of performance.- Provide guidance to suppliers on the interpretation and use of MRP / Supplier Portal reports.- Communicates with suppliers to mitigate supply issues caused by supplier constraints in terms of people, buildings, tooling and equipment.- Partners with suppliers on measurable improvements in the overall cost of quality and delivery.- Recommends and assists with the implementation of system enhancements to improve communication with suppliers.- Some management support required for contractual and new part sourcing issues.- Moderate scope/complexity of commodities managed at this level (communication of material requirements and changes, expediting, proactive process improvements, some project activity).- Identify and alleviate supply interruptions through daily meetings with plant schedulers and Master Scheduler.- Determine most cost effective mode of transportation which meets manufacturing schedules.- Track and obtain target inventory levels and control cost of freight and obsolescence.- Works with Engineering to manage bill of material affectivity dates to ensure depletion of inventory as well as coordinating supplier transitions to new components.- Creates and maintains system attributes for new components in order to drive accurate demand through MRP.**Temporary Responsibilities**:**Responsibilities associated with the ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO 45001 Management Systems** 1**P****osition Title**:Material Planner**Education and Experience**:- Bachelor's Degree or one to two years related experience and/or training- APICS - CPIM desirable- Must have basic computer skills and knowledge of MRP II and ERP theory.- Must be proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Rapid Response.- Able to run and interpret material requirements reports and production schedules.- Must have basic understanding of high volume manufacturing material flow and inventory systems.- Must display excellent verbal and written communication skills.- Must be an excellent organizer, prioritizes to ensure current workload is managed and deadlines meet. Able to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities, able to operate independently as well as part of a team.**General Competences**:- Courage & Innovation.- Agility & Performance.- Inclusivity & Collaboration.- Integrity & Accountability.**Specific Competences**:- Leadership.- Able to work in changing environment.- Time Management