Sr. Analyst, Materials Planning, SIOP
About The Position
The Sr. Analyst, Materials Planning, SIOP performs technical and business tasks supporting production factories or programs. The role helps prevent work stoppages and schedule slips that could significantly affect factory or program cost and schedule requirements, and directly supports CORE and other continuous-improvement initiatives. The position evaluates and coordinates program requirements to ensure controlled material and service flows, analyzes material availability against contract requirements, communicates factory priorities, and identifies barriers and solutions. The analyst represents the team at daily tier meetings and weekly gate-planning meetings, responds to factory support requests, and confirms material supply and demand in line with Leader Standard Work. The role also releases planned requisitions and shop orders, uses MRP to balance inventory health with program schedules, and manages build execution from kit to completion across production centers at the Goleta campus. Procurement activities are initiated through timely purchase requisitions in coordination with Supply Chain. This is an onsite position at the Goleta, California facility. An active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance is required prior to the start date, and the candidate must be able to obtain an interim clearance. U.S. citizenship is required for security-clearance eligibility.
Requirements
- Typically, a university degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field.
- Experience in planning, scheduling, supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, operations, or another production-driven environment.
- Ability to obtain an interim U.S. government-issued Secret clearance prior to the start date.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Six Sigma methodology (CORE) and/or tools such as Lean.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, and data-analysis tools for reporting and decision-making.
- Experience in a lab environment, warehouse, live production floor, event planning, floor restocking, and/or merchandise purchasing.
- Previous experience interfacing, collaborating, and communicating with all levels of an organization and a large external customer base to accomplish tasks.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate and coordinate program requirements to ensure a controlled flow of materials and services that meets customer requirements.
- Analyze material availability in support of contract requirements, communicate factory priorities, identify barriers, and develop solutions to help achieve program goals.
- Represent the team at daily tier meetings and weekly gate-planning meetings, providing current hardware status within factory environments.
- Receive and respond to support requests from factory supervisors, leaders, and technicians.
- Confirm material supply and demand daily in accordance with Leader Standard Work.
- Release planned requisitions or shop orders based on the master production schedule, shop load, and inventory availability.
- Drive material planning and execution using MRP to determine requirements and balance inventory health with program schedules.
- Manage build execution from kit to completion by driving warehouse material requests, releasing work orders, and tracking sub-assemblies and top-level assemblies through multiple production centers on the Goleta campus.
- Initiate and manage procurement activities through timely release of purchase requisitions, partnering with Supply Chain to ensure uninterrupted flow of critical materials.
- Support CORE and other continuous-improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
