Materials Manager, Supply Chain

GKN Aerospace Careers • Tallassee, AL

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About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Materials Supply Chain Planning Manager to lead site planning activities with a strong focus on Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and SIOP/IBP processes. This role ensures alignment of demand, supply, capacity, and operational execution to support delivery, inventory, and cost objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of supply chain planning experience, including SIOP/IBP, MPS, and production scheduling.
• APICS BSCM required; CPIM preferred.
• Expertise in forecasting, MPS/MRP, and capacity planning.
• Strong leadership, analytical skills, and cross-functional communication capability.
• Must be a U.S. Person under ITAR.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Cincom Management System planning modules.
• Background in Lean, Continuous Improvement, and KPI-driven performance management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Planning & Scheduling team, ensuring strong performance, effective onboarding, and alignment with GKN Aerospace culture.
• Own and manage weekly MPS cycles, monthly SIOP/IBP reviews, and daily shop-floor scheduling to ensure feasible, capacity aligned production plans.
• Validate MPS feasibility by balancing capacity, inventory targets, material availability, customer requirements, and planned downtime or development activity.
• Maintain accurate capacity models and ensure high-quality planning data across MRP, including BOMs, routings, and master data.
• Partner with Integrated Program Teams to reconcile forecasts, manage customer past dues, support demand supply balancing, and provide inputs to MPS governance meetings.
• Align shop-floor schedules with customer demand and inventory strategies to optimize execution and operational flow.
• Monitor and improve planning KPIs such as Master Schedule Adherence, Customer Past Dues, and Days Inventory Outstanding.
• Apply PDCA, A3, and structured problem solving to address performance gaps, drive process discipline, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide planning metrics, capacity analysis, and master data insights for Operations Capability Reviews and other key operational forums.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager