Senior Materials Planner

Job Number: 6821

External Description:

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe, and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter, and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

About this role

Commercial HVAC Operations – The chiller production line (air-cooled) is searching for a Senior Materials Planner. The Senior Materials Planner takes responsibility for the supply and demand planning process; makes moderate improvements to systems and processes to enhance performance; and works with suppliers and internal teams to meet customer requirements and KPIs.

The Senior Materials Planner will work onsite at our Charlotte facility.

This position is a great opportunity for a veteran to utilize previous materials planning skills.  

We value our people and offer an extensive benefits package, with financial rewards including health insurance, a retirement savings plan, and also lifestyle support with flexible working and parental leave. Plus, we’ll support your growth with paid-for external training programs and courses.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop strategies for materials planning and Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP)
• Improve standardized processes within materials planning and SIOP
• Optimize the utilization of business resources and meet customer expectations for delivery
• Indicators development that enable visibility to short and long-term market trends and demand
• Identify appropriate demand streams and establish data relationship linkages
• Collaborate with product development leaders, sales and marketing teams to develop demand forecasts
• Accountable for planning capacity and fulfillment demand with plant manufacturing operations
• Work with the manufacturing team and develop monthly production volume planning using the business forecast, inventory position, actual customer orders, and the defined capacity parameters
• Identify and develop new technologies to improve materials planning and SIOP capability, sustainability, and reliability
• Track appropriate metrics to drive results and continuous improvement
• Responsible for the implementation of processes and plans to improve supply capabilities
• Establish clear and robust metrics to measure progress through process improvements for SIOP

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5+ years of material planning or buying experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Leadership and cross-functional experience
• Analytical skills
• Verbal and written English communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Demonstrated project management skills
• SAP
• Communicate and interact with international vendors
• Work cohesively with various departments and outside vendors

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Job Number: 30166431

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Location_formattedLocationLong: North Carolina, US