Materials Planner

Sterling Engineering; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Engineering in Los Angeles is seeking a Material Planner to support the planning and scheduling of customer repairs while ensuring materials, purchasing, and deliveries stay on track. This role collaborates with Engineering, Purchasing, Sales, Operations, suppliers, and customers to meet requirements and deadlines.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of material planning experience and MRP proficiency, along with strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in material planning, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or a similar environment.
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP) experience required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams, SharePoint, and Project.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed repair quotations for customer equipment.
• Review inventory and determine expected delivery times.
• Review customer orders for pricing, delivery dates, shipping/billing information, and specifications.
• Communicate with customers and internal teams regarding order status and expedite requests.
• Request supplier quotes and initiate purchase orders.
• Manage incoming and outgoing invoices.
• Coordinate with suppliers on delivery dates, information, and reconciliation.
• Assist with warehouse activities, including receiving, inspection, packaging, and shipping.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-4:00 PM

Position Overview

We are seeking a Material Planner to support the planning and scheduling of customer repairs while ensuring materials, purchasing, and deliveries stay on track. This role works closely with Engineering, Purchasing, Sales, Operations, suppliers, and customers to meet customer requirements and deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed repair quotations for customer equipment.
• Review inventory and determine expected delivery times.
• Review customer orders for pricing, delivery dates, shipping/billing information, and specifications.
• Communicate with customers and internal teams regarding order status and expedite requests.
• Request supplier quotes and initiate purchase orders.
• Manage incoming and outgoing invoices.
• Coordinate with suppliers on delivery dates, information, and reconciliation.
• Assist with warehouse activities, including receiving, inspection, packaging, and shipping.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in material planning, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or a similar environment.
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP) experience required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams, SharePoint, and Project.
• Ability to effectively plan material availability and production capacity in a complex environment.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take ownership of responsibilities and follow tasks through to completion.
• SAP experience is preferred but not required.

Additional Information

This is an on-site position with the potential to become permanent based on business needs and candidate performance. No overtime is expected for this role.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.