Senior Material Planner - Aerospace & ERP Optimization

Sierra Space; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

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Job summary

Sierra Space is seeking a Senior Material Planner to lead material planning for critical programs, optimize inventories, and drive cost-efficient procurement aligned with production schedules.

You will collaborate with production, procurement, and engineering to improve processes, monitor lead times, and mentor junior staff while leveraging ERP/MRP, Excel, and SQL to analyze materials requirements and supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher and 8+ years in material planning.
• Experience supporting Lean Manufacturing and demand scheduling tools.
• Strong proficiency with ERP, MRP, Excel and SQL.
• Material planning experience in manufacturing, preferably Aerospace or Automotive.

Responsibilities

• Lead material planning for programs and optimize inventory and procurement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (production, procurement, engineering) to align with schedules.
• Identify opportunities to enhance systems/processes using ERP/MRP data and lead improvement projects.
• Mentor junior material planners and present performance reports to management.

Skills

Material planning

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

ERP

MRP

Excel

SQL

PowerBI

Job description

Sierra Space is seeking a Senior Material Planner to lead material planning for critical programs, optimize inventories, and drive cost-efficient procurement aligned with production schedules.

You will collaborate with production, procurement, and engineering to improve processes, monitor lead times, and mentor junior staff while leveraging ERP/MRP, Excel, and SQL to analyze materials requirements and supplier performance.