Material Planner Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of material planner. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for a link between Sales & Operational / Supplier planning from both ends of the supply chain.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Material Planner / Senior Buyer / Purchasing Engineer expertise and related technical knowledge
• A systematic, positive and active attitude to work
• Good knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of date requires evaluation of identifiable factors
• Complies with and supports all company policies and plant rules and procedures, to include Safety, Quality, GMPs, and General Work Rules
• Review DSRP generated materials requirements and associated shortage reports
• Daily review of VIM discrepancies and resolve issues with AP and Warehouse
• Identify purchasing issues related to order minimums and communicate to corporate buyer as needed

I would like to submit my application for the material planner opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for expertise for internal customers that may include: AZ supply/virtual sites, global supply chain teams, and US ISC colleagues.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Maintains accurate system tracking information to produce a valid production schedule
• Attends demand management meetings to discuss future demand with product management team
• Maintains CRSD and PRSD measurements for assigned products
• Performs above duties with minimal supervision
• Provides back up support to other master schedulers
• Full knowledge of ERP requirements and customer order processing
• Advanced understanding of production routings, product costing, order entry, and all supply chain functions
• Monitor incoming customer orders, shipments, forecast, backlog, inventory, and customer service by product family and in total

I am excited to be applying for the position of material planner. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for feedback to planning, manufacturing, quality assurance, procurement, and finance regarding disruptions in supply, unexpected cost issues, cost saving ideas, rejected materials, sale or disposal of obsolete materials.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Provide analytical support to Buyers for strategic planning
• Support Procurement Managers in use of SAP and other analytical tools
• Support Supply Chain by completing primary backup responsibilities for indirect purchasing role
• Facilitate the return of defective materials with the vendors
• Run forecasts to analyze months on hand inventories
• Compile offline vendor inventories on a weekly basis
• Planning and timeline input to support to marketing items in launch
• Daily follow up with vendor and logistics to track down past due POs

I would like to submit my application for the material planner opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for for the coordination of all interdepartmental activity with Contracts, Engineering, Quality, Methods, Purchasing and Manufacturing in the planning and coordinating of all Global Supply Chain related issues.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Inventory, shipping and receiving knowledge
• Familiarity with Supply Chain concepts
• Creates and manages purchase requisitions to ensure timely ordering of necessary materials
• Manage and control material inventory including controlling excess, insufficient, or deficient materials
• Ensure that material requirements are available to support production schedules by working closely with production planning, buyers, and procurement quality engineers to ensure that the needed material is on time and meets necessary quality requirements through inspection, analysis, and any applicable testing
• Assist in identifying alternate and/or new materials as needed for IR&D related activities
• Identify and manage material risks
• Resolve moderate to complex material issues as necessary

In response to your job posting for material planner, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for feedback to analysts with recommended improvements to tracking and communication tools required to align engineering, production, and supply chain.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Analytical skills to determine best way to satisfy customer needs
• Full comprehension of the PPC module in SAP
• Coordinates material movement between warehouse/storeroom and production areas
• Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing
• Manufacturing background and able to work in a manufacturing environment
• Interaction with suppliers and purchasing
• Exercising discretion and independent judgement, analyze product demand trends to determine the best possible forecast model that matches the demand of a particular product
• Generate and analyze ERP reports to target areas requiring more focus, such as past due purchase orders, or Wholegoods with insufficient inventory