What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Planner (Aviation) position at Regent Aerospace Corporation?
The following description is not intended as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.
Duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at anytime.
SUMMARY:
- Ensures that appropriate amounts of materials are purchased to complete a project.
- Receive plans and information from other departments and use this information to determine the necessary materials that will be needed.
- Coordinate with buyers such that suppliers deliver the ordered materials accurately and on time.
- Oversees inventory management of materials.
- Have knowledge of the Aerospace industry and the nature of the materials used in the business.
- Modifies production schedule as required by process changes or other factors.
- Capable of working from blueprints or diagrams but technical knowledge not required.
- Position not responsible for establishing operational sequences or processes.
- Coordinate with expediters within a large and complex computerized inventory system requiring the application of computerized inventory control and associated accounting processes.
- This position may require travel to other Regent facilities or job sites both domestic and international.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Maintains records and develops reports for the reconciliation of material inventories.
- Ensures inventory system file security through limited access to main programs.
- Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
- The application and implementation of computer record keeping systems, and perpetual inventory systems.
- Enter data or information into a computer system using a keyboard device.
- Communicate orally with other production control staff and vendors in one-on-one settings or using a telephone.
- Work cooperatively with other employees and the public.
- Comprehend and make inferences from written material in the English language.
- Produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper English sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
- Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.
As Necessary, performs other related duties of which the above are representative.
Management must contact the Human Resource Department of adding to or changing a significant number of duties.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Justifications for Education and Training, Job Related Experience, and Knowledge/Abilities are general guidelines based on the minimum experience normally considered essential to the satisfactory performance of this job by the average incumbent. Individual abilities may result in some deviation from these guidelines. General computer and office skills including Excel, Word a must.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
- A degree in business, supply chain or engineering discipline OR equivalent experience.
- APICS (CPIM) certification a plus.
MINIMUM DIRECTLY RELATED JOB EXPERIENCE:
- Three to Five (3-5) years of experience.
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS:
- Knowledge of ISO 9000.
- Knowledge of JIT.
- Knowledge of project management techniques.
- Knowledge of the manufacturing of airline seats is a plus.
- Knowledge of estimating methods.
- Ability to manage business crises or short timelines.
- Ability to work under a great deal of uncertainty or unpredictability.
- Ability to improve processes or procedures
- Problem-solving skills.
- Able to read and comprehend documentation written in the English language.
- Able to read component maintenance manuals (CMM’s).
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