Strategic Inventory & Spare Parts Planner

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc; United States; On-site; USD 51,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) seeks an Inventory Planner in Irving, TX to plan and monitor stock levels, coordinate initial provisioning for spare parts, and align material planning with Operations and Vendors.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and at least three years of inventory planning experience. You will forecast demand, set order points, optimize stock positions, and ensure timely procurement to support bus and rail operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration or related field.
• Three (3) years of experience in inventory planning, management and/or technical/engineering or related environment.
• Knowledge of Material Control inventory techniques.
• Working knowledge of personal computer (PC) and software applications to include word processing, database, spreadsheet, etc.

Responsibilities

• Monitors, plans and integrates stock levels, daily usage, ordering on bus/rail support and related stock items and requisitions quantities to be purchased using past usage, forecast demand and consensus of opinion techniques.
• Coordinates expediting function on stock-out part conditions, performing credit card purchases when required.
• Keeps customer informed on all parts shortages, which could result in work stoppage.
• Reviews and establishes order points at stocking locations.
• Coordinates order points with minimum/maximum stock positions and orders quantities.

Skills

Inventory planning

Vendor coordination

Forecasting

Customer service

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Tools

Excel

Word/Docs

Databases

Job description

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) seeks an Inventory Planner in Irving, TX to plan and monitor stock levels, coordinate initial provisioning for spare parts, and align material planning with Operations and Vendors.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and at least three years of inventory planning experience. You will forecast demand, set order points, optimize stock positions, and ensure timely procurement to support bus and rail operations.