Material Planning Officer
 

LOCATION: Grain Valley / Missouri (US-MO), United States | BRAND: KB Signaling | REQUISITION ID: 8455 | JOB GRADE: 13 |

ON-SITE/REMOTE: On-site 

KB Signaling delivers unparalleled end-to-end wayside and onboard conventional signaling Control, Command, and Signaling (CCS) platforms and solutions. A trailblazer, we are driven to provide the best solutions for improved safety, performance, and lower overall operating cost for today’s transit and freight railway systems and operators in North America and beyond. Our team is fueled by innovation and grounded in solid values, like giving back to the communities where we do business and embracing sustainability to help protect our planet. KB Signaling is part of a global, high-tech company that will challenge you and help you grow. Discover your potential.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position Summary:

• Manage Supplier's portfolio (Internal and/or External suppliers) for ensuring goods delivery at right time, quantity and place based on KB Signaling needs.
• Express delivery needs to suppliers and contribute to governance of the Supplier's delivery performances.
• Drive action plan for performance improvement & contribute to risk management.
• Collaborate with the Sourcing team to ensure the contractual agreements are reflected in the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system.

Essential Functions:

• Analyze Suppliers confirmations vs. KB Signaling needs and evaluate the risk/impact anticipation on production/projects
• Communicating delivery needs to Suppliers using the dedicated tools
• Analyze and manage MRP exception messages and anticipate supply problems (backlogs, shortages, no demand…).
• Follow up deliveries and ensure the availability of goods for KB Signaling projects
• Monitor Supplier's performances KPI's
• Participate/lead Supplier's performances improvement
• Contribute with Sourcing inputs for supplier selection
• Contribute to objectives and targets by ensuring material planning and ERP settings are in line with these objectives.
• Internal suppliers: Manage Purchase Requisition until Material Planning documents creation*
• Ensure and update the accuracy of material planning master data (in compliance with stock and logistic constraints)
• Create the Material Planning documents (Source List and Purchase Order Creation)
• Communicate the Material Planning documents to Suppliers and follow uppliers confirmation
• Identify priorities associated with risk/impact anticipation and set up recovery actions
• Organize and maintain regular reviews with Suppliers in order to check the status of deliveries and their delivery performances
• Maintain delivery dates in ERP
• Track missing parts until stock availability
• Ensure non-conformities replacement through NCR process
• Resolve Goods Receipts issues with the applied means of communication (overstock, shortage, damage, documentation, quantity mismatch, Invoices, etc.)
• Analyze and share deliveries performances KPI's with different stakeholders (Internal & External)
• Contribute to new business risk assessments and mitigation action plan
• Respect KB Signaling EHS policy
• Participate to EHS improvement and targets achievement
• Respect KB Signaling Ethics & Compliance codes

Experience

• Experience with ERPs – SAP highly preferred, Supply Chain concepts, processes continuous improvement, English.      
• Materials requirements planning
• Supplier Delivery Performance Management
• Inventory management & Material Planning techniques
• Industrial scheduling
• Transport & Distribution
• Data analytics
• Procurement

Skills

• Project Management Basics
• Agility
• Collaboration

Education

• Associates Degree or higher from an accredited school preferred
• High School diploma/GED required or 5 years Supply Chain experience in relevant field .

Position Requirements: 

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What does KB Signaling have to offer you? 
- Competitive Health Benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision and Virtual visits
- Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Company-paid Short-Term Disability Coverage
- Voluntary life, Disability, and other Supplemental coverages
- Identity Theft and Legal Protection benefits
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Generous 401(k) plan
- Personal Paid Time Off
- Company-paid holidays 

KB Signaling Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.