Materials Planner (Onsite)
About The Position
The Materials Planner supports production continuity and operational efficiency by planning and managing material flow to meet manufacturing requirements. The role executes materials plans, monitors inventory levels, and coordinates with operations, supply chain teams, and suppliers to resolve shortages and maintain schedule adherence. It involves identifying material issues, supporting daily production needs, and contributing to continuous improvement in planning processes. The position is primarily onsite in Miramar, Florida, and supports assigned value streams. It requires working with operations, procurement, suppliers, engineering, stockroom staff, and planners at other company sites to ensure materials are available and production schedules are maintained. The successful candidate must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future company immigration sponsorship.
Requirements
- Typically requires a university degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field.
- Working experience in supply chain, materials planning, or a similar role.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without company immigration sponsorship now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with SAP or an equivalent MRP/ERP system, including troubleshooting and optimizing system usage.
- Experience with inventory management principles, supply chain strategy, and production scheduling.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and data analysis.
- Experience creating and analyzing reports in Tableau or similar tools.
- Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Support material planning and execution across assigned value streams to ensure materials are available on time for production schedules.
- Support management of critical shortages and help develop and execute recovery plans with operations, procurement, suppliers, and engineering.
- Attend daily planning calls and keep material-shortage data current and ready for review with the materials manager and operations team.
- Analyze backorder and material-shortage reports and place purchase orders to ensure the correct materials are on order.
- Coordinate with internal suppliers and stockroom staff to transfer, stock, and issue parts to the production floor on time.
- Follow up on high-priority material shortages and escalate issues as needed.
- Monitor changes in demand and inventory levels and take appropriate action.
- Adjust purchase order quantities in response to increased or decreased material usage.
- Review stock levels for inter-company stock-transfer requests and, when approved, coordinate delivery and transfer of parts with the stockroom.
- Identify and ensure material coverage for high-priority programs.
- Use data to recommend forecast and inventory adjustments to the SIOP Manager as needed.
- Explore ways to resolve shortages when parts are not immediately available.
- Work with engineering to determine whether alternate materials are available.
- Search for available stock at other inter-company plant sites and coordinate transfers with planners at those sites.
- Request supplier expedites.
- Prioritize safety and quality and follow all EH&S guidelines when working on the shop floor.
- Participate in continuous improvement events as needed to improve shop operations efficiency.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- 401(k) plan with employer matching and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverages
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
- Fertility and family-planning benefits
- Adoption assistance
- Autism benefit
- Employee assistance plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Wellness rewards program
- Virtual doctor visits
- Child and elder care services
- Second-opinion medical program
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid time off and holidays
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to eligibility and applicable factors
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
