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Supply Chain Assistant
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
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What they do
A Materials Planner plans and manages the flow of materials used in production by a company. Plans and manages procurement of raw materials or parts, tracks shipments, monitors inventories and monitors materials used in production processes
$82,046 / year median in Idaho
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Overview Join our dynamic supply chain team as a Supply Chain Assistant, where your energy and analytical skills will drive efficiency and innovation across our logistics operations. In this role, you will be responsible for assisting in multiple functions, including but not limited to Shipping, Receiving, Stores and Purchasing. In addition, you will assist the facility by keeping workstations fully stocked with consumable materials allowing operators to focus on production.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Deliver parts to designated areas to support production schedules.
- Track part movement throughout the facility, ensuring accuracy of documentation.
- Perform data entry into the ERP/MRP system for order entry, part status, inventory, and transactions.
- Assist planners and buyers with expediting parts, materials and resolving part shortages.
- Support inventory cycle counts and reconciliation efforts.
- Manage and track in process material tests ensuring they are moving and delivered
- Prepare, update, and maintain supply chain records, reports, and spreadsheets.
- Monitor and communicate part shortages or delays to planners and supervisors.
- Assist in processing purchase orders from customer portals.
- Provide general support to supply chain functions, including shipping/receiving, production planning, materials management and part movement.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to material flow
- Support internal customer requests for information and/or reports
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- Organized, detail oriented, and able to prioritize and plan work activities.
- Manage competing demands, and change approach or method to best fit the situation.
- Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
- Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Demonstrated success in a fast-paced, technically focused manufacturing environment is essential.
- Must be results-oriented and demonstrate strategic thinking, innovation, flexibility in dealing with changing and ambiguous situations.
- Demonstrated success working in highly collaborative multi-function environment, with experience in achieving goals and KPI's.
- Excellent follow through and execution of daily tasks.
- Must be very detail oriented.
- Work with limited oversight.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.