Procurement/Material Planner

Department: Purchasing Department

Reports To: Purchasing Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Status: Full-Time

Position Summary

The Material Planner is responsible for ensuring the timely and efficient flow of materials to meet production demands while balancing inventory levels and cost efficiency. This role includes elements of procurement, such as vendor coordination and purchase order management, to support material availability.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Material Planning & Inventory Management

• Utilize ERP systems (Epicor, NetSuite) to monitor inventory levels, track material requirements, and plan replenishment.
• Ensure material availability to support production schedules while maintaining optimal inventory levels.
• Coordinate with suppliers to confirm lead times and adjust procurement schedules as needed.
• Identify material constraints and proactively resolve supply chain disruptions.
• Maintain accurate records of materials and inventory transactions.
  
  

Purchasing & Supplier Coordination

• Generate and manage purchase orders for raw materials and components.
• Work closely with suppliers to track order status, expedite deliveries, and resolve discrepancies.
• Support cost-saving initiatives by identifying opportunities for supplier consolidation and price negotiations.
• Collaborate with the receiving department to ensure proper materials are delivered and discrepancies are addressed promptly.
• Develop and maintain positive vendor relationships to ensure quality and service reliability.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with production teams to ensure materials align with production schedules and resolve any shortages.
• Coordinate with quality control to ensure materials meet company specifications.
• Participate in daily production and supply chain meetings to provide material status updates.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Reporting & Compliance

• Maintain procurement documentation and material planning reports.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for material management.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations, business ethics policies, and ITAR export control requirements.
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities)

• U.S. Person status required due to export control regulations.
• 5+ years of experience in materials planning, supply chain, or procurement, preferably in manufacturing.
• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field (preferred).
• Experience working with ERP systems (Epicor, NetSuite preferred) and strong proficiency in Excel.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented, and deadline-driven environment.
• Familiarity with reading technical drawings and blueprints (preferred).
  
  

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Constant specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee may occasionally lift and /or move up to 25 pounds. The employee sits for extended periods of time at a computer station or work desk and is exposed to typical office environment conditions and noise levels. Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when working on the manufacturing floor where the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the manufacturing floor is usually loud.