Sr. Planner

Howmet Aerospace•Simi Valley, CA

3d•$85,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position may be located at our Torrance, Carson, Fullerton or City of Industry locations. The role involves maintaining planning tools, placing intercompany orders to manage inventory within Min/Max levels using models like Surplus/Deficit and Customer Demand & Consumption. It requires analyzing Work in Process to identify potential fulfillment delays and leading process-improvement projects. The position also focuses on enhancing forecast models, financial data, and reports, as well as improving planning tools for better inventory control. Daily operations support for order replenishment, PO maintenance, and customer follow-ups is expected. Collaboration with all Howmet Fastening System Sites, including planning and scheduling functions, is key. The role includes generating and analyzing various customer reports (Inventory, Demand/Consumption, Min & Max levels, Supply/Manufacturing Backlog, Lead-time), Key Performance Indicators, and financial data. Data extraction and preparation from multiple databases for contract and customer evaluations, as well as for monthly Operation Reviews, are also responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree.
5-year related minimum experience.
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Proficiency in MS Office applications such as Excel, Access, Word.
Excellent operational and financial analysis skills.
Strong interpretation skills.
Capable of handling multiple database systems and complex data compilation.
Sound understanding of manufacturing planning, logistics, and operations.
Good communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Lean Six Sigma
APICS Certification
PMP or Project Management
SQL or data reporting are a plus.
Knowledge of sales or customer related roles in aerospace fasteners or related industry.

Responsibilities

Maintain planning tools and place intercompany orders to keep our customer inventory within Min/Max. i.e.: Surplus/Deficit model, Customer Demand & Consumption model (AMU).
Analyze Work in Process positions to early identity fulfillment that is late to customer needs.
Lead process‑improvement projects—identify scope, develop a project plan, and execute it (e.g., Order Replenishment, PO maintenance, and other logistics/supply‑chain initiatives).
Enhance processes for generating and managing forecast models, financial data, and reports.
Enhance quality of planning tools to improve inventory control and turns.
Support day-to-day operations and tools for order replenishment, PO maintenance, and customer follow-ups.
Collaborate with all Howmet Fastening System Sites including the planning and scheduling functions.
Generate and analyze customer daily and weekly reports, i.e.: Inventory, Demand/Consumption, Min & Max inventory levels, Supply/Manufacturing Backlog, and Lead-time.
Generate and analyze Key Performance Indicators, inventory, and shipping/financial data.
Extract and prepare data from multiple databases to support contract and customer evaluations.
Prepare and analyze data for monthly Operation Reviews.