Associate Buyer/Planner Analyst

Moog•Buffalo, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Moog’s Commercial Aircraft Group is seeking an Associate Buyer/Planner Analyst to support Production Control activities. The role contributes to the planning, coordination, and execution of production schedules, supporting material flow management and customer commitments. It partners with manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and operations teams to promote on-time delivery and operational excellence. The position is onsite in Buffalo, New York. The analyst manages planning parameters, production plans, material availability, work orders, inventory, capacity analysis, and production-flow activities. The role also supports interplant purchasing, sales-order administration, status tracking, audits, and continuous improvement across the Planning organization and Value Stream teams. The position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Requirements

Typically, a bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of prior relevant experience; a 2-year degree and 5 or more years of relevant experience will also be considered.
Strong communication and organizational skills.
Ability to understand and apply complex regulations, procedures, and business processes.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks and responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to work under pressure and meet critical deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of planning, production control, supply chain, inventory management, or operations processes.
APICS or other industry-recognized certifications.
Planning, operations, manufacturing, or technical experience.

Responsibilities

Analyze and maintain planning parameters in alignment with material strategies, inventory plans, and business demand profiles.
Convert demand signals into work orders in accordance with established planning systems and processes.
Monitor material shortages and supplier lead times, taking action to mitigate risks to production schedules.
Develop achievable and balanced production plans aligned with customer demand and operational capacity.
Perform capacity analysis and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support production requirements.
Escalate schedule impacts, material constraints, and customer delivery risks as needed.
Determine Engineering Order effectiveness and evaluate impacts to schedules and obsolescence management activities.
Participate in cross-functional meetings to review component, program, and production status.
Support audits and inventory reviews involving customer-owned inventory.
Manage work-in-process (WIP) within assigned planner codes and maintain optimal inventory levels.
Provide work center scheduling support and clear-to-build status updates.
Facilitate the review and maintenance of Planning Bills of Material (PBOMs) based on changing demand requirements.
Construct and maintain Line of Balance (LOB) analyses, identifying gaps and priorities and monitoring progress to completion.
Maintain production flow through order expediting, work order releases, prove-out tracking, and aging WIP reviews.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives within the Planning organization and Value Stream teams.
Coordinate material movement and planning activities across internal Moog facilities to support business needs.
Serve as a point of contact for IPO and OSP escalation issues.
Monitor and support on-time delivery performance of IPO parts.
Maintain OTIF performance tracking and reporting.
Perform interplant purchasing activities, including IPO, OTPO, and Sales Order creation and maintenance.
Ensure accurate and timely Sales Order entry and maintenance within SAP.
Support overall production control and material planning activities to ensure successful execution of customer commitments.

Benefits

Great compensation package and annual profit sharing.
Matching 401(k).
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.
Flexible paid time off and holidays.
Parental leave program.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
Tuition assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development, and other personal growth programs.
Warm, respectful, family-like environment and employee resource groups.
Site-specific benefits may also be available depending on location and business needs.