Material Planning Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrates our core competencies: Action oriented, change champion, customer-focused, developing self & others, and ownership
• Ensure on-time delivery and fill rate targets, coordinating with Sourcing and Order Fulfillment to meet customer demand and adjust schedules as needed.
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Production, and Quality teams to manage parts availability, inspections, and resolve quality issues (QNs).
• Manage MRP and inventory planning, including reviewing daily MRP outputs, reconciling cycle counts, and adjusting purchase requisitions and orders.
• Execute procurement activities by placing purchase orders and actively managing open and late POs to prevent shortages.
• Maintain ERP data integrity, including updating standard costs, lead times, and ensuring accuracy of inventory, receipts, and shipping data.
• Align production with demand forecasts, ensuring all production orders are free of part shortages.
• Support forecasting and inventory management, optimizing stock levels and minimizing shortages.
• Manage material lifecycle activities, including new part setup, and disposition of slow-moving, obsolete, and non-conforming inventory.
• Cook logistics activities, including stock transfers, outbound deliveries, and subcontractor-supplied parts.
• Support continuous improvement and professional development, participating in training and process enhancements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or a related field; or 5+ years of relevant experience in inventory control or a related environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5–10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with strong background in material planning, production control, and MRP processes.
• Hands-on experience with SAP required.
• Knowledge of import/export processes and Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) activities.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain operations, including receiving, storage, inventory control, kitting, assemblies, manufacturing, and distribution.
• Experience with inventory management best practices and ability to analyze and reconcile variances between physical and system inventory.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial skills, with the ability to interpret data and drive decision-making.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• APICS certification or training preferred.