Materials Planner

Saft America, Inc.•Cockeysville, MD

50d•$60,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

Material Planning utilizing Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to meet organizational contract, inventory, and delivery goals. Manages all material status communication (written and verbal) to organization. Manages commodity materials utilizing Kanban logic. Initiates and manages material requirements, by contract. Sets priorities and communicates to all appropriate functional teams using Saft processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Maintains ERP Item Master information with the aid of the Change Management system. Generates purchase requisitions and manages Production Work Orders in ERP system according to all current processes and procedures. Defense Battery Planner will track material usage and adjust priorities, as necessary. Making recommendations to advance organizational goals.

Requirements

Minimum 3-4 years Material Planning experience
General Math Skills, Problem Solving, Excellent written & verbal communication.
Advanced ERP experience, MS Excel; Blueprint Reading, General understanding of Change Control processes
Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics (NAV) or previous use of Materials Management Software, MS Office suite, Outlook, Word, Teams, data entry; analytical thinking
MUST BE A US CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD HOLDER

Nice To Haves

College Degree preferred

Responsibilities

Material Planning utilizing Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to generate purchase requisitions, material cost transfers, and work orders to meet organizational goals.
Participate in all meetings where relevant program material status is discussed
Planning inventory to meet or exceed operational goals for inventory levels while insuring on time performance of contract commitments
Track purchase order status for critical path components and monitor deliveries in accordance with divisional targets.
Communicate to all necessary team priorities, expedites, and issues that may hinder or prevent achieving contract or operational goals.
Maintains Item Master in ERP information to include Item Card, Routings, and Bill of Materials as required utilizing Change Orders.
Manage Work Orders to include creation, updating, and closing
Manage Kanban material forecast / usage and Expiration Report
Approve site’s requisitions and generate stock sweeps & move tickets as requested
Maintain status reports including assembly schedules and Work Order Shortage Report
Other assignments, tasks, and training as required