Material Planner

Description

At General Dynamics Land Systems we put our Customers at the centre of everything we do. Our commitment to protect and enable the people who serve drives us to develop products and systems that give them a clear advantage for mission success. We are looking for passionate individuals to help us deliver innovative, unique solutions to our Customers.    Key Job Elements         

• Create detailed planning reports to ensure Production Departments meet or exceed master schedule
• Proactively identify critical shortages to internal customers to limit impacts to the schedule and assist in creating mitigation plans
• Coordinate with Supply Chain concerning purchase items with impact to the MPS or Production Plan
• Release and review work orders to meet production plans ensuring adequate material quantities are available
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams the break-in points of engineering and manufacturing changes
• Ensure inventory accuracy through reporting and monitoring across multiple facilities
• Incorporate new techniques/tools into daily process.
• Create and maintain desk top procedures

    Required Qualifications    

• University degree or college diploma, preferably in Materials & Operations Management or Business
• 1 to 2 years previous make planning experience

• Strong working knowledge and experience with using Material Requirements Planning
• Solid working knowledge of MS applications, in particular: Excel and Outlook.
• Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, to multi-task, and take initiative, when required
• Process and results oriented.
• Demonstrated high level of communication and teamwork skills

     Preferred Qualifications    

• Previous experience with Oracle
• APICS certification or working towards it