Proactive Material Planner

PROENERGY; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

10 paid holidays

Paid Time Off

401(k)

Job summary

PROENERGY in Houston is seeking a Material Planner to own material readiness, tracking availability by project and surfacing shortages before they impact the schedule.

The role collaborates with procurement, warehouse, and production planning to balance material flow, coordinate Kitting, and ensure accurate BOM data in ERP systems.

Strong Excel and ERP experience, plus 2+ years in manufacturing material planning, are required; US work authorization is a must.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
• 2+ years in material planning, material coordination, production planning support, or inventory control in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong Excel proficiency and comfort with BOMs, shop travelers, and pick lists.

Responsibilities

• Own material readiness status for assigned scope: monitor availability and readiness by module, engine, or project, and maintain a published Ready / At Risk / Short status that planners, operations, and leadership trust as the single material truth.
• Identify constraints before they bite: review material requirements against the production schedule, surface shortages, late deliveries, and missing parts early, and proactively flag upcoming constraints rather than waiting for production to be impacted.
• Maintain the shortage management process: create and maintain shortage lists with expected receipts, owners, and actions; provide daily readiness updates; and drive each item to closure through the defined escalation process — not informal expediting.
• Coordinate readiness — information only: direct priorities to warehouse, kitting, and material coordinators so required materials are picked, staged, and available when needed; verify materials are properly identified and associated with the correct production order.
• Chase supply status upstream: work with procurement and suppliers for status on outstanding or delayed material, and feed confirmed dates back into the readiness picture and the planners’ schedule risk view.
• Audit planning parameters on a quarterly cadence: review lead times, order quantities, and safety-stock signals for assigned scope against actual supplier and consumption performance, in coordination with procurement and inventory control — submitting corrections through data governance so the planning data the readiness picture depends on stays true.
• Support recovery and pull-ahead: during schedule recovery, identify material constraints and opportunities to pull work ahead based on what is actually ready, executing material priorities set by the production planner.
• Report and participate on cadence: maintain accurate records of status, shortages, receipts, and actions; represent material readiness in daily production planning meetings with risks and recovery actions.
• Shrink the firefighting: capture recurring shortage causes and feed them to the production planning manager and continuous improvement for prevention — the goal is fewer shortages to chase, quarter over quarter.
• Support the D365 / ERP implementation, validating material planning functionality during testing and cutover, including full physical and system reconciliation before go-live.

Skills

Excel proficiency

ERP experience

Data analysis

Strong communication

Detail-oriented

Manufacturing knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate/Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

SAP

Oracle

Job description

PROENERGY in Houston is seeking a Material Planner to own material readiness, tracking availability by project and surfacing shortages before they impact the schedule.

The role collaborates with procurement, warehouse, and production planning to balance material flow, coordinate Kitting, and ensure accurate BOM data in ERP systems.

Strong Excel and ERP experience, plus 2+ years in manufacturing material planning, are required; US work authorization is a must.