Material Planner

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, science or accounting.
Experience configuring and executing tasks within an ERP/MRP software environment.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Exceptional planning, organization, and project management skills.
Demonstrates Extreme Ownership.
Ability to work with a team of high performers who produce substantial results.

Collaborate with Business Development and Program Management to aggregate data for sales and forecasted demand.
Collaborate with Operations Managers, Supply Chain, and other Material Planners to aggregate data for current and future production capacity.
Analyze demand and supply data and distill from it a valid Master Production Schedule.
Distill the Master Production Schedule into a weekly and daily Production Plan for each Work Center.
Determine the optimal Material Planning strategy for each part and assembly, such as Make to Stock vs Make to Order.
Configure the ERP/MRP System of Record with critical planning data such as manufacturing lead times, safety stock, and reordering points to unlock automated replenishment.
Identify potential future material shortages then design and implement effective mitigation strategies to ensure they never come to reality.
Join forces with the Supply Chain team to see and communicate material shortage risks from vendors. Drive accountability for mitigation actions to protect the Production Schedule.
Ensure the daily Manufacturing Orders are released, kitted, staged, and completed on time, every time.
Gather, analyze, prepare and present Material Planning KPIs in regular reports to Operations Leadership.

Previous experience in Material Planning, Operations, or Supply Chain with a hardware focused organization.
Previous experience in the Aerospace, New Space, or Defense Tech industry, preferably with AS9100 certification and requirements.
Previous experience gathering and visualizing data within a BI Dashboard tool.