Material Planner

Lockheed Martin; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible schedules

401(k) match

PTO

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a procurement/materials planning professional in Sunnyvale, CA to validate material requirements and prepare procurement documentation aligned with production schedules. You will manage inbound material, vendor communications, and inventory targets while ensuring proper disposition of obsolete materials.

Responsibilities include processing purchase orders and revisions, coordinating returns, and authorizing temporary fabrication or rework when necessary.

Qualifications

• Experience with acquisition requests and vendor communications.
• Familiarity with LM procurement processes and documentation.
• Ability to review invoices and approvals.
• Experience coordinating company property and assets.
• Active Top Secret or higher clearance is required or desired.

Responsibilities

• Validate material requirements against documents and schedules.
• Prepare material acquisition documents and purchase orders; manage revisions.
• Schedule inbound material per production plans and inventory targets.
• Authorize temporary fabrication or rework of purchased parts when needed.
• Release materials and allocate to contracts and work orders; track shortages.

Skills

Acquisition Requests

LM Procurement requirements

Invoice review

Property coordination

Top Secret clearance

Job description

Occupational Summary

Check Purchase Requests against requirements documents to validate material requirements. Prepare appropriate material acquisition documents, schedule the volume of incoming material, reconcile inventory records including submittal of Material Records Adjustments when appropriate, disposition obsolete and excess materials, and prepare reports.

WORK PERFORMED

Compute raw material and/or purchased part requirements by model or contract from bill of material and/or usage figures. Schedule the volume of incoming material in accordance with predetermined need dates to meet established manufacturing and spares requirements considering storage and handling facilities, and procurement price breaks with the objective of maintaining sufficient stocks for productive use while maintaining minimum inventory investment. Schedule material increments determined from manufacturing schedules, material analysis input or usage forecasts. Furnish supplier schedule data as necessary to supplement material analysis inputs to DCC/FAMSCO schedule negotiations. Check Purchase Request and purchase order revision documents for completeness and compliance with Requirements Master File and proper disposition; prepare or direct preparation of purchase order revisions, purchase requests and shop order requests for raw material and purchase parts, indicating proper description, specification, contract, account number, terminal routing, schedule, and special instructions on the documents. Prepare or initiate preparation of return-to-stores documents. Follow-up on processing of returns to inventory. Prepare or direct preparation of adjustments to computer-maintained material records. Authorize the temporary fabrication of purchased parts when advised that part cannot be purchased in a timely manner; determine need for and authorize rework or replacement of purchased parts or materials due to engineering changes, Lost-in-Shop, inventory count adjustments and authorized work-in-process rejections. Release selected materials, allocating among contracts and work orders in accordance with production schedules. Determine availability of material for non-standard or short-span requirements. Authorize or request transfer between inventories to ensure efficient utilization of materials and minimize surplus potential. Maintain records of shortages and of follow-up information. Survey records and disposition obsolete and excess raw materials and purchased parts, apportioning to contracts as appropriate. Determine and apply proper surplus cause codes as required. Ensure coordination of potential utilization of materials prior to disposition. Operate office machines necessary to perform the above-mentioned work.

Basic Qualifications

• A working knowledge of planning systems and the fundamental operating principles of the Automatic Data Acquisition (ADA) Inventory System, plus an understanding of the basic requirements and relationships of complimentary Material Computer Systems.
• Familiarity with the various reports and records which are generated by the computer to update and systematically control and evaluate the applicable inventory account records.
• Knowledge of classes, types, and specifications of raw material and purchased parts, and manufacturing operating requirements from a material standpoint; Company financial and cost accounting systems; Company storage, handling and shortage control systems and facilities; raw material and purchased parts acquisition methods.
• Understand and be able to apply commercial arithmetic and scheduling practice.
• Working knowledge of engineering documents.

Desired Skills

• Acquisition Request ordering experience.
• LM Procurement requirements.
• Invoice review and approval experience.
• Property Coordinator Experience.
• ACTIVE Top Secret or higher.

Pay Information

• $27.01 - $49.89

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only.

Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
• Additional specific benefits are dependent upon the business unit and the collective-bargaining agreement.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.