Material Planner
At Trane Technologies™ 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.
What’s in it for you:
Are you ready to make a difference? Heating, ventilating and cooling commercial buildings consumes a large portion of the world’s energy today and, as the world economy grows, it will make an ever-increasing impact on the environment, human health and safety and the global economy. At Trane, we strive to produce the very best HVAC systems to help building owners provide optimum human comfort and safety while using less energy. In so doing, we partner with our customers to build a sustainable future!
As a Material Planner you will be an active team member in planning and scheduling the delivery of material from suppliers. This strategic position is responsible to monitor the flows of buy items, guarantee availability of finished goods and parts in order to avoid product shortages as well as to manage inventory levels to meet our customer service and inventory targets.
Thrive at work and at home:
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- You will have the opportunity to participate in the Company's private medical and life insurance program prior to meeting eligibility requirements, following the policies, terms, and conditions set by the Company. The coverage and conditions for employees and their family members may vary based on the location.
- You will also have access to the all-inclusive Wellbeing Program, which provides resources to support the emotional, legal, and financial well-being of you and your family.
- The Company offers continuous learning opportunities through its continuing education programs.
- Additionally, you will be granted one full day (8 hours) of paid time off per calendar year to volunteer with non-profit charitable organizations through the Employee Volunteerism program.
- In cases of unforeseen personal hardship, the Trane Technologies Helping Hands Fund is available to provide support to employees facing financial challenges.
- You will have the opportunity to participate in the Company's private medical and life insurance program prior to meeting eligibility requirements, following the policies, terms, and conditions set by the Company. The coverage and conditions for employees and their family members may vary based on the location.
What you will do:
- Perform timely, cost-conscious procurement of Parts in support of country LRD and DC stocks
- Receive and analyze sales and Servigistics forecasts to determine quantity, specifications and delivery requirements.
- Ensure up-to-date ABC classification is maintained for planning and other key inputs into the PFEP process
- Participating in the Demand Planning SIOP processes
- Manage SIOP reports to ensure orders are placed and pipeline orders are prepared
- Ensure optimal inventory levels and safety stock are maintained for finished goods
- Update and manage inventory planning tools on a weekly and quarterly basis
- Coordinate with Quality Assurance to resolve quality issues with suppliers.
- Identify total cost and cash flow opportunities with suppliers.
- Maintain proactive shortage identification and management - help flag root causes & corrective actions.
- Participate in MDM revisions and ensure parts data quality for OM Process (Cost and Availability).
- Support ILCs identifying and resolving possible issues with parts orders from all sources
- Identify and lead improvement actions for Parts fulfillment process
- May lead and direct others to accomplish desired organizational objectives.
- Expedite deliveries to meet and exceed scheduled critical requirements.
- Maintain and continuously evaluate supplier performance and escalate to Procurement when issues occur.
- Analyze material and capacity availability to provide customer promise dates for sales orders.
- Maintains 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.
- Review open requirements, monitoring vendor performance and expediting where necessary.
- Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier and resolved in a timely manner.
What you will bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or similar education.
- APICS (CPIM) or equivalent certification preferred.
- Advanced English and Spanish language proficiency
- Experience working with ORACLE system.
- Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.
- Experience with Knowledgeable of supplier processes and capabilities.
- Able to provide direction and training to peers as needed.
- Computer proficient with ERP and Microsoft Office applications
- Experience using visual management methodology
Equal Employment Opportunity:
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.