Junior Planner
Description
Pay Range: $22/hr - $27/hr (DOE) + Benefits
Position Summary:
As our Junior Planner you’ll be responsible for monitoring, supporting, and executing all tasks related to the plan set from the Strategic Commodity Planners. In this vital role you’ll be a key contributor in identifying and developing improvements to company planning processes.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Hold a key role in the Strategic Commodity Planning process in terms of document preparations, data gathering, maintaining project status and providing updates
- Raise order/inquiries with suppliers, identifying opportunities to negotiate on cost to maximize profit margins
- Input of supplier details, and product information
- Support the Manager and Strategic Commodity Planners in the development and implementation of plans
- Build a comprehensive knowledge of all categories
- Support material movement between sites to ensure proper inventory levels and reduced impact to operation needs
- Support current and potential shortages, execute plan, and advise interested parties of status and recovery plan
- Support in the commodity re-quote plan to ensure best price available
- Support research of potential suppliers and compare their products, pricing, and services
- Utilize the Material Requirement Planning system (MRP) to ensure that the data is accurate and up to date
- Continuous review of catalog for Part Catalog Standardization
- Support the transition and phasing out of old products to new and advise interested parties of status and plan
- Performs duties with minimal direction from management
- Hold other employees accountable to standard operating procedures as established
- Deliver updates and reports as required
- Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance, and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
- Perform other duties as assigned
Desired Qualifications:
- 1 year of experience in planning, purchasing, and forecasting
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and planning skills
- Analytical mind with strong math skills
- Ability to accurately track inventory and create reports
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to provide quality customer service
- Reliable and accountable to complete assigned tasks
- Working knowledge of inventory management software
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 Suite, Google Suite
- High School Graduate or GED
Physical Demands and Abilities:
- Regularly use office equipment and computers for extended periods of time
- Comfortable reviewing and entering information into a PC for extended periods of time
- Communicate professionally through email and phone
- Ability to work on projects with deadlines
- Able to move from sitting to standing positions, bend, twist, and use hands and fingers
- See details of objects that are less than a few feet away
- Can speak clearly so listeners can understand, and listen to understand another person
- Occasionally lift 5-10 pounds
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Freedom Forever is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.