Aerospace Production Planner – On-Site Stafford Relocation

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC in Stafford, VA is seeking a highly analytical Production Planner to turn demand, materials availability, ERP data, and production capacity into executable manufacturing schedules for an aerospace/defense environment.

This on-site role involves close collaboration with manufacturing, procurement, inventory, engineering, and quality to improve readiness, reporting, and delivery performance.

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)
• 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
• Must be a U.S. citizen or Active Greencard holder with the ability to obtain clearance after being hired.

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.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

ERP / MRP

Cross-functional communication

Aerospace/Defense experience

Dynamics / BC

US citizenship or Green Card

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC in Stafford, VA is seeking a highly analytical Production Planner to turn demand, materials availability, ERP data, and production capacity into executable manufacturing schedules for an aerospace/defense environment.

This on-site role involves close collaboration with manufacturing, procurement, inventory, engineering, and quality to improve readiness, reporting, and delivery performance.