Senior Material Planner & Inventory Leader

Paylocity; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid Time Off

401(k) with employer matching

GPU program

Job summary

Onboard Systems International in Vancouver, WA is seeking a Material Planning & Inventory Manager to lead production planning, scheduling, material planning, and inventory control. You will collaborate with Production, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to balance customer demand with capacity and inventory objectives.

The role emphasizes ERP/MRP leadership, data-driven improvements, and cross-functional teamwork to optimize materials, reduce waste, and ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in production planning, scheduling, materials management, inventory management, supply chain, or manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, production planning, inventory management, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience in aerospace, complex manufacturing, industrial, or similar operational environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead production planning and scheduling to align customer demand, backlog, manufacturing capacity, material availability, and operational priorities.
• Develop and maintain accurate, achievable production schedules and planning disciplines that support customer delivery requirements while maintaining appropriate schedule stability.
• Monitor schedule attainment, capacity, and production constraints; proactively adjust priorities and coordinate corrective actions to protect customer commitments.
• Own material planning processes and translate demand and production schedules into accurate material requirements using ERP/MRP tools.
• Proactively identify material shortages and other threats to production or customer delivery dates and coordinate recovery plans with Supply Chain, Production, Engineering, and other functions.
• Establish and maintain effective planning parameters, including lead times, order quantities, safety stocks, reorder points, and other ERP/MRP settings.
• Balance material availability, production continuity, customer requirements, and inventory investment, including requirements for new product introductions and engineering changes.
• Lead inventory management and control activities with accountability for inventory accuracy, availability, and optimization.
• Establish inventory targets and strategies that balance customer service, manufacturing continuity, supply risk, lead times, and working capital objectives.
• Drive reduction of excess, obsolete, slow-moving, and unnecessary inventory without compromising material availability or customer delivery performance.
• Lead cycle counting, inventory reconciliation, and root-cause corrective actions, and maintain effective controls over material transactions, movement, storage, issuance, and consumption.
• Partner with Finance and Operations to ensure inventory records and reporting accurately reflect physical inventory.
• Serve as the functional leader for production planning, scheduling, material planning, and inventory processes within the ERP/MRP system.
• Ensure planning data, inventory data, BOM-related inputs, lead times, order policies, and other critical planning parameters are accurate and maintained.
• Use ERP/MRP data to proactively identify capacity constraints, material shortages, delivery-date risks, excess inventory, and other potential disruptions to production and customer commitments.
• Identify system, data, or process issues that affect planning effectiveness and lead corrective actions; develop reporting and analytical tools that improve operational visibility
• Use data, reporting, and trend analysis to identify root causes, establish priorities, and drive sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that improve production flow, planning effectiveness, inventory utilization, capacity utilization, ERP/MRP effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
• Develop and standardize planning, scheduling, inventory, and material management processes and provide timely, accurate reporting and recommendations to leadership.
• Build a proactive, data-driven organization focused on customer service, execution, and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Production, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Customer Service, Finance, and other functions to align priorities, communicate risks, and resolve constraints.
• Participate as an active member of the site leadership team and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Inventory management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Planning software

Data analysis tools

Job description

Onboard Systems International in Vancouver, WA is seeking a Material Planning & Inventory Manager to lead production planning, scheduling, material planning, and inventory control. You will collaborate with Production, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to balance customer demand with capacity and inventory objectives.

The role emphasizes ERP/MRP leadership, data-driven improvements, and cross-functional teamwork to optimize materials, reduce waste, and ensure on-time delivery.