Directed Energy Materials Planning Specialist

AeroVironment; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) matching

Flexible schedule

9/80 schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Materials Planning Associate Analyst to support the Directed Energy Division. The analyst will help maintain program inventory, material planning, production floor execution, and mitigations of associated risks.

This full-time role requires an associate degree or certification with 1–2 years experience in supply chain or related fields, plus experience with ERP systems (SAP or Oracle) and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or project certification with 1-2 years of experience in Supply Chain, Engineering, Project Management, or Business Administration.
• Must be a US Citizen due to working on Government programs.
• Experience with a modern ERP system (SAP/Oracle) or similar in manufacturing environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain program production schedules in collaboration with program master schedules.
• Create work orders for material to be kitted and provided to manufacturing team.
• Understand and communicate material lead times and inventory risk.
• Coordinate with functional groups to align procedures across departments and databases.
• Team with manufacturing, engineers, technicians and procurement to influence production routing.
• Monitor procurement performance metrics and address issues.
• Monitor and analyze work in process builds.
• Update status of materials and work orders in systems and report problems.
• Analyze discrepancies with parts to maintain inventory and system accuracy.
• Coordinate priorities to avoid schedule delays.

Skills

US Citizenship

Communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Associates degree or project certification

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Office

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

AeroVironment in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Materials Planning Associate Analyst to support the Directed Energy Division. The analyst will help maintain program inventory, material planning, production floor execution, and mitigations of associated risks.

This full-time role requires an associate degree or certification with 1–2 years experience in supply chain or related fields, plus experience with ERP systems (SAP or Oracle) and Microsoft Office.