Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.

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Job Summary

As a Materials Planner Lead at our company, your role involves guiding and ensuring that the Material Planners perform the analysis and comparison of the supply plan to actual orders to determine the materials that need to be requisitioned through Oracle.

You will be responsible to oversee the overall interaction with the supply plan to accurately forecast material requirements, ensuring that production and customer needs are met.

Additionally, you will play a key part in optimizing inventory levels, maintaining the right balance between supply and demand to minimize excess or shortage of materials by leading and guiding Material Planners, Buyers and Operations.

Your proficiency with Oracle will be critical in effectively managing the team involved in the the requisition process and maintaining accurate inventory records. Your contributions will directly impact the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of our material procurement and inventory management processes.

As a Materials Planner Lead you will contribute to the Talent Development and Hiring processes of Materials Planners.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Monitor the Submittal and execution of material requisitions by Planner and Planner Sr. based on Supply Plan information.

• Collaborate with Planner and Planner Sr. on keeping Kanban Loops Updated using Std Deviation Kanban Formula and Maintaining the MRP /KB Items within the SS required.

• Work with Planner and Planner Sr. on interpreting the Supply Plan material requests and analyzing data related to material usage, inventory levels.

• Monitor the Submittal and execution of ISO / Internal Orders and monitor delivery and clearance of Quarantine by Planner and Planner Sr.

• Monitor the updating of Planning Category ( MRP/ KB/DSY) and Inter Div Sourcing Rulers. Inter Div Parameters Maintenance

• Collaborate with Planner and Planner Sr. on Phase In Phase Down / out - Eng. Changes Product and Introductions, product transfers and ECO’s

• Team up with Planner and Planner Sr. on Inventory Reduction Initiatives and keeping Inventory Levels within healthy range.

• Conduct more complex and in-depth analyses of material usage, inventory trends, and supply chain performance.

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

• 6 to 8 years of experience in the manufacturing industry in supply chain

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related discipline.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity organization. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnic or national origin, disability, pregnancy, and religion.

Any unsolicited resume submitted to Acuity Brands by a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Brands mailing address, fax machine, or email address, directly to Acuity Brands employees or to the Acuity Brands resume database, shall be deemed the property of Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands will NOT pay a fee for any hiring resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume will be deemed by Acuity Brands to have been referred by the Agency free of charge or fee. This includes any agency that is an approved/contracted provider but does not have the proper approvals to participate in a search.