Materials Planner

Materials Planner

Sterling, VA

Onsite

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop material requirements based on production schedules, Bills of Materials (BOMs), technical specifications, and contract requirements.
• Review and analyze MRP recommendations to support procurement and manufacturing activities.
• Create purchase requisitions and coordinate purchasing activities with procurement teams and buyers.
• Execute P-Card purchases in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Monitor inventory levels and material availability to ensure uninterrupted production operations.
• Track supplier deliveries, resolve shortages, and expedite critical materials to meet production commitments.
• Coordinate work-in-process (WIP) material allocation, staging, and movement throughout the production cycle.
• Support the disposition of non-conforming materials, vendor returns, and replacement material requirements.
• Maintain material planning accuracy by incorporating engineering changes, BOM revisions, and configuration updates.
• Identify and mitigate material shortages, excess inventory, and obsolete stock.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, inventory accuracy, material traceability, and configuration management requirements.
• Generate material status reports, shortage analysis, and procurement updates for management.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Program Management, Warehouse, and external suppliers to support operational objectives.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of experience in material planning, inventory control, procurement coordination, or manufacturing operations; or 5+ years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience supporting material planning and production environments.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and resolve material-related issues affecting production schedules.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Working knowledge of inventory control, quality assurance, configuration management, and material traceability principles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with MRP/ERP systems, particularly Costpoint.
• Understanding of inventory management, procurement processes, production scheduling, and requirements planning.
• Experience in low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings, BOM structures, revision control, and engineering change processes.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality systems.