Materials Planner

As DP World continues to support the rapid growth of hyperscale and enterprise data center infrastructure, a dedicated Materials Planner / Operations Planner is critical to ensuring uninterrupted operations, inventory accuracy, and supply chain efficiency. Data center environments depend on having the right parts, equipment, and consumables available exactly when needed. Even minor shortages or delays can impact project timelines, maintenance activities, and customer commitments.

A Materials Planner serves as the link between operations, procurement, logistics, suppliers, and customers by proactively managing inventory levels, forecasting demand, and ensuring material availability. This role helps prevent costly stockouts while avoiding excess inventory carrying costs.

Hourly Rate: $25

Hours: M-F some OT required

This position is on-site in Kansas City, MO. Relocation assistance is not currently available for the role.

About the Role

How you will contribute

• Provide rate quotes for nonstandard transportation, i.e. expedite shipments. Perform order registration which may include special requirements, extra labor, forklifts, cranes, etc.
• Ensure on-time pickup and delivery, track and trace shipments.
• Apply applicable late reason codes in accordance to Service Failure tracking and reporting
• Work with customer to resolve inventory discrepancies. Follow-up with regards to exception reporting and damage assessment, communicate to customer.
• Participate in process flow documentation and standard operating procedures and identify opportunities for improvement based on customer needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Your Key Qualifications

• Customer service background in logistics with ability to handle problem resolution in timely manner.
• Previous Telecommunication site delivery coordination experiences a plus.
• Word, Excel, Outlook knowledge with strong emphasis on Excel used for tracking and analysis.
• Must be able to manage inventory in an RF. Portal, and Manual system environment. This candidate will work in an office setting but will be expecting to travel to warehouse as needed.
• Understand transportation modes and service levels.

Compensation

Starting Hourly Rate: $25.00

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k w/ Match, FSA and HSA Plans, Company Paid Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and EAP. We also offer Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indeminity plans to our FT employees.

Additional Perks: Onsite Meals, Snacks, and Drinks provide on most days and shifts!!!

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible.

The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.