Senior Material Planner

We are looking to add a Senior Material Planner to our growing team.  If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about supporting new product development and manufacturing for an exciting product line of satellite communications equipment, we would like to hear from you.

The Material Planner will be required to work collaboratively with Engineering and Manufacturing on a day-to-day basis to create comprehensive plans and problem-solve for Supply Chain improvements. The ideal candidate will provide direction in a fast-paced and highly dynamic production environment. This role provides a balance between production floor interaction and desk-bound computing. As a support function, this requires a flexible and helpful approach and a willingness to team cross-functionally to ensure continuous manufacturing process of our products.

• Develops, implements, and maintains manufacturing plans, coordinates scheduling and builds project details as required.
• Identify material requirements, lead times and shortages for NPI to production product lines.
• Collaborates with the purchasing department to evaluate and consider make/buy decisions.
• Coordinates and expedites the flow of materials within internal work centers and external suppliers.
• Analyses inventory and usage to determine procurement quantities and manage raw material inventories.
• Develops work statements and sequencing of data driven supply chain processes through collaboration and partnership with internal business shareholders.
• Reviews, maintains, and monitors ERP data integrity to continuously improve product delivery.
• Ensure that procedures and work instructions are conformed to on a consistent basis.
• Provides ad hoc analysis to leadership for the purpose of identifying appropriate material readiness and supply chain risks.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 8 or more years of experience in an engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Experience in MRP accuracy, forecasting, and demand creation.
• Working knowledge of reading and interpreting technical drawings.
• Prior experience in analyzing and interpreting technical procedures for planning functions. Including PLM to ERP data cleanliness.
• Solid multi-tasking with the ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft suite of products as well as ERP software.