Material Planner

Job Description

How does it feel to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering.

BAE Systems in York, Pennsylvania is seeking a Material Planner II. In this role as a Material Planner II, you will:

• Plan, schedule and manage the efficient movement of material from receiving or the warehouse to production.
• Through use of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems, develop raw material and scheduling requirements from engineering specifications and production schedules to plan and manage material movement with purchasing, warehouse, and production.
• While adopting the BAE Systems CMS One Team philosophy, you will interface with internal customers and collaborate cross functionally to drive problem resolution and process changes to improve material on time delivery to the floor.
• Negotiate lead times with suppliers as necessary, and manage schedule to ensure on-time delivery.
• Support tracking of material shortages for job orders, kitting, and sub-assemblies based on requirements and/or shift hand-off.
• Plan and execute production schedules to ensure a controlled flow of conforming material to meet delivery requirement.
• Balance current and future production plans with manufacturing and program to ensure completion of customer requirements.
• Establish, monitor, and verify Oracle ASCP system parameters, including buffers and inventory levels by performing audits of line side material.
• Review, action, and resolve material exception messages in advance of production impact.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and two years of related experience, or an Associate's degree and four years related experience, or the overall equivalent.
• Oracle ASCP experience - specific to supply/demand.
• Detailed analytical skills.
• Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions.
• Strong planning, time management, multitasking ability, and organizational skills to prioritize work schedules on both a short-term and long-term basis, both for self and others.
• Sound interpersonal skills used when interfacing interpersonally and in group settings, coordinating and collaborating with peers, stakeholders and internal customers.
• Able to represent organization as a prime contact on assigned program(s) and projects, while developing and maintaining professional and effective relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to independently exercise discretion and independent judgment while complying with policies, procedures, appropriate principles, and applicable MMAS regulations and protocol.