Material Planner III

• Provides planning support to various tasks/projects including performance monitoring, materials analysis, reporting and expediting.
• Interfaces with operating and support groups (Purchasing, Manufacturing, Finance, Master Scheduling, QA) to collect data for preparation of reports.
• Provides management with clear, timely and accurate information with which to make decisions. Alerts management to deviations (or potential deviations) from established plans.
• Utilizes planning applications (SAP, MS Office, MS Project).
• Demonstrates use of SAP for finding and interpreting data in Stock/Requirements List, Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, and other material inventory transactions to aid in the development and publishing of reports.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge of concepts and principals of planning to develop solutions to a variety of problems, particularly with materials delivery.
• Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed.
• Demonstrates ability to interpret drawings and Engineering BOM data to create Material Masters in SAP.
• Keeps management apprised of potential schedule or fiscal problems by tracking, reviewing and evaluating plans, schedules and/or budgets for inaccuracies, inconsistencies or interface/support problems. Analyzes task/project cost and/or schedule variances and informs management.
• Is the liaison between manufacturing/material planning and communicates production starts/finishes in support of next higher assembly builds.
• Interprets engineering change orders (ECO), implements dispositions affecting stock and work in progress.
• Performs other duties as requested or required.

• Typically requires a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Planning, Engineering, Production Control or a related discipline and six or more years progressive experience in planning, scheduling, budgeting and performance measurement. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Must have a general understanding of planning principles, theories and concepts as well as ability to understand accounting and manufacturing systems in a research or production environment and to learn and apply basic planning tools and techniques; and knowledge of concepts and principles of planning to develop solutions to a variety of problems.
• Must maintain a well-balanced focus between external and internal customer requirements.
• Possess the ability to identify issues and interpret data.
• Organization skills to maintain flow of work within the unit.
• Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to interface with internal employees and to accurately document, report and present.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security is required.

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