Materials Planner Scheduler
$88,200–$132,200 year
On-siteFarmington, Connecticut, United States
Job Summary
Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules by translating demand, inventory targets, and MRP signals into internal work orders and purchase order requirements. Release, manage, and track open purchase orders with Buyers while monitoring inventory positions against safety stock levels to prioritize shortage recovery. Identify and resolve constraints impacting production, including supplier lead times, capacity limitations, and material shortages, ensuring accurate replenishment actions are placed and confirmed. Partner with Operations, Purchasing, Quality, and Engineering to improve replenishment discipline and reduce recurring shortages across the High Purity, Pressed Parts, and Stamped Parts value streams. Publish routine reporting on safety stock attainment and schedule execution, maintaining ERP/MRP master data accuracy and supporting SIOP activities.
Required Qualifications
- Three or more years of materials planning, production planning, inventory planning, supply planning, or procurement support experience in a manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of MRP principles, including lead times, order policies, demand signals, safety stock, min/max levels, reorder points, and order multiples
- Experience creating, releasing, and managing production work orders and purchase order requirements
- Ability to evaluate material availability, capacity constraints, and inventory risks and translate them into clear action plans
- Strong Excel skills, including filters, pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis to identify gaps, exceptions, and replenishment priorities
- Strong communication skills with the ability to align Production, Purchasing, Customer Service, Quality, and Engineering on priorities and recovery actions
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with changing priorities while maintaining accuracy, urgency, and professionalism
- High attention to detail and strong discipline in maintaining ERP/MRP master data, planning parameters, and transaction accuracy
- Microsoft Excel required
- ERP/MRP: NetSuite preferred, or comparable ERP experience with production work orders, item planning parameters, purchase order requirements, and planning modules
- Planning tools: Experience with demand planning, material requirements planning, production scheduling, or advanced planning and scheduling software
- Reporting and analysis: Microsoft Excel required; Power BI or similar reporting experience preferred
- Communication and collaboration: Outlook and Teams; ability to lead effective daily scheduling, shortage review, and replenishment follow-up meetings
Desired Qualifications
- Experience building, maintaining, or improving min/max, kanban, or other replenishment planning parameters in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing with complex routings, variable demand, and a broad SKU base
- Experience coordinating supplier confirmations, lead time updates, expedites, and recovery plans in partnership with Buyers
- Exposure to SIOP, capacity planning, finite scheduling, or advanced planning and scheduling tools
- Lean or continuous improvement experience, including standard work, daily management, visual controls, problem solving, and root cause corrective action
- APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, or related supply chain certification preferred but not required
- Power BI or similar reporting experience preferred
- Outlook and Teams; ability to lead effective daily scheduling, shortage review, and replenishment follow-up meetings
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