Senior Material Planner

Job Summary:

The Material Planner will be responsible for all materials planning for assigned products and/or manufacturing cells to meet the guidelines established by the Master Schedule.

Manage inventories and ensure the material resources are consistent with production schedules.

Responsibilities and Tasks (listed in bullet format) in order of priority to be successful


* Determining the required materials needed to fulfill customer demand.


* Works on complex "developmental" and "transition to production" programs and other projects with no supervision.


* Has strong knowledge of multi-site MRP system, to include project pegged materials, and understands its relationship with most facets of the business.


* Ensure required material is available on time (Material Planning Analysis - Line of Balance (LOB) review with Production Planner to ensure all material needed is available and action accordingly)


* Participate in SIOP, and ERP simulation activities


* Planned purchase order analysis - reviewing MRP output for buy items.


* Firming Planned Purchasing Order -to include qty needed (including required attritions based off analysis) and delivery schedule per MRP


* Inventory Transfers & Cost Pegged Transfers (pre-production order release working with Warehouse Team)


* Identify risk and opportunities relative to material availability.


* Cooperates with coworkers and helps team leader meet goals.

Shares information and ideas with the team.

Treats others with respect and supports their ideas, listens to others ideas, asks questions, encourages others to exchange or support their ideas.

Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities.


* Understands multi-level BOMs and effects of changes


* Attends CCB if supporting a program.

Determine the Impact of ECO to Material Requirements (coordinate with teams effected by ECO on material)


* Support the Disposition of Suspect and Non-Conforming Material Including Return to Suppliers


* Understands the impacts of applicable regulations on supported program(s), including RoHs, Reach, FAA, FDA, FAR/DFAR, and ITAR


* Creates complex reports in support of programs and present to leadership team as required


* Report status and metrics related to material availability and ensure data integrity


* Participates in MRB meetings.


* Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.


* Authorities:


* Authorized to set material delivery schedules for critical raw material items to support production/deliveries, and corporate level inventory, and cash flow goals and initiatives.


* Provide direction to Buyers based on analysis, and ERP planning signals (exception messages)


* Provide direction to Warehouse personnel pertaining to movement and control of materials across sites


* Collaborates with Production Planning and Procurement as main Supply Chain point of contact


* Other delegated duties as assigned by supervisor...