MPI Sales Planner Expeditor

Position

Sales Planner Expeditor

Location

Birmingham, AL

*This is an in-office position located in Birmingham, AL*

Directly reports to

Senior Manager, Sales Operations & Business Process Improvement

Position Summary

The Sales Planner Expeditor plays a crucial role in supporting the sales team by coordinating and expediting sales orders, ensuring timely delivery, and optimizing workflow processes. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate with multiple departments, including sales, logistics, and procurement. The Sales Planner Expeditor monitors inventory levels, tracks order fulfillment, and resolves any delays or discrepancies to maintain customer satisfaction by providing direction to production facilities on order of importance.

In this role you will:

• Ensure timely entry of vendor purchase orders.

• Monitor order status, identify potential delays, and communicate order updates to the commercial organization.

• Coordinate with production teams to ensure timely order fulfillment with authority to make changes necessary adjustments to achieve target.

• Track inventory levels and identify potential stock shortages.

• Collaborate with purchasing teams to ensure timely material procurement.

• Monitor product availability and communicate potential delays to the commercial organization.

• Provide the sales organization with accurate delivery estimates and order status updates through ERP date management.

• Communicate customer requirements to production teams.

• Owner and decision maker of items that qualify as true expedites.

• Monitor production schedules and flag potential bottlenecks.

• Work with production managers to prioritize orders and optimize production flow.

• Generate reports on sales order status, delivery timelines, and inventory levels.

• Analyze data to identify trends and potential areas for improvement.

• Provide insights to sales and operations teams to optimize sales planning.

• Grow professional relationships with various internal and external production facilties.

• Collaborate with project management to prepare for project review meetings.