Strategic Materials Planner for Smart Manufacturing

GTI Fabrication; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO & Holidays

Career Growth

Safety culture

Job summary

GTI Fabrication in Buffalo, NY is seeking a highly analytical Materials Planner to align material readiness with production schedules and manage inventory across manufacturing operations. The role spans planning, procurement coordination, and operations support to ensure on-time delivery of turn-key enclosures and skids.

The ideal candidate has ERP experience and a background in manufacturing or engineered products, with strong analytical and Excel skills to optimize material flow and planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, analytics, engineering, or related field preferred.
• 3–7+ years in Materials Planning, Production Planning, or related role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, or engineered-product environments.
• Strong ERP experience (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Epicor, or similar).
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, V-lookups, and data analysis.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain material plans aligned with production schedules and manufacturing demand.
• Ensure material availability supports fabrication, assembly, electrical integration, and final build operations.
• Monitor schedules, BOM requirements, and inventory to identify shortages or risks.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Production Control, and Operations to resolve material constraints.
• Support material readiness for new product launches, engineering changes, and ramp activities.
• Analyze demand signals, forecasts, and consumption trends to support planning decisions.
• Review MRP outputs and validate planning recommendations for accuracy and impact.
• Identify gaps between supply and demand and elevate risks proactively.
• Support planning alignment across schedules, supplier lead times, and inventory strategies.
• Maintain planning parameters and improve planning accuracy.
• Monitor inventory levels, excess, shortages, and slow-moving materials.
• Support inventory optimization while maintaining production continuity.
• Analyze inventory turns, usage trends, and replenishment performance.
• Drive improvements in material flow and stock availability.
• Support cycle count reconciliation and inventory control activities.
• Utilize ERP systems to manage planning activities, material transactions, and production requirements.
• Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and data analysis tools for visibility.
• Analyze planning metrics including shortages, inventory turns, schedule attainment, and material availability.
• Support leadership reporting and KPI tracking for Supply Chain and Operations.
• Identify data inconsistencies and drive corrective actions to improve system accuracy.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Analytics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP systems (SAP / Oracle / NetSuite / Epicor)

Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs)

Job description

GTI Fabrication in Buffalo, NY is seeking a highly analytical Materials Planner to align material readiness with production schedules and manage inventory across manufacturing operations. The role spans planning, procurement coordination, and operations support to ensure on-time delivery of turn-key enclosures and skids.

The ideal candidate has ERP experience and a background in manufacturing or engineered products, with strong analytical and Excel skills to optimize material flow and planning