Material Planner Dana Corp United States, Tennessee, Crossville 900 Industrial Boulevard (Show on map) Jul 14, 2026 Job Purpose The Materials Planner is responsible for ensuring the timely availability of raw materials, components, and supplies requiredfor production. Job Duties and Responsibilities Work with other members of the Materials team to help them achieve their objectives. Analyze material requirements and initiate appropriate vendor material release schedules Maintain inventory levels to ensure an uninterrupted supply of material while at the same time, operating within established ordering rule constraints Maintain inventory to hit established inventory targets, and fill rates Monitor Customer past dues to ensure the best Customer Service. Analyze and report significant vendor delivery problems to department manager Establish and maintain a professional working relationship with supplier contacts through frequent phone contact and plant visitations Continuously monitor ongoing material requirements versus availability, supplier delivery to schedule, net changes and material rejection or loss Coordinate shipments from suppliers to minimize freight costs Respond to internal customer service inquiries in a timely manner, order acknowledgments, and advanced shipping notices Assist in EDI implementation or external portal use with suppliers for purchase order receipt Communicate material availability information as required to master Customer Service, sales and plant production Identify unresolved problems and communicate to Dana Global Purchasing. Maintain records of material at outside subcontractors or obligation material at vendors Develop, review, and update inventory standards, ordering rules, vendor information and lead times to most efficiently order and manage inventory and measure supplier performance Review excess and obsolete inventories and provide to management recommendations for disposition Participate in implementation of engineering changes and new model introductions. Monitor the status of new part PPAP Coordinate the phase in of new suppliers or re-sourcing programs Identify quantity and plan any special banks for vendor protection, new model phase-in, special safety stocks, etc Education and Qualifications Bachelor degree in business or engineering 3-5 years materials/logistics experience preferred SAP experience preferred Good working knowledge of material flow and inventory control Knowledge of

ERP, MRP

theories and procedures, and Lean Manufacturing preferred Knowledge of concepts and application of materials requirements and inventory planning General understanding of manufacturing activities and shop floor control Understanding of systems functions and transactions Must have excellent computer skills and thorough knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and must be capable of professionally interacting with an international customer base Must be proactive, detail oriented and have excellent organization, planning and follow-through skills. Committed to tasks and skilled at identifying and solving a variety of problems of broad scope and complexity with little to no supervision Must be able to work flexible hours