Senior Planning Specialist

Responsibilities

• Research and source products and services according to project needs.
• Create and manage Purchase Requisitions.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize detailed production schedules for manufacturing, assembly, and integration activities.
• Cook up and manage relationships with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure materials, tooling, documentation, and resources are available to support scheduled work.
• Monitor work in progress (WIP) and adjust schedules based on actual progress, delays, engineering changes, or material availability.
• Review and validate ERP/MRP data, including routing accuracy, manufacturing plans, and item attributes, to ensure schedule integrity.
• Provide regular schedule status updates and variance reports to Program Management and Production Leadership.
• Support configuration changes, engineering updates, and change of scope impacts by adjusting production schedules accordingly.
• Maintain accurate historical records for schedule performance, lead times, and production metrics to support continuous improvement.
• Support cross functional initiatives aimed at improving scheduling accuracy, production flow, and ERP data quality.
• Understand the manufacturing/production build sequence to best support the overall production schedule.
• Audit the data integrity of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, including but not limited to Item Master Attribute and Manufacturing Plans.
• Generate and track purchase requisitions to support future build needs.
• Actively status Purchase Orders (POs) across assigned programs to ensure adherence to schedule, quantity, and invoicing timing.
• Support and assist activities within multiple disciplines across the Supply Chain process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Operations, with emphasis in Inventory Management/ Logistics/Scheduling preferred.
• 2 - 5 years of experience in Project Management, Planning, Integrated Project Support, Scheduling, Procurement, and/or supply support related jobs, or activities or equivalent combination of education and experience/training.
• Proficient in MS Office applications and database management.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills with Material Resource Planning (MRP) application in the organization’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Experience with project planning and execution.
• Must be able to comprehend complex engineering, procurement, production, installation tasks and develop dependence-based logic to sequencing and inter-relationships of process flows.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Government Furnished Information (GFI) handling and tracking.
• Strong skillset applicable to organizational skills, time management, oral comprehension, reading comprehension, speaking, written comprehension, information ordering, active listening, critical thinking, and deductive reasoning.
• Knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) practices.
• Intermediate math, administration, and management skills.
• Ability to write business correspondence and interact with others in a professional manner.
• Ability to obtain security clearance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
• Employee benefits vary by role, however, may include Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Retirement Savings, Life and Disability, Paid Maternity and Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Pay

$74,600.00 - 112,000.00

Schedule

Not specified

About Us

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.

About The Team

Oceaneering Aerospace and Defense Technologies (AdTech) delivers solutions that enable humans to work safely and effectively in harsh environments – from underwater to the outer reaches of space. Our innovative solutions support the development and application of practical, cost-effective systems that meet our customers’ challenges – from routine to extreme. Our experience and expertise across multiple industries uniquely positions us as a leader in the government, space, and maritime services markets. Our products and services meet the rigorous demands of the complex environments in which they operate, delivering results without compromising safety or reliability.