Lead Materials Specialist - Materials Planning and Execution

Essential Responsibilities: The key responsibilities of the Lead Materials Planner may include the following as well as other items required to execute the role, - Works with the region sales and operations to create the regional forecast (12-18 mo) and global forecasts - Works with the sales and operations team to convert the demand plans into physical orders. Understandsbusiness trends, opportunities and how they impact the demand forecast. - Assists in the execution and drives consistency of the S&OP process - Analyzes incoming demand: identifies order exceptions, misalignment with product rationalization strategy and opportunities to utilize existing inventory - Plans and schedules order timelines to be consistent with customer requirements while minimizing inventory and shipping costs - Works with the Product Line/Sales/Service Delivery to prioritize deliver dates as needed (push outs, pull ins) - Performs various material management analysis such as statistical material consumpti...