Production Planner II

Safran; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Cabin seeks an Aftermarket Planner to oversee planning activities for repair, overhaul, or spare parts services in the aerospace aftermarket. You will manage schedules, material lists, and production plans while addressing obsolescence and legacy parts challenges, ensuring quick turnarounds for critical customer needs.

Collaboration with engineering and supply chain is essential to optimize resources, manage lead times, and drive continuous improvement in aftermarket planning and

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in production or material planning in aftermarket aerospace
• Experience with legacy parts, obsolescence management and AOG situations

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule production work flow in an aftermarket aerospace environment
• Coordinate low-volume, high-mix production for legacy components
• Collaborate with engineering and supply chain to address aftermarket challenges
• Prepare production and productivity reports and cost analyses
• Manage supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance
• Ensure material flow meets customer urgency like AOG
• Read and validate bills of material and engineering drawings
• Lead process improvement projects for aftermarket operations

Skills

Production planning

MRP systems

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Supply chain or logistics management degree preferred

Tools

MS Excel

MRP systems

Job description

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip. Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience.

Job Summary:

As an Aftermarket Planner in the aftermarket aerospace sector, you will oversee all planning activities to ensure the successful delivery of repair, overhaul, or spare part services for aircraft components and systems. This role involves managing unique challenges inherent to the aftermarket, such as supporting legacy parts, addressing obsolescence issues, and ensuring quick turnaround times for customer-critical requirements like AOG (Aircraft on Ground) situations. The Aftermarket Planner 3 will be integral to ensuring efficient resource utilization, maintaining service reliability, and supporting the long-term lifecycle of aerospace products. This position will be responsible for performing tasks and duties associated with product manufacture planning, including producing schedules, material lists, and production plans

Summary of Duties:

• Plans and schedules production work flow in an aftermarket aerospace environment according to each item's manufacturing sequence of operations, capacity constraints and lead times to fulfill customer requirements
• Coordinate low-volume, high-mix production for parts, including legacy, out-of-production, and obsolete components, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and service agreements. Evaluates shortages and manages prompt solutions keeping appropriate stakeholders informed of any potential problem as required
• Collaborate with engineering and supply chain teams to address unique challenges of aftermarket planning, such as limited material availability and fluctuating customer demands.
• Prepares production reports, productivity reports, cost analysis graphs and delivery charts that drive process and performance improvement
• Analyzes supply and demand indicators; ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.
• Ensure smooth material flow for repair or aftermarket operations, aligning with customer urgency requirements such as AOG demands and minimal downtime.
• Reviews and evaluates engineering drawings, calculates quantities and types of material, parts, or other items required, determines “make versus buy,” establishes safety stock/reorder points, and validates bills of material in the MRP system
• Reads and reviews engineering drawings and documentation and coordinate any changes
• Read, interpret, create and validate complex, multi-level bill of material
• Manages item master parameters to support best business practices and system-driven solutions
• Maintains inventory levels to meet company goals
• Supports testing and certification requirements for new programs
• Act as a key ERP system user, leveraging its functionality to optimize planning and material management for aftermarket operations. Collaborates with stakeholders on lead times, planning items and any related elements
• Conduct root cause analyses and lead process improvement projects tailored to aftermarket challenges, such as aging aircraft support and obsolescence management.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and coaching to less experienced team members, fostering expertise in aftermarket aerospace planning and operations.
• Handle complex issues with minimal supervision, escalating only the most intricate aftermarket-related challenges to senior staff when required.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 3+ years' experience in production or material planning, with a strong focus on aftermarket aerospace operations such as MRO, spares, or service centers.
• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Degree in business, supply chain or logistics management preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of AS9100/ISO9001 standards and MRP systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in supply chain, purchasing, planning, or sourcing, with a demonstrated understanding of aftermarket needs, including managing legacy parts and addressing obsolescence.
• Ability to read and analyze engineering prints and drawings
• APICS certification (CSCM/CPIM) or equivalent certification in supply chain management, with experience applying these principles to aftermarket challenges.

Position Criteria:

• Dedication and commitment to ensure all work is completed without exception.
• Willingness to learn and develop new competencies
• Strong written and verbal business communications abilities
• Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives
• Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively
• Ability to analyze and communicate requirements
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect
• Ability to make timely decisions and take action
• Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders