Production Materials Planner

Location: Bohemia, NY (May be eligible for relocation)

Type: Contract (2 years), potentially contract to permanent

Reporting to the Senior Materials, Planning, & SIOP Manager, this position is for an experienced Production/Materials Planning professional responsible for the supply and demand planning process and for improving systems and processes for product families supported by the Interiors organization. Works with the internal team to develop financial sales and inventory forecasts. This individual will utilize analytical skills to drive improvements to existing planning processes and to proactively manage, coordinate, and communicate forward-looking projections to ensure customer service and the predictability of business performance.

• Scheduling management, qualitative and quantitative monitoring of production dates
• Planning, scheduling, and maintenance of a sales plan and supporting production orders
• Develop work orders based on start dates and maintain valid due dates through their closure.
• Develop Can-Build build analysis.
• Analyzes pre-order entry requests for material and labor availability in support of customer requirements.
• Monitor customer requirements and develop a level-loaded MPS
• Maintain and utilize standard tools to manage short and long-term SIOP Capacity profiles.
• Maintain optimized Inventory levels aimed to maximize customer service levels while increasing inventory turns.
• Leads multi-disciplined Production Meetings. Will communicate with various levels within the organization.
• Develops weekly and monthly sales estimates for the assigned product line.
• Responsible for managing the Item Master (IM) Planning Parameters supporting different replenishment strategies.
• Shortage Management responsibilities – Proactive identification, prioritization, and tracking.
• Works with New Product Introduction (NPI), developing preliminary planning bills of materials, coordinates prototype builds, and contributes to production readiness activities.

• Typically requires a University Degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years of experience, or, in the absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.

• Prior experience in the aerospace industry, particularly in manufacturing, is preferred.
• Prior experience with production and/or material planning and forecasting operations is preferred.
• Advanced user of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to utilize formulas, pivot tables, etc., to manipulate large data sets.
• Basic understanding of the bill of materials and drawings.
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement (Lean) activities is preferred