Job Description

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

UTEC, Inc. is seeking a self-motivated, driven, and experienced ECN Coordinator – Purchasing Material Planner for the downtown Fort Wayne, IN location where we are centrally located to support 5 different locations in support of procurement and engineering change notices. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to develop your career in supply chain, then we have a great opportunity for you. This is not a remote position. The person hired in this role will have the opportunity to work from home one day a week but will not be eligible for this until training is completed.

Our ECN Coordinator – Purchasing Material Planner is the driver behind our continued growth and success. With our commitment to innovation, it’s our ECN Coordinator – Purchasing Material Planner who seek out and help implement strategic initiatives for on time implementation of new product launches and engineering changes as well as executing the purchasing function to ensure materials arrive on time for launch. Our ideal candidate is detail-oriented, self-motivated, self-directed, analytic problem solver, expert communicator, team oriented, and able to work in an ever changing fast paced environment.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities

• The ECN Coordinator – Purchasing Material Planner will work closely with the Engineering, Product Management, and Purchasing departments involving all New Product Introductions and Engineering Change Notices including but not limited to; issuing RFQ’s to suppliers, execute material master set up for new and changed materials and ensure they are consistent with SAP requirements, determining obsolescence, and track delivery status details of all new materials to ensure new product launch dates are met.
• This ECN Coordinator – Purchasing Material Planner will attend weekly meetings to ensure actions are tracked in a change management checklist and report back the progress of each ECN and any actions to be taken in the Purchasing Department.
• The ECN Coordinator – Purchasing Material Planner will support the development of and ensuring that Standard Work Instructions are being followed.
• Partner with other stakeholder teams across business units (i.e., sales, scheduling, production, customer service, quality, expeditors, global sourcing, finance, shipping/receiving, and engineering to develop necessary analysis and documentation in a collaborative way, communicating effectively and efficiently with each team.
• The ECN Coordinator – Purchasing Material Planner will also manage the supply chain for assigned commodities. The employee will plan, analyze, procure, and expedite components utilizing accurate purchase order/schedule agreement placement to meet sales demands, monitor and maintain acceptable inventory levels, and achieve on-time deliveries to meet our customer's production schedules.
• Analyze the MRP for inventory control to ensure material arrives on time for production while not exceeding monthly inventory dollar goal initiatives, including but not limited to running specialized reports to manage inventory.
• Analyze the SAP system daily to ensure our goal of 100% supplier on-time-delivery is met through sending open order reports to the suppliers and meeting weekly with to confirm orders will arrive on time, as well as demonstrate the ability to use business judgment to resolve problems to get to root cause analysis.
• The ECN Coordinator – Purchasing Material Planner will also resolve daily Accounts Payable rejections to ensure on time payments to suppliers.
• The ECN Coordinator – Purchasing Material Planner will work closely with the Quality Department on supplier quality issues and ensure defective material is returned to the supplier for credit.
• Assist management for assigned projects as needed.

Required Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED

10+ years of experience Buyer/Material Planner

Preferred Qualifications:

SAP experience is a plus

Windchill Experience is a plus

Accounts Payable invoice resolution experience preferred

Expert knowledge of MRP

Excellent decision-making capabilities

Problem solving skills

Strong communication skills

Must have attention to detail, be very organized, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment

Must possess a strong work ethic, ability to overcome challenges, and a willingness to learn new systems

Must be self-motivated and focused on results

Must have strong inventory management skills

Moderate to expert skill with Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel V Lookups and Pivot tables

Ability to work in a team environment as well as work independently.

Must be able to read and interpret drawings

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