Materials Planner II: MRP, Inventory & ECO Support

Applied Materials; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 64,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a dedicated professional for production planning and materials management in Austin, TX. You will coordinate production control, inventory, and shop floor activities to ensure material availability for manufacturing and engineering projects.

Responsibilities include maintaining MRP integrity, analyzing shortages, and collaborating with engineers and floor teams to optimize material flow. This role supports a leading global electronics equipment company.

Qualifications

• Requires understanding of production planning and materials management.
• Ability to analyze inventory levels and plan material requirements.
• Familiarity with MRP and ERP systems is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Involves production planning, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control/MRP integrity.
• Maintains work order releases to ensure on-time material delivery to manufacturing and engineering.
• Performs pre-shortage analysis and work order variance analysis.
• Reviews MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information; reconciles supply and demand; validates scheduling and ECO/ECR processes.
• Participates in floor audits and production meetings to report material shortage dates.
• Adjusts lead times to reflect reality on the factory floor.
• Works with engineers to manage materials for special projects; may coordinate with work centers on shop floor activities.
• Monitors usage data and stock levels to forecast parts needs and maintains inventory levels.

Skills

Production planning

Materials management

Inventory control

MRP/ERP knowledge

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a dedicated professional for production planning and materials management in Austin, TX. You will coordinate production control, inventory, and shop floor activities to ensure material availability for manufacturing and engineering projects.

Responsibilities include maintaining MRP integrity, analyzing shortages, and collaborating with engineers and floor teams to optimize material flow. This role supports a leading global electronics equipment company.