Material Planner

Are you a Materials Professional looking to join a world class global organization? Then we want to hear from you!

Trane Technologies is currently looking to hire a Material Planner at our McGregor, TX facility. Our McGregor facility manufactures commercial HVAC equipment.

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 to support production requirements and inventory turn 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.
• Collaborates with stakeholders for new project specifications, materials, schedule, etc.
• 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 RIE
• Ensure optimal inventory levels and safety stock are maintained for their parts.
• Maintain proactive shortage identification and management - help flag root causes & corrective actions.
• Expedite deliveries to meet and exceed scheduled critical requirements.
• Coordinate with operations team for solutions when parts cannot be delivered as promised.
• Maintain and continuously evaluate supplier performance and escalate to Procurement when issues occur.
• Maintain item master lead time information based upon process improvements, current constraints, total current demand by product family, and priority information.
• Interface with required functional groups to resolve challenging delivery requirements.
• Communicate forecasts and replenishment plans to supplier.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in materials planning

Experience:

• Proficient with Excel.
• Knowledge and ability to use ERP software systems, preferably Oracle.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Capability to balance multiple priorities; and complete assignments and tasks to targets.
• Great written and verbal communication skills, with colleagues, internal customers, and suppliers.
• Must be able to work independently and within a team-oriented environment.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, quality control, production planning process warehousing or inventory control.
• Ability to research, analyze data, and present conclusions.

What’s in it for you:

• Benefits kick in day one!

• 6% 401K match

• 3 weeks of vacation, plus site paid holidays

• Benefits*: Trane-Technologies-Benefits-Offered.pdf

Base Pay Range: $55,000 - $80,000

Disclaimer: This base pay range is based on US national averages. Actual base pay could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed.

At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.

Event-GISC