Material Planner

Balance Staffing Company; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Balance Staffing Company is seeking a Material Planner to maintain an efficient flow of materials, collaborate with production, procurement, and sales, and ensure on-time delivery. You’ll analyze data within the ERP system to schedule firm work orders and drive continuous improvement in material availability.

The role emphasizes coordinating with multiple teams to resolve shortages and optimize manufacturing workflows, with a focus on accuracy and timely communication.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required or equivalent.
• ERP experience, specifically Sage.
• Scheduling certification preferred.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Possesses strong analytical thinking.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Drives effective material flow to meet customer contracts and delivery dates.
• Using forecasts, lead times, and customer orders drives efficient manufacturing workflows.
• Plans and schedules material flow for each operation according to established sequences and lead times.
• Monitors material requirements and availability coordinating with inventory and procurement.
• Communicate with production team to prioritize shipments, special projects and safety stock.
• Communicate with customer service and sales about critical orders and daily orders.
• Coordinate with design engineers on part number setup and First Article Inspection requirements.
• Coordinate with purchasing and inventory control to resolve shortages or delays in production.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Associate's degree

Scheduling certification

Tools

Sage ERP

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

As a Material Planner with us, you’ll work closely with customer service, sales, purchasing production and inventory control as you take on responsibility for maintaining an efficient flow of materials to maximize efficiency, eliminate hindrances (labor and material shortages plus backlogs) and assume compliance with materials requirements

What You’ll Be Doing

Planning and Scheduling

• Drives effective material flow to meet customer contracts and delivery dates
• Using sales forecasts, lead times, and customer orders drives efficient manufacturing workflows that minimize overtime and maximize output
• Plans and schedules material flow for each operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times
• Monitor’s material requirements and availability coordinating with inventory and procurement

Communication and Coordination

• Communicate with the production team daily to prioritize changing critical shipments, special projects and safety stock
• Communicate with customer service team and sales personnel about critical orders, special projects and daily orders for customers
• Coordinates with design engineers on part number setup and First Article Inspection requirements for new customers or new products
• Communicate with purchasing team and inventory control manager to resolve shortages or delays in production due to materials
• Coordinate with purchasing and inbound receiving team to receive and distribute materials for the production team
• Resolves job problems reported by the production team and executes short term and long-term solutions

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Works within ERP system, utilizing MRP, to schedule firm work orders
• Analyzes data and reports to create efficient scheduling
• Develop metrics and reporting to measure output and performance of the production team
• Monitors and tracks order and maintain manufacturing workflow to deliver on-time. Prepares production reports
• Analyzes production specifications and production capacity data and performs calculations to determine manufacturing processes and tools
• Confers with Production Supervisor to determine status of assigned projects or production runs

What We’d Like to See from You

Highly Desired

• Associate's degree from two-year college
• ERP experience, specifically Sage
• Scheduling / Planning certification
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Possesses strong analytical thinking
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills

Preferred

• Well organized, self-motivated, and detail-oriented
• Demonstrated planning and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Balance Staffing is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.