Material Planner

Job Summary

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems. GA-EMS supports critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide. We are seeking a Material Planner to join our Material Control group in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

Responsibilities

• Provides material planning support and administration for research-related or production projects of moderate scope, including analysis reporting, expediting, and purchasing.
• Advises management of the status of work in progress and identifies potential project problems.
• Participates with management in the resolution of potential project problems.
• Provides planning administration to various tasks/projects including scheduling, budgeting, performance monitoring, analysis, reporting, expediting, personnel planning, purchasing, and other administrative duties as assigned.
• Keeps management appraised of potential schedule or fiscal problems by tracking, reviewing, and evaluating plans, schedules, and/or budgets.
• Analyzes task/project cost and/or schedule variances and informs management.
• Provides manpower resource planning and allocation.
• Works with project management and task leaders to develop project organization (work breakdown structure), schedules, budgets, and reporting.
• Interfaces with operating and support groups (Purchasing, Contracts, Finance, QA) to collect data for preparation of schedules and reports as well as providing status reports to internal and external contacts.
• Works in close coordination with outside fabricators and processors.
• May provide work directions to professional staff and/or support personnel.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Planning, Engineering, Production Control or a related discipline and six or more years progressive experience in planning, scheduling, budgeting and performance measurement.
• May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Must have a complete understanding of planning principles, theories and concepts as well as ability to understand accounting and manufacturing systems in a research or production environment and to apply advanced planning tools and techniques.
• Maintain a well-balanced focus between external and internal customer requirements and possess:
• The ability to develop and communicate new concepts and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment;
• Ability to organize, schedule and coordinate work phases;
• Ability to determine the appropriate approach at the project level and provide innovative solutions to a range of moderately complex technical problems;
• Organization skills to maintain flow of work within the unit;
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to interface with internal employees and external representatives and to accurately document, report and present;
• Ability to maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information;
• Knowledge of computer operations and applications and word processing and spreadsheets.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required.
• Ability to work both independently and lead in a team environment is essential as is the ability to work extended hours as required.