Job Description

Job Functions / Responsibilities

Manage inventory planning and ordering to ensure material availability, premium freight, surplus and obsolete, and inventory turn goals are met.
Review delivery performance, demand history, and other data to recommend SAP material planning and forecast setting changes to meet department goals.
Interface with suppliers, production, customer service, engineering, quality, and corporate purchasing to communicate and resolve material availability issues.
Lead six sigma projects with suppliers to improve supplier delivery reliability.
Dynacraft Materials Planners are supply chain experts for their assigned commodities.
Support new part / supplier EDI setup, troubleshooting and issue resolution and act as backup to primary EDI support position.
Work with Dynacraft and Supplier Quality to assess supplier readiness, capability, capacity and risk for part supply. Provide feedback on feasibility of part supply requested through, Ebuy, RFQ’s and ECN’s to ensure Dynacraft new business team and management are made fully aware of supply chain risks.
Work with Product Lifecycle Management to ensure appropriate timelines and dates are established for supply of new components.

Attend and contribute to ECN readiness and RFQ meetings to ensure supplier issues are identified early and escalated timely ahead of project launch.

Help continuously improve the project launch process and through lean management principles

Qualifications / Skills

Self-motivated, organized, flexible, and able to handle the demands of a just-in-time manufacturing environment.
Constructive written and verbal communication skills.
Creative, quality and results-driven work ethic.
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
Microsoft software proficiency (Word, Excel, Access, & PowerPoint).
SAP Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) knowledge and experience strongly desired.
Working knowledge of statistics, operations management concepts, and EDI are strongly desired.

Understanding of production facilities, assembly operations and heavy-duty truck knowledge are strongly desired.

Education

Four-year degree in Business Administration or other related field desired.  
SAP Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) training desired.
Truck Production experience desired.
Continuous Improvement experience desired.
Six Sigma training desired.

BENEFITS

Why work for PACCAR?

Competitive salary, 401k with a 5% match, AND a company paid Pension Plan after 5 years of service.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family.
Comprehensive Paid Time Off – Vacation, Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave.
Tuition Reimbursement for continued education – eligible after 1 year of service.
Global Fortune 500 company with a wide array of growth and development opportunities.
Work alongside experienced goal-oriented colleagues recognized as experts in their fields.