Lead Material Planner
Fincantieri Marine Group
- Marinette, WI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead, mentor, be first point of contact among Planners for high level issues.
- Work proactively with Production Planning and Control, Engineering, and Manufacturing to ensure material availability in support of production need dates.
- Support material management in resolution of shortages related to production orders.
- Ensure that material discrepancies are resolved and corrective actions are taken to rectify future issues.
- Work cross functionally on material related process improvement projects to ensure our success.
- Take ownership of material planning issues that arise, including over or under delivery. Responsible to follow up/escalate actions in the event of material shortages that affect production.
- Seek and recommend solutions to overcome issues arising in order to meet production requirements and address operational risks
- Manage inventory risk and ensure that contingency plans are in place
- Ensure that material scheduling strategy and processes are in place and work effectively in order to ensure material supply meets production requirements with minimum stick levels, whilst optimizing costs
- Carry out oversight of entire material timeline from Engineering to Production
- Be prepared to carry out supplier visits to timely material deliveries
- Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement
- Review/manage objectives and KPIs
- Safety first
- People oriented, determined to assist where able
- Accountability and Ownership: Demonstrate a sense of urgency, ownership in your role
- Respect peoples differences and be open to differing opinions and beliefs
- Continue to improve your current role and help develop the role for the future based on lean management.
- Ownership and Accountability
- Team Work and Collaboration
- Business Discipline
- Sense of Urgency
- Ability to work with all personalities
- Team Builder
- Good Listener
- Willingness to learn
- Detail-Oriented
- Self-motivated
- Ability to communicate authoritatively
- Ability to communicate the plan and get buy in from other departments
- Purchasing Planners: ability to help prioritize work and resolve outstanding issues
- Supply Chain management: provide KPI and group activity status
- Foremen: to get them the material
- Shop/ Production/ Trade Managers: to respond to production priorities and report status; daily.
- Buyers: to ensure they know the priorities and that purchase orders are released expeditiously
- Planners, Project and Master Schedulers: to understand the plan and to ensure the right material is available to support the plan/schedule; daily
- Planning and Scheduling Managers and Director of Production Planning Control: to provide status and elevate key issues; weekly
- Bachelor's degree in a business or technical related field and at least 2 years' experience in supply chain or compliance environment; or
- This can also be met with an Associate's degree and at least 3 years' experience in supply chain or compliance environment; or a HS Diploma and at least 5 years' experience in supply chain or compliance environment.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products, especially Excel and Word.
- Experience with MRP/ERP systems.
- Fundamental knowledge of shipbuilding workflow and production processes is preferred
- Fundamental knowledge of shipyard material management processes is preferred
- Basic working knowledge of, and experience with, production planning practices
- Fundamentally understand work area processes and constraints
- Understand BOM development process
- Understand the procurement process
- Understanding of process improvement fundamentals
- Good math skills
- Ability and willingness to work in both office and heavy industrial environments
- Must have strong Microsoft Office Suites computer skills with emphasis on EXCEL WORD
- Must have strong organizational and time management skills.
- Must have the ability to maintain a professional demeanor with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.
- Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Must have ability to maintain confidentiality.