Planning Analyst

About the role

Moog’s Military Aircraft Group is seeking a Planning Analyst to join our Torrance Site team. This position will be responsible for planning and coordinating production activities to meet customer demand and organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production schedules, ensuring alignment with customer orders, forecasts, and inventory levels, while accommodating maintenance and downtime
• Monitor planning KPI’s and provide recommendations to leadership for planning alignment
• Collaborate with Production teams, Program Management, and Supply Chain departments to optimize workflow and resolve scheduling conflicts
• Work with the Master Planner to set appropriate planning flags in the system
• Be an expert on MRP/ERP/SAP, and /or other system changes and integration
• Plan, coordinate, schedule, and suggest changes to program plans
• Cook with the Manufacturing Supervision and support groups to provide a workable schedule and assist in correcting work order discrepancies
• Responsible for monitoring total scope and progress of program plan
• Analyze part requirements, orders, schedules, reschedules and expedite assigned items as necessary based on review of manually generated reports or MRP/data processing outputs
• Work alongside the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) team to ensure part-planning parameters information is up to date using DDMRP/ERP system
• Prepare and update reports and action plans for responsible programs and presents to Manufacturing Management, Program Management, Purchasing, Contracts, Quality, and Engineering
• On occasion, you will prepare the same type of information and present to customers
• Train new employees and assist in overall training/education needs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Business or Industrial Management with a minimum of two years’ experience as a Production Planning Analyst
• The equivalent would be an associate's degree with eight years of manufacturing experience
• Two years as a Program Analyst is a minimum
• APICS certification would replace two to three years of manufacturing experience as it would demonstrate that the necessary knowledge had been obtained
• Obtain a security clearance or have the ability to obtain a security clearance

Qualifications

• Experience making professional presentations to upper management
• Strong analytical skills; ability to collect data and present in run charts or bi-modal type distributions
• Strong statistical background is a plus
• Experience in the aerospace industry
• Production Planning experience in a machine shop environment
• Proficiency with advanced Excel functions (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
• APICS certification or coursework is a plus
• Experience with SAP, DDMRP, or Rapid Response platform is a plus
• Knowledge of Demand Driven Process a strong plus
• Supply chain experience
• SQL programming experience
• Have the sound understanding of general material control systems as well as a detailed understanding of the computer-based control systems used at Moog. This includes the master schedule, requirements planning, inventory control, kitting and shop floor control
• Have the personal drive and human relations skills to cope with the conflicting objectives of maximum shipments and minimum inventories

Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Business Writing
• Advanced manufacturing scheduling techniques (pull systems, Heijunka, process flow, etc.)

Benefits

Financial Rewards: great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k, and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance

Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages

Professional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development, and other personal growth programs

Culture: Warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by our 12 core values. Multiple Employee Resource Groups led by our employees, open and welcoming to all

9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off

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