Aerospace Defense Production Planner (MRP/ERP)

Hire Consulting Services

Stafford (VA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Hire Consulting Services in Stafford, VA, seeks an analytical Production Planner to convert demand, material availability, and capacity data into executable schedules. You will collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, inventory, engineering, and quality to improve readiness, reporting, and delivery performance.

The role requires 2+ years in production planning and MRP, a Bachelor's in Engineering, advanced Excel, and ERP/MRP expertise.

Qualifications

2+ years of production planning, MRP, and scheduling experience in an assembly-line operation.
Advanced Microsoft Excel: pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and analysis of production and inventory data.
ERP experience and strong understanding of MRP and production scheduling.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering is a MUST-- manufacturing, industrial, electrical, mechanical or similar(not IT).
Strong analytical accuracy, organization, and cross-functional communication.
Experience in Aerospace/Defense or other highly regulated industries such as med dev or automotive manufacturing.
Familiar with Power BI.
Experience in Microsoft Business Central or Dynamics is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Own production schedules aligned with customer orders, forecasts, inventory, material readiness, and capacity.
Prepare dashboards and reports for production planning, capacity, procurement, and inventory decisions.
Create, release, maintain, and monitor ERP manufacturing work orders and schedule attainment.
Identify material shortages and coordinate recovery plans with Procurement, Inventory, Production, Engineering, and Quality.
Maintain BOMs, routings, and planning parameters; monitor consumption, output, and order performance.
Resolve cross-functional scheduling and production issues while adhering to planning and operational procedures.