Materials Planner jobs in Philadelphia, PA

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• Communicates with customers, internal and external, regarding material requirements and availability
• Generates purchase orders, verifies, tracks and provides updates on delivery status, delays or discrepancies
• Acts as a liaison between materials management and the various plant operations teams to support schedule adherence
• Reviews inventory levels to ensure there is sufficient material on hand to support scheduled work orders, distribution transfers and safety stock levels
• Establishes exception reporting, researches data discrepancies and takes corrective action as appropriate
• Reviews action messages to ensure sufficient supply of materials for production requirements
• Reconcile billing discrepancies of invoices to ensure timely payment is made to vendors or suppliers
• Processes receipt of goods and reconciles paperwork as required
• Responsible for analysis and interpretation of production and inventory yields
• Ensure contract compliances, identify variances and resolve.
• Escalates issues outside of job scope to Materials Manager for review and action
• Identifies logistic process shortfalls and works with department to identify logistic process improvements
• Advises Manager of issues or irregularities, utilizes independent judgment and discretion to identify trends, variances, and key issues and provides recommendations for adjustment
• Communicates and coordinates with outside freezer facilities regarding inventories, warehouse releases and receipts, invoices and special projects
• Arranges in-plant transfer of materials to meet production schedules
• Applies appropriate optimization methodologies to balance service level, inventory and resource utilization using advanced planning tools
• Leads cross plant material supply opportunities and issues; this includes purchasing versus DRP, partial versus full truck delivery, where we store product, etc.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned

• HS Diploma / GED (Bachelor’s Degree, Preferred)
• Minimum of 1-year related experience
• Attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task, manage and prioritize a dynamic workload
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Software; Computer savvy
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work professionally and diplomatically with a various internal departments and outside customers
• Strong troubleshooting and issue resolution skills required
• General knowledge of purchasing, inventory management, order processing, invoicing, and inventory control systems

• Experience in the food/beverage industry
• Experience in Manufacturing or production environment
• Proven organizational skills
• Ability to direct, coach and train others
• Consultative, influential, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills