Materials Planner

Company Description

Established in 1991, Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. As a half a billion dollar IT company, with more than 9,000 professionals across 30+ offices, Collabera offers comprehensive, cost-effective IT staffing & IT Services. We provide services to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to meet their talent needs with high quality IT resources through Staff Augmentation, Global Talent Management, Value Added Services through CLASS (Competency Leveraged Advanced Staffing & Solutions) Permanent Placement Services and Vendor Management Programs. 

Job Description

Summary:

In this role, you will use your experience and/or expertise to provide complete fulfillment and logistics coordination for various Dust Control applications & NAM Logistics initiatives. Scope will include all aspects of inventory transactions for incoming and outbound material, problem solving issues and execution of objectives to effectively satisfy short and long-term business goals. You will act as a single point of contact for the Dust Control commercial team, owning the day-to-day operations and fulfillment process for both internal and external order requirements. 

• Ensure adequate material supply at trans loading site reflects current demand and increases/ decreases as required or as season closes, to optimize inventory value efficiency.

 • Responsible to create and fax purchase orders to material supplier. 

• Receive rail cars into SAP upon arrival at trans loading site; reconcile quantity loaded vs. quantity ordered.

 • Liaise with Customer Service and Account Managers for order placement, delivery timing and quantity of daily trucks.

 • Create SAP deliveries and transmit to 3PL for assignment of carrier. Print SAP BOL and related paper work, scan and email to railroading site.

 • Reconcile quantity loaded on truck vs. quantity ordered. Post goods issue material once weight tickets are received.

 • Enable quick turn-around on business opportunities which will, at times, require extensive coordination to arrange deliveries with supplier, transload facility and transporters.

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Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or Sciences with minimum of 2 years Logistics/Operations Experience OR High School Diploma with minimum 8 years Logistics or Operations experience.

 • Knowledge and Experience with Logistics practices and Regulatory requirements

 • Experience using excel for reporting and analytics 

• SAP experience 

• Demonstrated experience working and decision making independently 

Desired Characteristics