Material Planning Coordinator

The Material Planning Coordinator will report to the Material Value Stream Manager in a high-growth, change-oriented, dynamic and tactical work environment.

Position will be accountable for executing, issuing and controlling MRP production schedules and material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials to meet production requirements; while ensuring MRP requirements, integrity, and accuracy are maintained.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Shop Floor Execution: Serve as the primary interface between Production Management, first line supervision, Material Control Specialists (MCS), and Production Support personnel to ensure on time delivery of materials to the assigned production area(s).
• Perform line audits to identify material availability risks including, but not limited to reorder malfunctions, material obsolescence; and lost, misplaced, or misdirected material.
• Maintain accurate inventory levels on shop floor in accordance with MRP for assigned production line. Collaborate with production engineering, quality, technicians, and operations supervision to ensure an adequate supply of material is available to support the production schedule and line movement.
• Effectively collaborate with key process stakeholders to ensure on time execution of the Manufacturing Delivery Schedule.
• Accurately status work order progress and material consumption using MRP system and post goods to stock or transact product to next manufacturing process.
• Prepare and process documents such as release requests, shipping documents, material requests, move tags, etc. for department.
• Ensure that acceptable productivity standards are maintained.
• Demand Management Review and communicate potential material cost and production impact of engineering change orders (ECOs); with a focus on preventing new and reducing existing inventory obsolescence.
• Ensure accurate shop floor supply by establishing, monitoring, and/or validating MRP system inputs to prevent stockouts.
• Modify and adjust shop floor plan for every part (PFEP) to meet production schedule.
• Correlate and analyze information from various departments, considering such factors as availability, customer specification, delivery requirement, lead time, shop capacity, inventory levels and lot sizing.
• Material Flow Management Be responsible for enacting of material status reports used in the evaluation of all phases of the ordering, tracking and manufacturing processing. This includes, but is not limited to, reports dealing with yield percentage of scrap, cycle time, reorder activity, Coordinate and expedite flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between departments, according to manufacturing schedules and troubleshoot material bottlenecks.
• Review stockout performance, investigate schedule impact, and recommend corrective action(s).
• Communicate and action production related material constraints to material planner. Enact timely execution of non-confirming material process to maintain balance of material supply/demand Material Risk Management Engage with Supply Chain (Warehouse, MCS, etc.) to establish/maintain vendor managed inventory (VMI) and manage material flow to the production floor.
• Facilitate shop floor cycle counting and provide results for reconciliation.
• Must have understanding of planning reports and metrics to interpret and drive corrective action(s)

Skills, Education & Experience Required:

• 1 years of relevant experience in Operations or Supply Chain
• Associate’s Degree in a technical or business related discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to professionally and effectively communicate with stakeholders and customers at all levels
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word and Excel, Outlook) and basic proficiency with Power Point

Skills, Experience & Education Preferred

• MRP experience (Oracle or SAP) Customer service focused, with willingness to own the customer experience
• Ability to work and make decisions independently
• Strong organizational skills
• Pays close attention to detail in dynamic manufacturing environment
• Strong process improvement and problem resolution skills
• Work in a Team Environment
• Experience in Defense, Aerospace and/or manufacturing work environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or business related discipline