Senior Materials Planner - EMS/PCB Manufacturing (Onsite)

FactoryFix; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) matching

Job summary

Unigen, headquartered in Newark, California, is a trusted partner for electronics manufacturing services. We seek a Senior Planner to optimize material flow and scheduling at our Newark, CA headquarters, onsite.

The Planner 3 will plan, load demand into ERP, and align material to meet forecasts, SOs, and Plan Orders while reporting to the Planning Manager. A BS/BA in a related field with at least seven years of planning experience is required.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or Industrial Engineering field.
• Minimum 7 years of work experience in material planning and production scheduling in fast pace working environment like Contract Manufacturing (CM) or Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry.
• Be able to work and coordinate with different departments and functional teams to achieve the customer’s required date.
• Have in-depth understanding of how backend operation works from sourcing, purchasing, tracking PO, receiving, IQC, warehousing, kitting, SMT, and system integration to close the cycle of work order completion.
• Be able to plan and schedule based on materials availability and work with MPS to schedule work order.

Responsibilities

• Manage Project Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
• Load and create all demand into ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
• Align (and prioritize and allocate material to meet actual demand (customer build plan/forecast (FCST), Sales Order (SO) and Plan Order)
• Manage Project Master Production Scheduling (MPS) from Demand to Ship. Maintain and plan work orders accordingly to meet OTD objectives.
• Perform material What-if-Analysis (WIA) for demand loading.
• Coordinate the efficient movement of material through the production cycle.
• Determine progress of work against the production schedule.
• Provide information to Program Manager (PM), Supply Chain Management (SCM) & Buyer for constraint materials and/or manufacturing issues if any.
• Coordinate & resolve material issues for work order (WO), Rework WO, pilot build, or qualification build. Maintain WO and SO aging to ensure proper MRP notifications.
• Analyze and communicate demand schedule, material data & inventory status.
• Monitor inventory levels to ensure they align with Unigen’s inventory turns goals.
• Work to obtain cost reductions through optimizing production through a constant production flow, resource utilization as well as inventory utilization.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Planning and scheduling

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

BS/BA in Business, SCM, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

MRP

MPS

Job description

Unigen, headquartered in Newark, California, is a trusted partner for electronics manufacturing services. We seek a Senior Planner to optimize material flow and scheduling at our Newark, CA headquarters, onsite.

The Planner 3 will plan, load demand into ERP, and align material to meet forecasts, SOs, and Plan Orders while reporting to the Planning Manager. A BS/BA in a related field with at least seven years of planning experience is required.