Material and Capacity Planner
About The Position
The Material & Capacity Planner ensures material availability and production capacity readiness to support the site's Master Production Schedule (MPS). The role evaluates material supply, capacity constraints, inventory health, and planning risks so production commitments can be achieved. It works closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse Operations, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain Planning to identify risks early, drive mitigation activities, and support operational decision-making. The position owns material readiness and safety stock governance, develops capacity models, monitors inventory performance, and uses analytics to identify and address supply and production risks. It also partners with the Master Planner and other functions to support executable production schedules, supply continuity, inventory optimization, and site planning decisions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- 3–7 years of supply chain, planning, materials management, or manufacturing planning experience.
- Experience with ERP systems; SAP is preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capability.
Nice To Haves
- APICS/ASCM CPIM certification.
- Medical device, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or regulated manufacturing experience.
- Experience with MRP, capacity planning, inventory optimization, and production planning.
- Experience developing dashboards and planning metrics.
Responsibilities
- Own material availability across production plans and manufacturing schedules.
- Review material requirements against inventory, open purchase orders, and supplier commitments.
- Identify current and future shortages that could affect production schedules.
- Partner with Procurement to drive material readiness and escalation activities.
- Monitor inventory health and recommend actions to prevent shortages and excess inventory.
- Develop and maintain capacity models for production resources and critical constraints.
- Evaluate labor, equipment, warehouse, sterilization, and supplier capacity requirements.
- Analyze short-term and long-term capacity gaps.
- Support scenario planning and capacity trade-off decisions.
- Communicate capacity risks and recommended mitigation plans to leadership.
- Own safety stock settings, methodology, and governance.
- Monitor inventory performance and service-level attainment.
- Recommend inventory parameter adjustments based on demand variability and lead-time changes.
- Support inventory optimization while maintaining supply continuity.
- Review inventory trends and identify opportunities to improve inventory turns and health.
- Identify material, capacity, and supply risks that could affect customer commitments.
- Maintain planning dashboards and readiness metrics.
- Lead root cause analysis for recurring shortages and planning disruptions.
- Provide proactive reporting of production red flags and risk indicators.
- Support monthly and quarterly business reviews with planning and inventory analysis.
- Partner with the Master Planner to ensure executable production schedules.
- Collaborate with Warehouse Operations regarding inventory availability and material flow.
- Work with Procurement on supplier performance and supply continuity.
- Partner with Finance on inventory value, budget planning, and working capital initiatives.
- Participate in tier meetings and planning reviews to support site decision-making.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
- 401(k) for eligible employees.
- Eligibility to participate in short-term incentive programs.
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Job Type
Full-time
