Material Planner

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Planning, Engineering, Production Control or a related discipline and three or more years progressive experience in planning, scheduling, budgeting and performance measurement. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Must have a basic understanding of planning principles, theories and concepts as well as ability to understand accounting and manufacturing systems in a research or production environment and to learn and apply basic planning tools and techniques; and knowledge of concepts and principles of planning to develop solutions to a variety of problems.
• Must maintain a well balanced focus between external and internal customer requirements and possess
• Organization skills to maintain flow of work within the unit
• Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to interface with internal employees and to accurately document, report and present
• Ability to maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information; and
• Knowledge of computer operations and applications and word processing and spreadsheets.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment is essential as is the ability to work extended hours as required.
• Must be willing to work extended hours to meet deadlines and increase probability of project success.
• Must be customer focused and able to work on a self-initiated basis or in a team environment and able to work extended hours and travel as required.
• Experience with SAP
• Knowledge of inventory management
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, including mid-advanced Excel proficiency
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance is required