Materials Quality & Scheduling Associate

Job Description

TheMaterials Quality & Scheduling Associate will support the material planning function to optimize inventory, minimize the impact of part outages on operations, support operations and supplier partnerships, and support supplier defective material processing.

This position will train on day shift, but will transition to a 3rd shift role. 3rd shift hours are Monday - Thursday 8pm - 6:30am EST.

• Ordering materials and manage appropriate inventory levels
• Working directly with Planner and Specialist on materials ordering, issues, and continuous improvement projects
• Communicate with buyers on issues relating to supplier performance and inventory changes
• Communicate with operations on shortages, anticipated shortages, expediting status, etc.
• Coordinate and expedite the flow of materials, understand and coordinate product or supplier changes as required
• Research and coordinate special order needs when necessary
• Perform receiving inspection tasks based on sampling plans and supplier past performance
• Assure all supplier defective material returned from plant 3 to plant 3A is validated as true supplier defect
• Transact supplier defective material, both physically and electronically, to appropriate monthly supplier lot
• Compile monthly reports to hold suppliers accountable for defective material
• Communicate with MBCI sourcing/quality teams and suppliers to achieve maximum recovery of supplier defective material
• Provide monthly report to finance and quality managers documenting summary of supplier defective status to goal
• Participate in corrective action processing of supplier quality issues
• Assure Cycle Count completion and compliance goals are met
• Consistently demonstrate the6 for Success: Be Trustworthy, Commit to Your Team, Listen to Understand, Serve Your Customer, Prepare and Plan, and Deliver Results
• Perform other duties as may be assigned at management’s discretion

• Customer focus; builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions
• Financial Acumen; understands key financial indicators and uses analysis to create strategic options
• Decision Quality; makes sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information
• Action Oriented; readily takes action identifying and seizing new opportunities with a can-do attitude
• Plans and aligns; plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
• Optimizes work processes; creates efficient workflow and seeks ways to improve processes
• Collaboration; works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives
• Communicate effectively; develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Instills trust; gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
• Nimble learning; learns quickly taking on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks and learns from failures

Position reports to Materials Manager

Qualifications

• Experience with Friedman system preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (ability to modify formulas, import and export data, filter data, set up pivot tables)
• 2+ years related experience preferred
• APICS and/or Lean Certification preferred
• Associate or higher degree preferred, or equivalent experience
• Experience with integrated materials / production systems (MRP, ERP) preferred

Additional Information

MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. offers a wide spectrum of cabinetry products designed to satisfy every budget and lifestyle. With a large North America footprint and diverse team of nearly 13,000 employees, we help people fulfill their dreams of a comfortable, inviting home through innovations in fashion and functionality that bring family and friends together. We invite you to visit www.masterbrand.com to learn more about how we build employee opportunity, purpose, and reward into everything we do.

MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please send an e-mail to [emailprotected] and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.