Material Planner

The Company : Vuteq Canada is a tier 1 automotive manufacturing organization, located in Woodstock, Ontario. We are proud to supply quality products to our customers - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada and General Motors. We are a diverse team of skilled professionals, and pride ourselves in maintaining a culture that is inclusive, supportive and provides opportunities for growth.

We are currently looking for a Material Planner to join our team!

If you are looking to join a company with a friendly atmosphere, and a passionate team with limitless potential, Vuteq is the place for you!

Job Qualifications

The Materials Planner is responsible for reviewing materials and supplies daily, ensuring that all necessary raw materials are available to meet production requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Physical count; daily and monthly monitoring, ensure physical count matches electronic count (Ultriva/AS400)
- Determine what action needs to be taken based on supply levels
- If supply levels are low - go to the production line to do a physical count and determine next steps
- Correct any errors regarding supply stock as needed, data entry into spreadsheets for tracking purposes
- Card restocking; communicate with warehouse team, make judgment calls when stock cannot last another day, communicate with supplier
- Forecasting; required to communicate the EDI information from customers by transferring that information into a spreadsheet to plan the following weeks’ production needs
- Plan and participate in build-outs, new product launches
- Accountable for inventory quantity and cost, as well as expediting material
- Must make contingency plans in the event of a crisis - material is needed, contact supplier, and communicate what is needed (persistence is key)
- Loop resizing; make sure daily usage is correct in Ultriva,



to keep a continual flow of product, update information for supplier to know the future need, communicate with production departments as well as the supplier for full knowledge
- On-call Planner; as required, must be available to be on call for support with suppliers, or other planners
- Meetings; report out in the manager meetings, daily meetings with warehouse team, weekly meetings with materials team, quarterly suppliers meetings, investigation - ensuring that the product is in the plant, logistics - daily meetings with Logistics Coordinator for urgent matters
- Must be willing to work longer than normal hours when required including weekends.

Job Qualifications

Education

- Successful completion of a high school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Diploma in Supply Chain Management would be considered an asset

Experience

- 5 Years of production and warehousing experience
- 5 years of experience dealing with products from raw materials through to finished goods
- Automotive manufacturing experience

Skills and Abilities

- Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail when doing physical and electronic inventory counts
- Ability to adapt to changing demands of production from customers and team member issues
- Actively listen to fellow team members about concerns or issues that arise
- Ability to effectively manage a small group of professionals to achieve shared and personal goals
- Solid interpersonal skills; able to speak in front of groups of people, and ability to effectively communicate information with varying levels of individuals (both team members and management groups)
- Ability to show versatility and resourcefulness when problem solving
- Ability to organize priorities based on deadlines and importance of tasks
- Manage time efficiently while working on several different tasks at once

Other

- Must have a valid driver’s license

📌 Material Planner (Woodstock)
🏢 Vuteq Technical Centre Of Americas
📍 Woodstock