Material Planner II

About the position

BAE Systems is seeking a Materials Planner II to efficiently manage the movement of materials from receiving or the warehouse to production, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to production schedules. This role involves collaboration with internal teams and suppliers to resolve issues and improve processes, while also maintaining inventory levels and monitoring material exceptions.

Responsibilities

• Plans, schedules and guides the efficient movement of material from receiving or the warehouse to production.
• Develops raw material and scheduling requirements from engineering specifications and production schedules to plan and direct material movement with purchasing, warehouse, and production.
• Interfaces with internal customers and collaborates cross-functionally to drive problem resolution and process changes to improve material on-time delivery to the floor.
• Negotiates lead times with suppliers and maintains schedule to ensure on-time delivery.
• Assists tracking of material shortages for job orders, kitting, and sub-assemblies based on requirements and/or shift hand-off.
• Plans and executes production schedules to ensure a controlled flow of conforming material to meet delivery requirements.
• Balances current and future production plans with manufacturing and program to ensure completion of customer requirements.
• Establishes, monitors, and verifies Oracle ASCP system parameters, including buffers and inventory levels by performing audits of line side material.
• Reviews, actions, and resolves material exception messages in advance of production impact.

Requirements

• High School Diploma with 2 years' work experience, or equivalent experience.
• Experience to comprehend complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions; aptitude to understand opposing points of view on intricate issues and to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints.
• Strong planning, time management, multitasking and organization credentials.
• Able to represent organization as a prime contact on assigned program(s) and projects.
• Experience to independently exercise discretion and independent judgment while complying with policies, procedures, appropriate practices, and applicable MMAS regulations and protocol.
• Sound interpersonal skills used when interfacing interpersonally and in group settings, coordinating and collaborating with peers, stakeholders and internal customers.
• Knowledge of how to operate a computer and discern and assess charts, graphs, reports and/or other forms of written or graphical communication with a proficiency in use of Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, and Access).
• Experience to develop and maintain professional and effective relationships with internal and external customers.
• Knowledge of how to organize and prioritize work schedules on both a short-term & long-term basis, both for self and others.
• Experience to compute, analyze and interpret complex numerical and/or statistical data for forecasting or reporting purposes.

Nice-to-haves

• Lean Process Improvement Exposure.
• CPIM or APICS Certification.
• Proven Analytical skills with use of Power BI, Power Pivot, Excel.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts
• 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Legal plan
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Federal and state sick leave
• Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary awards