Materials Planner

**What will you do?**

Under general direction, is responsible to perform complex procurement functions in compliance with JCI internal policies, participate in bids under the corporate direction, address any issues with suppliers and keep metrics for inventory value, turns, escalations and discrepancies according to goals.

Comply with the guidelines and regulations of Environmental Health & Safety.

**How will you do it?**
- Purchase from suppliers evaluated for their ability to provide materials and services that conform to specified requirements.
- Procures assigned materials to meet the goals of JCI regarding inventory turns, cost, quality, and customer requirements.
- Places purchase orders through Optimize for assigned materials and execute maintenance as system requires according to forecast. (expedite, de-expedite & cancel)
- Analyze Optimize shortages report for each vendor. (consign & no consign)
- E&O review and follow up with actions to minimize inventory impact.
- Follow up with SOI projects implementation with MKE procurement team.
- Premium Freight Approval.
- Routing guide must be distributed to all vendor any time this is updated and support foreign vendors with shipping instructions as needed.
- Answer with ETA's all the Planning Summarized files. (Special request)
- Purchasing parameter maintenance as required. (MOQ, MPU, LT time, pricing, Auto Reply Flag, current cost - IVM Format)
- Support procurement in reduction initiatives, cost & lead time reduction, supplier consolidation, inventory management programs with supply base that includes vendor stocking, consignment, and vendor-managed inventory.
- Business move Implementation Face in - Face out. (due to price increase, supplier lost franchise)
- Issue Last time buy orders for EOL items following process for LTB
- EC support to the EC coordinator.
- Support plant initiatives for VAVE projects.
- RFQ for new items as required and for one time buy to cove shortages.
- Purchase price variation (PPV) approval from MKE procurement as needed and fill the PPV reasons to the PPV Open Releases weekly report.
- Issue MRO orders for expedite, tooling and external services as required.
- Issue the JCI specification to the supplier as required.
- Get OTO approval from Sustaining. (deviation to purchase as needed)
- Follow-up NCNR approval with MKE procurement team.
- Attend to meetings and trainings assigned (KPIs, hour by hour, production, dashboard, supplier conference calls) as assigned.
- Resolve invoice discrepancies. (DLOG)
- Review the Supplier Liability inventory from supplier. (NCNR and/or Aged inventory as required every 60 or 90 days)
- Participate in Risk Assessments.
- Participate in EHS suggestions program.
- Participate in EHS observations program.
- Implement and maintain security policy, health and environment at work.
- To support the committees in identifying risks and environmental aspects.
- Participate in Training program.
- Define corrective and preventive actions.
- Control system logs in your area.
- Follow-up and review procedures and instructions OHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001.
- Intervene personally identify and correct unsafe acts and recognize safe behavior.
- Identify and report potential environmental impacts.
- Analyze and prevent the consequences of all actions before any activity.
- Contribute to compliance (as applicable) objectives and targets for safety, health and environment.
- Attend trainings to learn about Lean & Six Sigma tools and continuous improvement methodologies as required by function and/or position.

**What we look for?**
- A mínimal of 5 years’ experience in purchasing, material planning or production control is desired.
- Computer skills with experience in Microsoft Office Suite. (Excell)
- Bilingual English/Spanish.
- SAP is a must.
- Resins & Metal Mechanics Commodities Experience.
- Good communication skills both written and verbal. APICS desirable.
- Experience in a team environment desirable.
- Experienced, working in a fast paced high volume manufacturing environment.
- Lean manufacturing desirable.
- Knowledge and development of ISO 9001:2000 standards.
- Responsible, well-organized with a high sense of urgency, for all internal and external customers’ needs, able to work independently.
- Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent experience.