Materials planner

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

At Johnson Controls, this role supports manufacturing operations in Reynosa by helping ensure the right materials are available at the right time. You will work closely with planning, procurement, suppliers, and internal teams to keep purchase orders, shortages, inventory, and escalations under control.

Role Overview

The Materials Planner is responsible for coordinating procurement activities, monitoring material availability, and supporting inventory objectives for assigned materials. This position plays an important role in supplier follow-up, order maintenance, and issue resolution to help meet cost, quality, inventory, and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform complex procurement activities in compliance with JCI internal policies.
• Purchase assigned materials from approved suppliers and support material flow to meet operational needs.
• Place and maintain purchase orders in Optimize according to forecast requirements.
• Review Optimize shortage reports and monitor inventory value, inventory turns, and E&O exposure.
• Address supplier issues, discrepancies, and escalations in a timely and organized manner.
• Provide ETAs for planning summarized files and maintain purchasing parameters.
• Approve premium freight when needed to protect service and production requirements.
• Distribute routing guide updates to vendors and support foreign vendors with shipping instructions.
• Support SOI project implementation with the MKE procurement team.
• Work with internal and external customers to resolve problems and support business goals.

How You Will Do It

• Own the accuracy and follow-through of every order, escalation, and inventory action.
• Stay close to production needs and supplier realities so you can remove obstacles before they affect service or schedule.
• Use data from Optimize, shortage reports, and inventory metrics to solve problems early and improve every day.
• Work across planning, procurement, vendors, and the MKE team as one team, sharing clear updates and practical solutions.

Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Responsible, well organized, and able to manage multiple priorities with a high sense of urgency.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to support internal and external customers with clear communication and follow-through.

Nice to Have

• Lean manufacturing knowledge.
• Knowledge or development of ISO 9001:2000 standards.
• Experience with Optimize, purchasing parameters, or inventory planning metrics in a manufacturing environment.

Why Join Us

This is a hands-on planning role where your work directly affects material availability, inventory health, and day-to-day execution in the plant. You will gain exposure to procurement processes, supplier coordination, and cross-functional problem-solving in a fast-moving environment.

If you are ready to bring structure, urgency, and follow-through to this role, we invite you to apply.

Johnson Controls does not request pregnancy or HIV testing as a requirement for admission, permanence or promotion.