NPI Planner

Curtiss-Wright•Portland, OR

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions is currently seeking a talented NPI Planner to join our team in Portland, OR. This role involves effectively communicating and collaborating with cross-functional teams including engineering, purchasing, planning, and manufacturing to ensure alignment on NPI material requirements and build timelines. The NPI Planner will collaborate with Engineering Program Mgmt. teams to understand build requirements for new products supporting validation and qualification, and support engineers' requests on material transition, sample delivery, and deviation release. The role includes developing, maintaining, and communicating the NPI build schedule, coordinating with production planning to secure necessary resources, and proactively identifying and mitigating supply risks for development builds in close coordination with the NPI buyer. Additionally, the NPI Planner will manage inventory for NPI builds within the NPI location, facilitate handoff to production, and dispose of remaining project stock. Monitoring BOM changes and ensuring accurate loading through MRP and PLM systems, consolidating results, and providing updates on material status for assigned NPI builds are key responsibilities. The role also involves preparing and communicating critical materials availability updates to cross-functional leadership teams and identifying and recommending continuous improvement initiatives to enhance NPI supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in operations, IE, supply chain or Business preferred, with 5+ years’ most recent experience in materials management, production planning, or supply chain management
Experience with ERP/MRP demand planning and forecasting tools, rich experience on different commodities including EE, Mech, Interconnector etc. along with strong understanding of NPI processes and supply chain dynamics
Experience working with BOMs, engineering drawings
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively
Proven experience in materials planning or supply chain management, preferably in a manufacturing or high-tech industry
Strong background with MS office suite, especially Excel.
Knowledge of SAP, Agile, and MES systems

Responsibilities

Effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, purchasing, planning, and manufacturing, to ensure alignment on NPI material requirements and build timelines
Collaborate effectively with Engineering Program Mgmt. teams to understand build requirements for new products supporting validation and qualification; support the engineers’ requests on material transition, sample delivery, and deviation release
Develop, maintain, and communicate NPI build schedule; coordinate with production planning to secure necessary resources
Proactively identify and mitigate supply risks for development builds in close coordination with NPI buyer
Manage inventory for NPI builds within NPI location, facilitate hand off to production, and dispose of remaining project stock to program as necessary
Monitor BOM changes and ensure all changes are identified and loaded accurately through MRP and PLM system
Consolidate results and provide updates to cross functional teams on material status for all assigned NPI builds; participate in review meetings with internal customers
Prepare and communicate critical materials availability updates to cross functional leadership teams
Identify and recommend continuous improvement initiatives to enhance NPI supply chain efficiency and effectiveness and streamline processes
Other duties as assigned