Senior Material Planner - Aerospace & Defense MRP Lead

Aitech Systems; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aitech Defense Systems in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Material Planner to establish and maintain material and production plans that support customer commitments, production schedules, and inventory objectives. The role drives planning data integrity in ERP/MRP and collaborates across Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, and Production to meet delivery goals.

Responsibilities include forecasting demand, identifying capacity constraints, and developing planning strategies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of material planning, production planning, or supply chain planning experience.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, electronics manufacturing, or other highly regulated environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate material and production plans for assigned product lines.
• Balance customer demand with material availability, lead times, and capacity.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, and Production to ensure plan feasibility.
• Review demand forecasts, bookings, and program requirements to determine future needs.
• Support inventory optimization and on-time delivery through planning data integrity.

Skills

Material planning

Production planning

Supply chain planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Aitech Defense Systems in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Material Planner to establish and maintain material and production plans that support customer commitments, production schedules, and inventory objectives. The role drives planning data integrity in ERP/MRP and collaborates across Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, and Production to meet delivery goals.

Responsibilities include forecasting demand, identifying capacity constraints, and developing planning strategies.