Materials Planning Specialist — SAP & Manufacturing

Makino Inc.; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Makino Inc. is seeking a Materials Coordinator to support planning, purchasing, and flow of machines and materials across operations.

You will coordinate with suppliers, monitor material availability, manage purchase and production orders, and address shortages or delivery issues to keep customer projects on track. The role suits someone with manufacturing, purchasing, or materials planning experience who enjoys problem-solving and cross-team collaboration to ensure timely deliveries and

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a technical or business field or equivalent purchasing/planning experience.
• 2-3 years of production planning or purchasing experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with materials in an SAP environment.
• Familiarity with BOMs, material masters, planned/production orders, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and material reporting helpful.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and understand purchasing/material decisions impact.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain purchase orders, production orders, and projects in SAP.
• Monitor planned orders, material requirements, shortages, and delivery dates.
• Identify potential material or delivery conflicts and develop solutions with scheduling teams.
• Coordinate machine and component orders with partners and suppliers.
• Track open purchase orders and communicate material status to stakeholders.
• Resolve purchasing issues including pricing, delivery, shortages, and invoicing.
• Coordinate material movement to support production orders and installations.
• Respond to urgent material requirements from various teams.
• Collaborate with Inside Sales, Master Scheduling, Purchasing, Accounting, Stockroom, and Order Fulfillment to keep projects moving.
• Build relationships with domestic and international suppliers.

Skills

2-3 years purchasing/planning

Analytical problem solving

Prioritization & multitasking

Communication & relationship-building

Education

Associate degree in technical or business field

Equivalent purchasing/planning experience

Tools

SAP

BOMs & material masters

Planned/production orders

Purchase requisitions & purchase orders

Job description

Makino Inc. is seeking a Materials Coordinator to support planning, purchasing, and flow of machines and materials across operations.

You will coordinate with suppliers, monitor material availability, manage purchase and production orders, and address shortages or delivery issues to keep customer projects on track. The role suits someone with manufacturing, purchasing, or materials planning experience who enjoys problem-solving and cross-team collaboration to ensure timely deliveries and