Raw Materials Planner Analyst

WHY DO WE NEED YOU?

Why work for us?

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.

The Role

What’s the job?

The Raw Material Planner is to manage all incoming raw materials to the Shakopee, MN facility. The Raw Material Planner will plan, order and verify receipt of the raw materials required for the production of finished goods. This person works closely with corporate planning to manage specified raw materials, using all available scheduling tools and resources to efficiently utilize the plant’s resources consistent with forecasts and customer service objectives.

Key Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with centralized planning to develop supply chain plans to meet customer demand and working capital targets.
• Effectively manage the raw material inventory to support future production schedules and warehouse capacity.
• Daily, weekly, monthly, review of existing and future production planning and budgetary planning preparations.
• Conducts monthly raw material physical inventory assessments and cycle counts.
• Be an active contributor to cost reduction initiatives.
• Maintain raw material master data to best utilize our planning system.
• Collaborate with production scheduling and manufacturing to optimize manufacturing work schedules.
• Ensure raw material availability to support daily production and schedule conformance.
• Communicate with raw material category managers on supply chain issues and fill out vendor scorecards.
• Work with Quality team regarding raw material quality issues, returns or vendor feedback.
• Support Purchasing and Accounts Payable with vendor invoice resolution.
• Attend all operational, production and maintenance related staff meetings.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives and World Class Manufacturing initiatives.
• Other duties as specified.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?

What do you bring?

• Minimum high school diploma with a 2 or 4-year degree preferred with equivalent experience considered.
• A minimum of two years of experience in the planning and movement of raw materials in a manufacturing setting.
• Prior warehouse/logistics experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills. Well organized with strong follow through and follow-up skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Familiarity with SAP a plus!

Legal Statement

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US

Who are we?

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com

Our Benefits

What are our perks?

We provide unique options to fit your unique lives! Our Total Rewards Program is customizable to accommodate your needs. Our menu of flexible options includes, but is not limited to:

• Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental
• Excellent Bonus Potential
• Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off and Employee Assistance Program
• Financial Security: Competitive 401(k), Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)
• Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career
• Pet Insurance options: Insurance plan & prescription discount program for your furry friends
• Employee Recognition Programs
• PerkSpot: Our exclusive one-stop online discount marketplace
• LiveWell: Rewarding you for living a healthy lifestyle