Materials Planner

Job Category Manufacturing

Market Location VA - Richmond area

Location VA - Prince George

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NVR, Inc., Parent Company of Ryan, NV, and Heartland Homes has been helping families build their happily ever after since 1948. As a Top 5 US homebuilder, we’re committed to quality and to our customers and we take pride in the nearly 510,000 new homes we have sold and built across the country. Working in the homebuilding industry is tangible and rewarding, but not every job at NVR requires a hard hat. We don’t just sell and build new homes; we also manage teams, acquire land, manufacture materials, provide mortgages to our customers, and provide corporate support to NVR’s multi-billion-dollar business operations.

NVR is looking for intelligent, highly motivated, positive, results-oriented employees to join our Manufacturing Plant in   Richmond, VA . You will be a part of an energetic culture where we thrive on teamwork, collaboration, and innovative ideas. If you love working in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of responsibility, this is the position for you. NVR is a growing company with significant opportunities for career growth, advancement, and mobility.

As a Materials Planner , you will be responsible for ensuring that the plant has the proper materials available in a timely manner to meet production schedules. This includes purchasing materials within contractual lead-times and minimum order quantities from designated suppliers. You will also be responsible for minimizing cost and maximizing production efficiencies and quality of service, through efficient purchasing practices, material usage decision-making, inventory turns and cross-plant coordination. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Essential Job Functions

• Determine optimal ordering and inventory balances for the plant by factoring in demand, plant lead, usage, storage, cost, supplier lead-time, minimum order quantities, service levels and opportunity for obsolescence.

• Responsible for ordering materials, for routine & complex accounts, using approved vendors, in an efficient manner with emphasis on timeliness, quality, customer service and cost . Ensure materials are delivered and received on time, to assigned plant location(s), to meet production schedules .

• Interface with plant team members, Procurement, accounts payable, customer service, quality, and suppliers to resolve issues or adjust to schedule changes or supply disruptions, in a timely manner .

• Act as subject matter expert on material status, availability, quality, and cost . Manage communication and interactions with the shop floor and make decisions on material substitutions during supply chain disruptions .

• Manage shortages, damages and returns, while monitoring and driving miscellaneous order turnaround, to ensure a high level of customer service.

• Coordinate vendor performance and product quality feedback with the corporate Procurement team to build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communication .

• Drive improved inventory record accuracy through understanding and use of DMS and other materials systems and make manual adjustments when needed.

• Assist with the execution of product transitions/changes or materials improvement projects . Cultivate and maintain strong working relationships with the suppliers, internal stakeholders and senior leadership.

• Supports semiannual plant wide physical inventory, through reconciliations, directing inventory teams, fielding materials questions, and gathering tags.

  Position Qualifications

• 3 + years of experience in Inventory Control, Purchasing or Administrati on

• Bachelor’s d egree preferred

• Strong problem analysis, decision making and critical thinking skills

• Excellent communicator, both verbally and written

• Strong p lanning and time-management skills

• Follow up and control

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop strong working relationships

• Willingness to learn and take initiative

• Results driven with the ability to work under pressure and balance multiple priorities

• Ability to work both inde pendently and as part of a team

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

  Life at NVR

  At NVR, your desire to excel is matched by our commitment to your success and we’ll give you the tools and industry knowledge you need. Our management team is tenured and talented, nearly 80% of them promoted from within, so you’ll find mentors who can share their knowledge, provide career guidance, and encourage your success.

  NVR also offers benefits among the best in the industry that reflect the strong commitment we have to all of our employees.

• Competitive Compensation.

• Home Purchase Discount.

• Mortgage and Settlement Services Discounts.

• Comprehensive Health, Life and Disability Insurance.

• 401(k) (Full-time employees are eligible to contribute immediately ).

• Employee Stock Ownership Program.

• Vacation and Holidays.

  In addition to the traditional benefits, we offer all our employees stock ownership through a profit-sharing trust as part of our retirement savings package. NVR has had the highest Earnings Per Share growth rate in the homebuilding industry for the past 10 years, so as we grow financially, so do you.

  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

  Drug Testing and Background Check are required .

  Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States, as NVR does not provide visa sponsorships.