Material Planner

About the role

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds, thereby improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation! We know that the only way a business thrives is if our people are thriving. That’s why we always put our people first. Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you? Transform the everyday with us! We are looking for a Material Planner to join our team. This position will be based at our Grand Prairie, TX location.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate supply and demand across production lines, factories, and suppliers, partnering with purchasing, planning, manufacturing, and procurement to ensure material availability, on-time customer fulfillment, and alignment with financial goals.
• Manage MRP in SAP, monitor requisitions, and place purchase orders with internal and external suppliers.
• Review and maintain SAP master data, including minimum order quantities, safety stock, lead times, and purchasing information records.
• Analyze current and future demand and complex data sets to develop forecasts and support planning, sourcing, supplier strategies, and inventory optimization.
• Coordinate customer and engineering changes while promoting teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Achieve inventory, delivery reliability, and cost-savings targets; resolve GR/IR discrepancies and late purchase orders; and monitor KPIs such as inventory turns, material availability, order availability, and supplier delivery reliability.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of purchasing or procurement experience using an MRP system in a manufacturing environment
• Experience managing competing priorities in a high-volume manufacturing or procurement environment
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and supply chain activities
• Experience negotiating supplier pricing, terms, and delivery commitments
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or equivalent relevant experience
• Advanced proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office applications
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• APICS CSCP and/or CPIM
• Lean Manufacturing experience
• Microsoft Access
• Excel Macros

Pay

$81,753 $140,148