We are hiring a **Material Planner - Long Distance**, this person will be responsible for scheduling and coordinating the distribution of products to meet customer demand, keeping inventory levels maintained, and revising shipment plans as needed. They will work with other departments to ensure that the accuracy of shipment records and customer satisfaction is met. The role involves analyzing product demand and trends to make necessary inventory adjustments.
**What You Will Be Doing
- Schedules and coordinates the efficient distribution of products to satisfy customer demand.
- Analyzes and revises shipment plans as required.
- Works with other departments to ensure customer satisfaction and accuracy of shipment records.
- Determines reorder points and ensures that sufficient levels of inventory are maintained.
- Analyzes actual product demand, trends, and forecasts, and adjusts inventory plans accordingly.
- Applies and implements lean practices to manage material and scheduling customer orders for least total product cost.
- Analyze material requirements for raw and purchased material to complete production orders sequenced production and delivery of parts from internal and external suppliers.
- Drive resolution on external and internal supply chain related issues.
- Compile and maintain manual or computerized records for tracking production operations. (e.g.: Late Report, MRP exceptions)
- Regular maintenance of materials thru life cycle.
- Process material rejects Root cause and corrective actions, QMN's.
- Represents LDSC materials planning on Product Development projects while working with cross-functional teams.
- Communicate with manufacturing plants in NA and across the globe, Order fulfillment, Logistics, and international suppliers.
**Who You Are:
**Required Skills and Competencies
- Bachelor's degree on Engineering, Business, Administration or related.
- Advanced English is a must.
- 3 to 5 years material planning experience is required.
- A minimum of 1-year experience material planning within an International Supply Chain is required.
- Project or Task Management experience is required.
- Aware and involved in Lean Methodologies.
- Knowledge of SAP transactions, tables & queries.
**Preferred Skills and Competencies
- APICS certified (preferred)
- Strong Oral and Written communication skills.
- Proactive and able to organize multiple projects and tasks effectively.
- Advanced Excel ad hoc reporting & use of statistical tools (Tableau).
- Knowledge of SAP transactions, tables & queries.
- Strong attention to detail, data analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Decision Making
- Customer Service Orientation.
**Why People Choose to Work With Us:
At Steelcase, we put people at the center of everything we do. We understand the role of work and believe that it can bring meaning and purpose to the lives of our customers and our employees. We prioritize supporting our employees both in and out of work, in all aspects of their lives. When we bring our talents together, we make a positive lasting impact through our work and communities.
**Who We Are:
Organizations around the world trust Steelcase to help them create places that help people work better, be inspired, and accomplish more.
We design, manufacture, and partner with other leading organizations to provide architecture, furniture, and technology solutions - accessible through a network of channels, including over 800 Steelcase dealer locations. Steelcase is a global, industry-leading, publicly-traded company with fiscal year 2021 revenue of $2.6 billion.
**What Matters to Us:
Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. We are proud to be recognized for our inclusive workforce by the Corporate Equality Index for the past nine years.
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