Job Description

Planner

Competitive Pay

This position will support material planning activities including supplier management, MRP, Kanban, inventory control & stocking strategies.  You’ll utilize communication & organizational skills to support the management of the corporations' assets to maximize customer service while minimizing working capital investment.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required 
• Familiar knowledge of business operations, particularly inventory control, planning, logistics, & operations management.
• Personal computer skills to track information, assemble reports, & complete administrative responsibilities. AS 400 experience preferred.
  
• Must possess strong analytical, organizational & communication skills.
• Ability to evaluate & analyze information for financial based decisions.
• The CVA organization has the right to deem a person qualified for a position if that person has had 1+ years experience
  

 Duties & Responsibilities:

• Help manage a material planning system that will ensure the availability of material in sufficient quantities to meet customer demand & support marketing programs.
• Maintain database integrity regarding supplier parameters such as lead-times, forecasts, safety stock & planner codes.
• Support the Meritor scheduled orders with suppliers.
• Serve as focus point for interactions on materials issues between suppliers, customers & central purchasing.
• Provide response for customer expedite inquiries on sourced material & on orders that are past due.
• Interface with vendors & logistics management co. to ensure internal need dates are met at minimum freight costs.
• Work directly with suppliers & central purchasing to reduce minimums & lead-times to achieve inventory reductions.
• Participate in the APS continuous improvement process.
• Actively support software & process changes.
• Be familiar with & abide by policies & procedures relating to standards of business conduct, conflicts of interest, QS-9000 & ethics with the letter & spirit of such policies & programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Please send cover letter & resume to: trina.onofrey@arvinmeritor.com, fax to: 859-525-3285, or apply in person.   

ArvinMeritor offers a competitive salary with a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, savings plan contributions, & 401K match.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Familiar knowledge of business operations, particularly inventory control, planning, logistics, & operations management.
• Personal computer skills to track information, assemble reports, & complete administrative responsibilities. AS 400 experience preferred.
  
• Must possess strong analytical, organizational & communication skills.
• Ability to evaluate & analyze information for financial based decisions.
• The CVA organization has the right to deem a person qualified for a position if that person has had 1+ years experience