Strategic Supply Planner: Material Readiness & Production

Fontaine-Modificatio; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fontaine Modification is seeking a Supply Planner to support material planning and availability for production in Charlotte, NC. This role aligns material readiness with production schedules, proactively identifying supply risks, coordinating purchased, customer-supplied, and non-standard parts, and driving shortage resolution to help maintain production continuity and on-time builds.

The ideal candidate will monitor supplier commitments, follow up on open requirements, and communicate material

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in material planning, production planning, purchasing, buying, or supply chain coordination.
• Ability to interpret bills of material, part requirements, and basic part drawings.
• Understanding of MRP, forecasting, inventory control, purchasing, and production planning processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ERP or business system tools.
• Strong communication, follow-up, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage material requirements from project launch through ongoing production support.
• Coordinate purchased, customer-supplied, and non-standard parts to ensure material readiness aligns with production schedules.
• Monitor supplier commitments, follow up on open requirements, and maintain accurate ERP and planning system data.
• Communicate material availability, shortages, risks, and constraints to production, inventory control, purchasing, sales, and management.
• Drive shortage resolution, expedite critical materials, and help reduce production disruption caused by supply constraints.
• Support engineering change implementation by coordinating material impact, timing, and production readiness.
• Partner cross-functionally to identify root causes, resolve material planning issues, and improve supply planning processes.

Skills

Material planning

Production planning

Purchasing

Supply chain coordination

MRP

Forecasting

Inventory control

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, operations, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Fontaine Modification is seeking a Supply Planner to support material planning and availability for production in Charlotte, NC. This role aligns material readiness with production schedules, proactively identifying supply risks, coordinating purchased, customer-supplied, and non-standard parts, and driving shortage resolution to help maintain production continuity and on-time builds.

The ideal candidate will monitor supplier commitments, follow up on open requirements, and communicate material