Material Planner

**Job Number**: 57545
**Group**: Cosma International
**Division**: Modatek Systems

**Job Type**: Permanent/Regular
**Location**: MILTON

**Group Description**

Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

**Role Summary**:
Modatek System is a division of Magna International; an automotive supplier with over 300 manufacturing facilities and over 80 product development, engineering, and sales centers in 29 countries. Magna is always growing in which, where we offer to all our employees work life balance, opportunities for growth with internal training, educational reimbursements, full Benefits as well profit gain sharing opportunities to all our full staff employees.

Modatek Systems specializes in manufacturing a range of body, Chassis and engineering solutions utilizing their robust product engineering, tooling capabilities and process expertise.

Benefits working with Modatek System is not only being apart of the Magna team, but it is the work life balance, able to work in a safe environment, RRSP Matching, Full Benefits, Weekly Pay, and much more

The Materials Planner position requires strong working knowledge of the planning function within Modatek and an in depth knowledge of Materials Management.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Monitors and develops suppliers to establish good performance ratings and to ensure continuous improvement practices utilizing the QPF portal for supplier monitoring.
- Reviews engineering change timing and progress with suppliers.
- Reviews item master, BOM, supplier PO routings in CMS to ensure accuracy of planning parameters.
- Reviews supplier releases and monitors exception reports.
- Communicating, escalating and engaging in active problem solving with suppliers to avoid delivery gaps due to material, quality or production issues.
- Stands in for other Planners to balance workload, provide backup or cover holidays as required.
- Practices and promotes continuous improvements of materials processes and seeks cost reduction opportunities.
- Reviews and monitors inventory transactions in CMS and initiates inventory adjustments if required.
- Utilize the ‘Plan for Every Part’ to analyze inventory levels and optimize where possible to maximize inventory turns and minimize inventory ‘Days On Hand’.
- Participate in root cause analysis on inventory discrepancies to maintain inventory accuracy and financial records.
- Resolves supply chain constraints to ensure internal and external customers are satisfied.
- Continuously monitors MRP results, reviews and transmits releases to suppliers accordingly via EDI.
- Supports year end, quarterly, and daily inventory counts to ensure system and financial accuracy
- Performs other duties as required

**Key Qualifications/Requirements**:
College diploma in Materials and Supply Chain Management
- Two (2) years experience in the Production and Material Planning field within a manufacturing environment, preferably automotive with JIT systems
- 5 years of CMS experience is required; knowledge of ERP systems
- Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong computer skills
- Ability to meet deadlines, multiple demands and support multiple production planning programs
- Ability to uphold confidentiality
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Ability to work overtime to meet customer needs

**Additional Information**:
Accommodations for disabilities in relation to the job selection process are available upon request.

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