Planning and Materials Associate at Merl Inc – Montgomery, Alabama

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Efficiently manage & organize emails, and respond to questions in a professional and timely manner
• Utilize ERP software to enter orders based on communication with customers while providing order updates & forecasts
• Plan appropriate and timely work orders for the production line based on customer orders and needs
• Oversee production line flow of materials & work orders to include providing the line with more work as apprpriate
• Manage shipments and receipt of orders composed mostly of small packages but may include large freight shipments
• Excercise proper accuracy with paperwork and precise detail with order packaging to ensure safe and damage-free shipment of goods

• Ability to read and interpret documents and correspondence including emails, various types of sales orders, operations and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Strictly adhere to safety rules
• Competently draft routine reports and correspondence
• Five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Basic computer skills including MS Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Exposure to Sage/ERP software preferred
• High school diploma or equivalent