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Materials Planning Analyst responsible for material planning, purchasing, repair order scheduling, inventory control, supplier coordination, and KPI performance within a manufacturing repair environment.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

• Minimum 4 years of professional supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment

• Experience with MRP/ERP concepts and inventory systems

• Experience planning and procuring materials to support production or repair execution

• Experience managing purchase orders and supplier delivery performance

• Experience with inventory allocation, expedites, and material transactions

• Experience supporting material availability, lead-time planning, and schedule adherence

• Knowledge of repair station metrics, including turnaround time (TAT) and days in house

• Knowledge of lean manufacturing

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

• Experience generating reports and analyzing supply chain performance data

• Applied engineering and manufacturing knowledge related to material planning and repair scheduling

Preferred Skills

• 5+ years of professional supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment

• 1+ year of supply chain experience supporting a repair station

• Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) experience

• APICS CPIM certification

• Experience developing and executing purchasing strategies

• Experience driving cost-reduction initiatives

• Experience identifying and onboarding new suppliers

• Experience managing repair station backlog, past-due orders, and priority or critical repairs

Job Responsibilities

• Plan and procure materials required to support repair execution

• Maintain material availability while minimizing excess inventory, obsolescence, and material aging

• Monitor receiving inspection and material release for shop-floor use

• Manage material transactions, allocations, and expedites

• Support repair schedules, AOG priorities, turnaround times, and promise dates

• Release and manage purchase orders for repair parts and outside processing

• Follow up with suppliers to support on-time delivery and inspection release

• Align repair demand with material availability, capacity, and customer requirements

• Manage repair order queues and prioritize critical or time-sensitive repairs

• Monitor and report Planning KPIs, including backlog, past-due orders, TAT, sales, and priority repair performance

• Provide daily status updates for planning and repair execution metrics

• Resolve material, capacity, and process constraints affecting repair flow

• Coordinate planning activities with operations, engineering, quality, and customer service

• Identify and onboard new suppliers

• Support inventory optimization and purchasing cost-reduction initiatives

• Develop and maintain material planning, lead-time, and repair scheduling data

Pay Details: $27.00 to $36.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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