.Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company's products are used in nearly every major industry, including pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications, tapes and bonding solutions for various applications, and RFID solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company employs approximately 30,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2017 were $6.6 billion. Learn more at www.Averydennison.Com.Job DescriptionROLE SUMMARYThe Material Planner executes part of the core Planning Processes, ordering all necessary materials to support the finished goods plan, utilizing standard operating procedures set in the global Planning Playbook.The Material Planner sends net requirements (orders, forecast) to vendors with the appropriate lead time, identifies and action material shortages or out of control, complying with the min/max inventory strategy to adhere to the customer service and inventory targets.Reviews and validates key master data fields on a regular basis, changing material master to reflect obsolescence and routing materials for scrap. The Material Planner facilitates ongoing vendor meetings, suggesting changes to the SLAs through procurement and notifying procurement when violations of the SLAs occur. Provides inputs to the S&OP processes via the Control tower & Step 3, communicating with Finished Goods planners and Production Scheduler as appropriate.Is accountable for associated KPI performance by their respective cut, e.G. inventory composition, projected number of SKUs below min / above max, material out of stock affecting Production Scheduling, transaction data and material data exception, providing root cause analysis as needed