Materials Planner II (On-Site)

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze MRP/ERP reports daily to identify net material requirements, review action messages and release purchase requisitions
• Release of purchase requisitions to fulfill demand forecasts and master production schedule
• Provide daily shortage visibility and impact analysis to Production Planner, Operations Leaders
• Create and maintain all “intercompany” purchase orders, maintain daily communication with intercompany counterparts
• Support, communicate and defend the mission, values and culture of the company
• Support Kanban or Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs where applicable
• Review/Analyze cycle count reports from warehouse team to highlight any critical components variances that will impact production
• Collaborate with procurement to expedite or defer orders proactively based on changes to production schedules
• Monitor actual material costs incurred to date against total estimated project budget
• Track committed costs to project (Open Purchase Orders and Supplier Agreements)
• Align delivery of high value components with the project “Cost to Cost/Percent Complete” targets
• Serve as backup/cross-coverage for peer planners and buyers as needed
• Maintain audit-ready records and support internal/external and customer audits
• Serve, communicate and defend the mission, values and culture of the company

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years demonstrated experience, or a combination of education and on the job experience
• Solid understanding of business processes and functional inter-relationships
• Strong background in project material management
• Extensive experience in production planning
• Skilled in the use of Excel, Excel Pivot Tables, Power Point, Word, as well as Sharepoint
• Strong understanding of MRP/ERP systems