Material Planner

 

Description:

This role is pivotal in maintaining the seamless flow of materials that support manufacturing operations and requires a proactive approach to supply planning, coordination, and inventory management.
 

  • Operational Support: Ensures daily material availability through execution and monitoring of MRP results, release of purchase requisitions, and coordination with buyers and functional teams to prevent production delays.
  • Planning Oversight: Maintains accurate material master data and planning parameters in SAP ECC to balance service levels, inventory targets, and demand fluctuations while supporting short-term and long-term production goals.
  • Process Enhancement: Identifies and implements opportunities to improve planning accuracy, streamline communication between Planning, Purchasing, and Quality, and reduce waste through data-driven analysis and system optimization.
  • Problem Resolution: Investigates and resolves material shortages, capacity constraints, and exception messages by collaborating across functions and escalating issues through tiered meeting structures when necessary.
  • Cost Management: Drives efficient inventory utilization through SMOG analysis, safety stock optimization, and reduction of scrap and obsolescence, contributing to cost control and operational efficiency.
  • Daily MRP result review, release purchase req. to buyers, and exception message monitoring and resolution
  • Coordinate and communicate problems with proposed resolutions to functional groups such as operational buyers and master schedulers
  • Set up and maintenance of detailed material requirement planning parameters in SAP ECC to achieve a high service level and minimize inventory.
  • Expediting material availability by collaborating with functional groups such as QA, Purchasing, and escalating to tier meeting structure
  • Update KPIs related to material, performance and Inventory levels.
  • Execution of key material availability, mobilization or write actions to support optimal management of inventory while reducing scrap/waste
  • Perform discard (SMOG) analysis and implement an action plan to minimize waste
  • Review, analyze, and update safety stock and reordering parameters in SAP ECC to achieve a high service level and minimize waste
  • Track, report, and facilitate on-time material availability, including testing and release for production
  • Create, review, and update Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions
  • Participate in quality management processes such as deviation, CAPA, and Change control.
  • Review and execute raw material expiration extension and stock conversion
  • Participate and execute projects as assigned
  • Back up production planning as needed
  • Other tasks assigned as needed
     

Qualifications: BS or MSC in Supply Chain Management

5-10 Years experience

Organization Planet Pharma
Industry Management Jobs
Occupational Category Material Planner
Job Location Maryland,USA
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Experienced Professional
Experience 5 Years
Posted at 2025-12-19 5:52 pm
Expires on 2026-02-02