Materials Planner

Talentify; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify is seeking a Materials Planner for our Energy Services client in Austin, TX. You will manage material planning activities, focusing on SAP production orders, MRP integrity, and on-time delivery to manufacturing and engineering.

You will collaborate with engineers on special projects, perform pre-shortage analysis, conduct variance reviews, and support floor audits to resolve WIP issues and keep supplier inventories aligned with production schedules.

Responsibilities

• Plan production control, inventory control, process control, or MRP integrity.
• Maintain SAP Production Order release schedule to ensure material on-time for manufacturing and engineering.
• Reschedule and complete production orders as required.
• Increase component availability at release by pre-shortage analysis.
• Perform production order variance analysis.
• Review MRP execution for accuracy; reconcile supply and demand; validate master scheduling and/or PDS requirements.
• Review ECOs and ensure system accuracy; perform regular system maintenance and audits.
• Participate in floor audits with Finance and resolve WIP issues.
• Attend production meetings and provide status on material shortage commit dates.
• Change make level lead times to reflect reality on the floor.
• Work with engineers to manage materials for special projects.
• May work with work centers on shop floor control activities.
• Inventory Control – analyze usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels; manage inventory per plan and expedite shortages; forecast spare parts needs.
• Examine material variances, resolve problems where possible and communicate issues to management.
• Assist in setting up or modifying inventory systems; assign expediting duties.
• May manage obsolete inventories.
• Process Control – participate in root cause/corrective action from PCI reporting and metrics, drive cycle counting.

Tools

SAP

Job description

Our client, a Energy Services company, is looking for a Materials Planner for their Austin, TX location.

Responsibilities:

• Employees may specialize in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP) integrity
• Maintains SAP Production Order release schedule that provides material on-time to manufacturing and engineering.
• Reschedules and/or completes all production orders as required.
• Increases component availability at time of release by performing pre-shortage analysis.
• Performs production order variance analysis.
• Reviews MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information; reconciles supply and demand; validates master scheduling and/or PDS requirements.
• Reviews and ensures proper disposition of Engineering Change Orders (ECO's). Performs regular system maintenance and audits to ensure system accuracy
• Participates in floor audits with Finance and resolves WIP issues.
• Attends production meetings and provides status on material shortage commit dates.
• Changes "make" level lead times in accordance with reality on the manufacturing floor.
• Works with engineers to manage materials for special engineering projects.
• May work with work centers on shop floor control activities.
• Inventory Control – Analyzes usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels; maintains inventory levels per plan and expedites shortages; may forecast spare parts needs.
• Examines material variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems to management.
• Assists in setting up new inventory systems or modifying existing systems, when necessary; assigns appropriate expediting duties to expediters.
• May manage obsolete inventories.
• Process Control – Participates in identifying root cause and corrective action from PCI reporting and metrics, drives cycle counting.

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities