Materials Planner

New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.

Reporting to the Materials Planning, this position is responsible for materials planning associated with the Materials department. The Materials Planner will improve the department through training and continuing education.

• →Coordinates planning activities within materials department to support production requirements.
• →Processes materials to POU location by requirement date. 
• →Monitors and tracks parts status prior to and during production build.
• →Responsible for inventory accuracy and achieving inventory goals – to reduce inventory adjustments.
• →Actions daily MRP messages.
• →Ensures all Materials aspects of the MRB processes are followed.
• →Ensures accurate implementation of Engineering Change Orders to released/unreleased jobs.
• →Responsible for work orders being released to manufacturing on a timely basis; ensures release planned orders to release dates.
• →Assists the materials team and leadership in achieving the budget in materials, supplies, salary/indirect labor, overtime, and operational expenses.
• →Promotes and facilitates lean manufacturing/5S programs for materials.
• →Maintains a safe work environment and adheres to safety policies, procedures, and processes.

• 3-5 years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of MRP systems, and MS Office, Oracle and Excel skills required.
• Motivated self-starter with a high level of initiative.
• Proven interpersonal skills combined with strong time management and analytical skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• APICS certification or currently enrolled in the program would be considered an asset.