Strategic Material Planner — Aerospace Logistics

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD); Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) in Moorpark, CA, is seeking a Material Planner to oversee material flow and logistics from order to shipment. This role reports to the Material Planning Supervisor and requires coordinating inventory, demand, and production material availability within ERP.

Responsibilities include managing raw material receipt, finished goods movements, and ensuring timely shop orders and material releases.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Materials Management, Logistics, and Planning
• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred
• Ability to view high-level risks and impacts based on material planning decisions
• Strong planning and organizational skills with flexibility to changing priorities
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, written and spoken, across levels
• Must interact effectively with all levels of management
• Experience with Import/Export and international shipping
• Lean manufacturing concept implementation experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Reviews supply and demand within ERP to ensure timely availability of production materials to meet contract requirements.
• Effectively manages raw material receipt, inventory and distribution including finished goods movement and shipment to customers.
• Maintains accurate and timely records of inventory movements and transactions including Customer Furnished Property.
• Establishes material requirements and requisitions materials to assure on time delivery to production.
• Allocates existing inventory and creates planned shop orders in ERP for procurement of material.
• Ensures demand is generated properly for all materials.
• Maintains Receiving Inspection and X-ray priorities.
• Coordinates with Material Control for timely release of Shop Order and material kits based upon production demand.
• Issues all shop floor point of use materials and reports production in ERP.
• Arranges shipments, creates packing slip, and performs logistical liaison functions.
• Interfaces with other functions to monitor material flow and work prioritization from customer order receipt to project close out.
• Supports cycle counts and physical inventory audits including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Participates in Continuous Improvement, Kaizen activities and leads positive change.

Skills

Materials management

Logistics planning

ERP/MRP systems

MS Office Suite

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP software

MS Office Suite

Job description

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) in Moorpark, CA, is seeking a Material Planner to oversee material flow and logistics from order to shipment. This role reports to the Material Planning Supervisor and requires coordinating inventory, demand, and production material availability within ERP.

Responsibilities include managing raw material receipt, finished goods movements, and ensuring timely shop orders and material releases.