Material Planner

Company: Trane Technologies plc
Location: Saint Paul
Posted on: November 18, 2021

Job Description:

At Trane Technologies-- we Challenge Possible. Our brands - including Trane-- and Thermo King-- - create access to cooling and comfort in buildings and homes, transport and protect food and perishables, connect customers to elevated performance with less environmental impact, dramatically reduce energy demands and carbon emissions, and innovate with a better world in mind. We boldly challenge what's possible for a sustainable world.Job Summary---Trane Technologies is hiring a Material Planner in St. Paul, MN. The Material Planner is responsible for managing raw material and component purchases and their timely delivery to the manufacturing plant to support the assembly operations. The Material Planner will collaborate with enterprise strategic procurement, supplier representatives, logistics, scheduling, engineering, quality, finance and assembly operations teams to solve problems, improve processes and key metrics.Responsibilities:* Plans purchased raw material and components by category and supplier. Responsible for maintaining optimal inventory levels to support production requirements and inventory turn goals.

* Executes orders and oversees supplier fulfillment compliance. Analyzes complex internal & external conditions leveraging tradeoffs to make decisions to expedite, defer or cancel delivery of goods to achieve prioritized goals.

* Facilitates problem resolution with Accounts Payable team related to purchases, pricing discrepancies and receipt to invoice reconciliation.

* Performs daily, weekly, monthly and annual standard work processes to support rigorous inventory management, supplier relations, data cleanliness and operational effectiveness.

* Facilitates phase-in/phase-out projects associated with design changes, value-engineering, supplier sourcing changes and product lifecycle.

* Actively participates in lean projects, A3 problem-solving projects and Kaizen events.

Qualifications:* Bachelor's degree required

* Experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, logistics, purchasing.

* Experience with major ERP platforms, Microsoft Excel skillset must include pivot tables, lookup functions and charting.

* Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

* Knowledge of manufacturing, quality control, production planning process warehousing or inventory control.

* Oracle R12 experience preferred.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs that help our employees thrive in both their professional and personal lives. We are proud of our winning culture which is inclusive and respectful at its core. We share passion for serving customers, caring for others, and boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world.We are committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.

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