Material Planner

New Flyer; Anniston (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

On-the-job training

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

New Flyer, North America’s heavy-duty transit bus leader, seeks a Materials Planner to partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, and Supply Chain. You will drive inventory accuracy, support production changes, and lead continuous improvement initiatives aligned with ISO and Lean principles.

You will manage MRB, release planned orders, monitor capacity, and coordinate kitting while maintaining data integrity and achieving budgeted goals.

Qualifications

• APICS certification or actively pursuing APICS certification.
• 3-5 years manufacturing planning experience.
• Experience with MRP/ERP and inventory control.
• Knowledge of Lean/5S and ISO procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning for materials department.
• Coordinate processing of materials to POU location by requirement date.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and achieve inventory goals.
• Manage MRB processes and track materials measurements.
• Drive reduction of obsolete inventory and schedule releases.
• Coordinate kitting from suppliers; update daily reports.
• Collaborate with capacity planning to balance loads.
• Prepare and publish past-due KPI measurements.
• Assist in cross-training and policy deployment.
• Ensure ISO compliance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Team player

Attention to detail

Inventory management

Education

APICS certification

APICS program enrollment

Tools

MRP systems

ERP software

Excel

Job description

New Flyer is North America?s heavy-duty transit bus leader, providing sustainable mobility solutions through transit buses, technology, and infrastructure. New Flyer is a subsidiary of NFI Group, a leader in propulsion agnostic bus and coach mobility solutions. Building on its 90+ year legacy of innovation, New Flyer is the only manufacturer offering all three types of zero-emission transit buses, with over 1,900 zero-emission buses delivered to date. New Flyer actively supports over 35,000 heavy-duty transit buses currently operated by approximately 500 agencies. POSITION SUMMARY: The Materials Planner partners closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Production teams to maintain efficient operations, support engineering changes, reduce inventory discrepancies and obsolete materials, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This position plays a key role in achieving inventory, production, quality, and cost objectives while maintaining compliance with company policies, ISO standards, Lean Manufacturing principles, and 5S practices. Requirements

• Coordinate planning for materials department?
• Coordination for processing materials to POU location by requirement date.?
• Responsible for inventory accuracy and achieving inventory goals.?
• Responsible for MRP; work MRP messages and?monitor?daily OAS (order action summary)??
• Ensure?all aspects of the MRB processes are followed.?
• Monitor measure?and meet all materials measurements.?
• Drive the reduction of inventory adjustments.?
• Ensure?accurate?implementation of Engineering Change Orders to?released?jobs.?
• Responsible for discrete job accuracy;?maintaining?accuracy of 500 series requirements and accuracy of reject requirements.?
• Assist?in reducing obsolete inventory.?
• Responsible for work orders being released to manufacturing on?a timely?basis; ensure release planned orders to release dates.?
• Responsible for?maintaining?sub-inventories.?
• Coordinate kitting activities from New Flyer/MCI?to?identified?suppliers; update daily kitting reports and lists.?
• Work with capacity planning to find under/over loads?to?determine?if outsourcing or level loading is?required; update weekly capacity charts.?
• Ensure materials planning in the following key areas:?responsible for make IR process, communication to other plants, monitor and reduce obsolete to zero, ensure gateways?and bowling alleys?are empty at the end of each shift, monitor and reduce past due demand to zero, reduce negatives to zero, new work order package are delivered daily, shop orders are released to start date, review daily dispatch list, release planned orders to release date, correct materials in shop order BOM as required, adjust shop order quantities increase/decreases as required, ensure?mclose?jobs are auctioned daily, work shop order process to completion stages?
• Work with?Mfg?Engineering to keep routing update?
• Prepare and publish past due measurement KPI?s?
• Monitor and track parts status prior to and during production build.?
• Attend and?participate?in departmental?tool box?meetings.?
• Assist?in the development,?communication?and deployment of policies,?guidelines?and tools to ensure success in all processes.?
• Assist?the materials team?and?leadership in?achieving the budget in materials, supplies, salary/indirect labor, overtime, and operational expenses.?
• Ensure the accuracy of data entered?in?the system.?
• Drive continuous improvement in the supply base in support of business?objectives.?
• Promote and?facilitate?lean manufacturing /?5?s?programs for materials.??
• Assist?and?participate?in cross training?
• Ensure compliance?to?ISO Procedures, work instructions, 5P?s and promote continuous improvement within the department.?
• Assist?manufacturing on?day to day?tasks?

Education?(Preferred Education Only)???

• APICS certification or currently enrolled in the APICS program???????

Experience/Knowledge?(Preferred Experience/Knowledge Only)?

• 3-5 years?previous?experience?

• Manufacturing experience?

Equipment/Machines Used?

• Computer and other equipment related to Essential Functions.?

Specific Job Skills?(eg.?Computer skills, communication, motivation, organizational skills)?

• Analytical skills,?multi tasking, team player, ability to work in fast paced environment?

Travel?(indicate?% of time required travel) Physical Activity/Requirements?

• General office physical activity.?

• Walking,?sitting.?

Benefits WHY JOIN US:

• ? Be a part of a team leading the world?s electrification of mass?mobility.?
• ??Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility.
• ? Paid holidays and vacation.
• 401K with generous company match.
• Passionate about creating?a better product, a better workplace, and a better world
• ? Inclusive workplace culture that values and empowers team members.?
• ??On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we invested $15.9 million in 2024)?.
• Advancement opportunities within our family of companies.?

OUR WHY:? We exist to move people. Our mission is to design, deliver, and support market-leading bus and motorcoach solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient, and reliable. Our values?safety, quality, integrity, accountability, teamwork, and sustainability?are?at the core of everything we do.?NFI Group | We Move People - YouTube Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI offers a wide range of propulsion agnostic bus and coach platforms, including market leading electric models. Through its low- and zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today?s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation. News and information?is?available at?www.nfigroup.com,?www.newflyer.com,?www.mcicoach.com,?nfi.parts,?www.alexander-dennis.com,?arbocsv.com, and?carfaircomposites.com. New Flyer is committed to administering all employment matters?in accordance with?the value we place on fostering an inclusive and welcoming workplace that values the contributions of all team members. We ensure that all employment decisions are based upon merit and?comply with?applicable employment legislation and requirements. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidates? request.