Supply Chain Planner

Be flexible and handle responsibilities for raw material planning as well as transportation scheduling. Coordinate activities related to planning and scheduling transportation of material to and from the site.

- Monitor production and raw material consumption and adjust timing of transport to prevent/minimize detention and secure equipment and driver requirements.
- Maintain close communication with Customer Care Center to convert customer orders into transportation requirements in order to meet on-time delivery targets.
- Coordinate load rack activities, scheduling around capacity constraints while ensuring efficient utilization of resources.
- Work with plant personnel, Planners and Customer Care groups to effectively shift transportation and load rack scheduling in order to minimize off-grade material.
- Work with Planners and carriers to expedite or delay shipments to terminals and transloaders to achieve a balanced supply of material by location.
- Perform all rail related activities such as balancing of rail car inventory, scheduling rail car cleaning, managing rail car moves to minimize demurrage, create switch lists, manage fleet and track maintenance.
- On occasion, provide transportation support and technical expertise to improve processes at partners such as terminals and transloaders.
- Responsible for data mining and analysis on demurrage, shipping reliability, carrier performance and customer order trends.
- Support finite scheduling function, ensuring production plan accurately reflects customer demand, inventory targets and is built around plant constraints.

SKILLS:

QUALIFICATIONS:

- BA/BS Degree in Business, Logistics, or Supply Chain related field.
- APICS CPIM, CIRM, or CSCP certification or nearing completion of certification desired. Active in local APICS Chapter desired.
- Hands-on working knowledge of SAP R/3 desired.
- Experience in Supply Chain desired, particularly in a manufacturing environment.
- Excellent organizational, communication, collaborative and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to multi-task.
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic self-starter.
- Works independently under general supervision.
- Excellent computer skills within Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to work independently, Analytical, Attention to detail, Excel, SAP, Scheduling