Material Planning Agent - Nemschoff at Herman Miller, Inc. in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

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Description

About this Opportunity

As a Material Planning Agent, you'll be responsible for the planning, delivery, quality, and inventory investments of all raw material and purchased products to support manufacturing needs and customer on-time shipments relative to suppliers.





What You'll Do

You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, lead others, and be an owner every day as you . . .

• Travel to suppliers when required.


• Act as a resource for decision making and problem-solving.


• Ensure raw material flow to Manufacturing areas by coordinating and communicating with suppliers, Inventory Control, Production, Engineering, etc.


• Communicate with the Accounting, Purchasing, and Finance Teams to resolve pricing, transportation, set-up charges, or other supplier-related invoicing issues.


• Develop and control inventory strategies and investments to support manufacturing needs while ensuring the best possible utilization of inventory space and dollars, as well as inventory accuracy.


• Initiate and lead the development and implementation of new strategies relative to Materials Management processes.


• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.


• Provide training and act as a mentor to the Material Planning Team.


• Work with New Product Engineers and New Product Development to represent material strategies, manufacturing needs, and supplier development in new product development and implementation. You'll also identify opportunities to reduce Herman Miller's total material cost (part consolidation, part design).


• Work with Quality Engineers to resolve quality-related issues as needed. You'll be responsible for the resolution and communication of these issues with suppliers utilizing the Herman Miller NCM system and other resources as needed.


• Work with, support, and initiate communication with Supplier Development Managers and Supplier Commodity Managers to ensure effective communication with and the continued development of the supplier base, which includes training, communicating business needs, and articulating overall business capabilities.

Sound Like You?

You might be just who we're looking for if you have . . .

• A Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field and/or three to five years of proven material planning experience.


• A demonstrated ability to work in an environment with frequently changing priorities and with different tasks, responsibilities, and people.


• A demonstrated ability to build networks and relationships both inside and outside the organization.


• Demonstrated communication skills to successfully explore alternatives and points of view to reach an agreement that all parties support and accept.


• The ability to be a team player that can motivate and lead others to accomplish similar goals, yet also be able to work independently.


• A good understanding of manufacturing, production, and scheduling processes, as well as the overall business capabilities for both Herman Miller and suppliers.


• A strong technical knowledge of material requirements planning, scheduling, and Lean initiatives.


• The ability to handle confidential information.


• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.


• The ability to perform all essential job functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Who We Are

At Herman Miller, our unique culture represents the collective attitudes, ideas, and experiences of the people who work here. We focus on protecting the environment, impacting our communities, exceeding the expectations of our customers through high quality products, and championing diversity in all areas of the business, and together we are on a journey toward a better world. We support the well-being of our employees in and outside of work by providing a variety of opportunities including award-winning work-life integration resources, development programs, complex health and wellness offerings, and much more.



Herman Miller is a globally recognized provider of furnishings and related technologies and services. Headquartered in West Michigan, we have relied on innovative design for over 100 years to solve problems for people wherever they work, live, learn, and heal.





Herman Miller is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll is a federal contractor and is subject to the requirements of Executive Order 14042. As such, we are requiring all of our U.S.-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8, 2021.

Schedule

: Full-time

Employee Status

: RegularShift: FirstWork Schedule: 7am-3:30pm

Primary Location

: United States-Wisconsin-Sheboygan Apply Now