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Material Planner

Detroit Engineered Products (DEP)
Anniston, AL Full Time | Contractor
POSTED ON 12/3/2025 CLOSED ON 12/16/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Planner position at Detroit Engineered Products (DEP)?

Overview
Material Planner reports to the value stream materials manager in a high growth., change oriented, dynamic and tactical work environment.

Planner is accountable for executing, issuing and controlling MRP based production schedule.

Material planner coordinator will utilize the MRP system to support piers, interface with internal customers with respect to production planning and problem resolution, process improvement, monitoring and prioritizing workloads.

Responsibilities/Accountably shop floor execution serve as the primary interface between production management, first line supervision and Material Control Specialist.

Planner will help to insure on time delivery of materials to the assigned production use areas, perform inventory audits as needed to identify material availability risk to include but not limited to order replenishment, parts obsolescence or items lost of misdirected.

Planning coordinator collaborates with engineering, supplier quality, technicians and operations supervision to assure adequate supply of materials are available to support production to schedule.

Planner will accurately status work order progress and material consumption and will post goods to stock or transact items to next manufacturing process.

Coordinator will prepare and process documents such as release request, shipping documents, material request and move order status for the department.

Planner will conduct demand management review for materials on hand and pending arrival and ensure proper shop floor supply to production schedules.

Planner will review stock out performance and correlate and analyze information from various departments to consider such factors as arability, customer satisfaction and delivery requirements related to lead time and production scheduled need.

Ability to effectively communicated with stakeholders, customers and other departments at all levels.

Advanced proficiency with MS office Suite, (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.) MRP experience (Oracle or SAP) customer service focused with willingness to own the customer experience, ability to work and make decisions independently.

Planner must have strong organizational skills and pay close attention to detail in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Coordinator needs strong process improvement and problem-solving skills and can work in a team environment.

Skills Required

Ability to professionally and effectively communicate with stakeholders and customers at all levels advanced proficiency with MS office Suite (word and Excel, Outlook) and basic proficiency with PowerPoint.

Accurately status work order progress material consumption using MRP.

Work requires but not limited to Reports dealing with Scrap, cycle time and reorder activity.

Ensure shop floor supply with establishing MRP system inputs to avoid production line stock outs.

Communicate and action all material constraints to material planners.

Engage with supply chain and warehouse to for reconciliation.

Facilitate shop floor and warehouse cycle counts as needed.

Modify and adjust shop floor plan for (PFEP) to meet production schedules.

Enact MCS to to establish/maintain vendor managed inventory.

Skills Preferred

MRP experience (Oracle or SAP) Customer service focused, willingness to own the customer experience.

Ability to work and make decisions independently

Strong organizational skills

Close attention to detail in dynamic environment

Strong process improvement and problem solving skills and work in a team environment.

Experience Required:

1 years of relevant experience in Operations or Supply chain

Experience Preferred:

Experience in Defense, Aerospace and/or manufacturing.

Education Required:

Associate's in technical or business related discipline or equivalent work experience.

Education Preferred:

Bachelor's Degree in technical or business related discipline

Pay: $25.95 - $27.95 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $26 - $28

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