Materials Planner

RAE Security•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Planner plays a critical role in ensuring efficient material flow across service and project operations. This position supports technicians, office staff, and procurement by managing inventory, returns, and item records, while maintaining accurate data in Netsuite ERP and optimizing material usage. The Materials Planner is responsible for optimizing material utilization, reducing unnecessary purchases, and supporting inventory accuracy throughout the organization.

Requirements

Maintain accuracy and timeliness in Netsuite updates.
Communicate effectively with technicians, CSRs, Buyers, and Warehouse Manager.
Demonstrate initiative in identifying cost-saving and efficiency opportunities.
Uphold inventory integrity and support continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Manage and prioritize warehouse expedite requests from technicians and office personnel for service materials, missing project materials, and extra material for projects.
Update NetSuite ERP to reflect material changes on sales orders and service tickets.
Ensure timely fulfillment of urgent material requests while maintaining inventory accuracy.
Manage material returns from technicians, including staging, determining disposition (project, inventory, vendor return, non-inventory, scrap), and communicating next steps with relevant stakeholders.
Maintain accurate records of all returned materials and inventory transactions.
Review quotes/sales orders before procurement to identify alternative materials in stock, substitute, and eliminate duplicate item names.
Create new part numbers in Netsuite ERP as required.
Manage the service stock shelf, monitor check-out sheets, and stock levels, initiating requests for transfers or replenishment.
Manage van stock by counting vans every 6 months and processing material back to the warehouse, determining if returned material is stock or DNI.
Support overall inventory optimization and availability.
Perform cycle count reconciliation, review count results, investigate variances, and report findings to the warehouse manager.
Create new item records in Netsuite and review new item record requests to eliminate duplicates.
Perform general warehouse duties as required and collaborate with warehouse staff to maintain efficient daily operations.