Material Planner

**MATERIAL PLANNER - RAW MATERIAL PURCHASING**

**POSITION PURPOSE**
In this position, you are responsible for planning and monitoring the materials and products used by Ursa, you ensure that the company doesn't run out of the materials needed to produce its products. You also manage the flow of inventory and make sure products are accruately shipped to customers. Using customer information, you help to set up a schedule for ordering materials and maintaining an efficient inventory.

**SHIFT, SALARY, STATUS**
- Dayshift - core week is M-F 7:00-3:30
- Possibility flexing shift as required
- OT eligible - Yes, after 40 hours and pre-approved.
- Competitive benefit package
- LTD (paid by employee) Life at 1x annualized salary Business causal dress code (jeans okay)

**SOFT SKILLS**
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Adaptability
- Project Management
- Communication
- Motivation
- Empowerment
- Conflict Handling
- Team Building/Team Player
- Leadership

**MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Health and Safety
- Maintain safe and positive work environment
- Lead by example in all Health and Safety areas
- Wear PPE as required in the plant all times
- Report all safety concerns

**Respect**
- Follow and uphold company policies
- Maintain respectful discourse with all Team members, customers and suppliers
- Accept ownership of functional work area

**Planning**
- Update manual customer releases, service releases, and EDI in MRP system
- Create the press schedule and monitor adherence to schedule
- Develop contingency plans to ensure the ability to meet customer demands
- Follow up on and expedite supplier deliveries
- Monitor and track material flow to identify bottlenecks and propose solutions
- Coordinate engineering changes from release to press through production and packaging
- Perform cycle counts and maintain inventory accuracy in the system
- Reconcile inventory discrepancies in the system as well as in customer EDI
- Manage build ahead inventories to support scheduled maintenance or supplier downtime
- Participate in interdepartmental cross training
- Manage scrap
- Other duties as required

**Purchasing**
- Locate new sources of supply as required for materials, e-coat, plating, and stamping
- Visit and evaluate suppliers according to; on-time delivery, internal processes, and capabilities and capacity for new business
- Send out RFQ’s for parts and negotiate competitive pricing
- Schedule component and raw steel deliveries to optimize inventory levels and support the production schedules
- Monitor supplier performance by gathering data and producing reports
- Receiving and labelling of steel coils
- Reconciling receiving discrepancies
- Initiating part setup in Plex
- AIGI surveys
- Obsolete inventory reconciliation
- Order trial material for potential new business

**Communication**
- Work with production management to clearly communicate customer requirements
- Be adept at working both independently and as part of a team
- Escalate issues to management in a timely manner

**Education**
- Post-secondary accreditation preferably in supply chain management or purchasing
- Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office Suite

**PHYSICIAL AND ENVIRONMENT**

Combination of walking, standing, lifting, bending, reaching and sitting for entire shift

Travel; valid driver’s license and passport to travel outside of Canada

Moderate too high stress environment; concrete floors, metal parts.

Office environment; use of computer, printers, faxes, monitors and various software

Wear prescribed safety gear/PPE at all times.

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

**Experience**:

- Raw Material Purchasing: 1 year (preferred)
- Automotive: 2 years (preferred)