Material Planner

Material Planner

This opportunity is located within our Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company business, a global leader of mission-critical hardware and systems solutions including precision energetics systems and innovative explosive solutions.

Job Description

EBAD seeks a Material Planner for the leadership, oversight, and maintenance of material flow and logistical requirements.

This position is located in Moorpark, CA and reports to the Sr. Supply Chain & Logistics Manager.

The material planner manages and controls inventory movement from customer order to shipment. This position oversees and coordinates all inventory movement associated with project-based standard-mod and development product manufacture.

Principal duties and responsibilities include the following :

• Reviews supply and demand within ERP to ensure timely availability of production materials to meet contract requirements.
• Effectively manages raw material receipt, inventory and distribution including finished goods movement and shipment to customers.
• Maintains accurate and timely records of inventory movements and transactions including Customer Furnished Property.
• Establishes material requirements and requisitions materials to assure on time delivery to production.
• Allocates existing inventory and creates planned shop orders in ERP for procurement of material. Ensures demand is generated properly for all materials.
• Maintains Receiving Inspection and X-ray priorities.
• Coordinates with Material Control for timely release of Shop Order and material kits based upon production demand.
• Issues all shop floor point of use materials and reports production in ERP.
• Arranges shipments, creates packing slip, and performs logistical liaison functions.
• Interfaces with other functions to effectively and efficiently monitor material flow and work prioritization from customer order receipt to project close out.
• Effectively supports cycle counts and / or physical inventory audits including root cause analysis and corrective action implementation associated with inventory inaccuracies.
• Participates in Continuous Improvement efforts and Kaizen activities.
• Actively leads, creates and energizes positive change. Initiates investigation and involves the key personnel required to resolve problems that may impact scheduled shipments.
• Trains other departments on inventory best practices and cycle counting.

Requirements :

Compensation : Salary Range : $65,000 - $85,000 per year. Salary is determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.