Strategic Materials & Production Planner

Breeze Eastern; Hanover Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Breeze-Eastern, a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance lifting and pulling devices for aircraft, seeks a Materials Manager to optimize production plans and inventory levels. You will collaborate with Operations, Purchasing, Contracts, and Supply Chain to ensure on-time deliveries and efficient resource use.

Responsibilities include developing production schedules, refining MRP parameters, and resolving material shortages while maintaining inventory accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience with Bills of Materials (BOMs) and material planning processes.
• Experience working with a fully integrated ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage production plans to meet customer delivery commitments and inventory objectives.
• Analyze production requirements and optimize MRP planning parameters to align planned orders with future demand.
• Create efficient production schedules that maximize resource utilization and inventory turnover.
• Release and schedule lower-level assemblies to support upper-level production requirements.
• Review and act on MRP recommendations, including rescheduling, expediting, and deferring orders.
• Adjust production plans in response to customer demand changes, priorities, cancellations, and schedule revisions.
• Partner with Purchasing and Supply Chain to ensure material availability and supplier alignment.
• Monitor work-in-progress to ensure production orders are completed on schedule.
• Collaborate with Operations and Sales to develop monthly production forecasts.
• Support inventory accuracy through cycle counts and inventory control initiatives.
• Help resolve material shortages, inventory issues, and production constraints.
• Verify routings, drawings, and product structures as needed to support effective planning.

Skills

Analytical skills

Decision-making

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Breeze-Eastern, a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance lifting and pulling devices for aircraft, seeks a Materials Manager to optimize production plans and inventory levels. You will collaborate with Operations, Purchasing, Contracts, and Supply Chain to ensure on-time deliveries and efficient resource use.

Responsibilities include developing production schedules, refining MRP parameters, and resolving material shortages while maintaining inventory accuracy.