AMQ Solutions Warehouse Material Planner

AMQ, a Steelcase Company is an organization that has a reputation for outstanding leadership, innovation, and expertise. Our employees use their creativity and talent to invent new solutions, meet new demands, and offer the most effective services/products in the industry. We apply our insights to the intersection of space, technology, and furniture, helping individuals and teams in leading companies around the world to have a better day at work. With your active involvement, creativity, and support you will help guide AMQ towards success while also contributing to an engaging and fulfilling place to work. AMQ offers a great compensation & benefit package, including 401k matching, to all full-time employees. We sincerely hope you will take pride in being an important part of AMQ’s success!

What you will be doing:

Schedule and coordinate the efficient distribution of products in order to satisfy customer demand. Analyzes and revises shipment plans as required. Works with other departments to ensure customer satisfaction and accuracy of shipment records. Determines reorder points and ensures that sufficient levels of inventory are maintained. Analyzes actual product demand, trends and forecasts, and adjusts inventory plans accordingly. Applies and implements lean practices to manage material and scheduling customer orders for least total product cost.

1. Analyze material requirements for raw and purchased material to complete warehouse orders. Plans the sequenced production and delivery of parts from internal and external suppliers.

2. Coordinate and expedite flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between suppliers and/or departments, according to warehouse and shipping schedules or department priorities.

3. Assist management in resolving external and internal supply chain related issues. Manages Lean improvement projects within the warehouse supply chain.

4. Compile and maintain manual or computerized records for tracking warehouse operations. Maintains product coding and material master records. Analyzes and dispositions slow moving inventory. Applies and implements lean practices to managing material and scheduling customer orders for least total product cost. Tracks and implements product changes using PCN, ER, ENC tools. Processes material rejects.

Who you are:

• High degree of interpersonal skills required
• Strong oral and written communication skills required with all levels, including warehouse manager, superintendents, team supervisors, and various support staff.

Able to integrate new software tools and application with lean practices to provide a scheduling solution for internal and external customers.

• Can apply and use SAP and legacy system tools to provide scheduling and planning solutions for internal and external warehouse operations.
• Understands and can apply lean techniques and practices to the warehouse environment.
• Manager and implementation of technical and lean solutions in the internal and external supply chain.
• Must be able to work without direct supervision.

Education/Experience:

• 4 year degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Certified through APICS or supply chain management preferred
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in warehouse inventory control environment preferred

Steelcase and AMQ Solutions provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.