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Founded in 1983, Aitech has a rich history of pioneering advancements such as the world’s first conduction-cooled MIL-SPEC VMEbus board and has continually evolved its product line to include state-of-the-art SBCs, GPGPU-based AI applications, and advanced cybersecurity for mission-critical systems.\nJoining us means you’ll be working at the forefront of technology with projects that span across land, sea, air, and space, supporting some of the top prime contractors in the industry. This opportunity will allow you to contribute to groundbreaking projects and push the boundaries of embedded computing technology.\nSenior Material Planner\nPosition Summary\nThe Senior Material Planner is responsible for establishing and maintaining material and production plans that support customer commitments, production schedules, and inventory objectives. The role owns material planning within the ERP/MRP system, maintains planning data integrity, and ensures demand requirements are translated into executable supply and production plans.\nWorking closely with Procurement, Material Readiness & Logistics, Engineering, Program Delivery, and Production, the Senior Material Planner evaluates demand requirements, forecasts future material needs, identifies capacity and supply constraints, and develops planning strategies to support customer delivery commitments and business objectives.\nThe role serves as a key contributor to PP&C's (Program Planning & Control) responsibility for planning integrity, schedule adherence, inventory optimization, on-time delivery performance, and business execution by answering the critical planning question: \"What will we need?\"\nKey Responsibilities\nPlanning & MRP Management\nMaintain accurate material and production plans for assigned product lines and programs.\nEnsure MRP demand, supply, and planning parameters support customer requirements and production schedules.\nReview and resolve MRP action messages, planning exceptions, and recommendation outputs.\nValidate sales order demand, configuration requirements, engineering changes, and planning assumptions before release into execution.\nMaintain planning dates, lead times, lot-sizing rules, safety stock levels, planning horizons, and replenishment parameters within the ERP/MRP system.\nDrive planning data integrity to ensure accurate material requirements, demand signals, and inventory visibility.\nAnalyze customer forecasts, bookings, backlog, and program requirements to determine future material and production needs.\nDevelop planning scenarios and recommendations to support changing customer demand and business priorities.\nProduction & Material Planning\nDevelop and maintain executable production and material plans supporting customer delivery commitments.\nBalance customer demand, material availability, lead times, and production capacity.\nAnalyze projected shortages, supply constraints, capacity limitations, and schedule risks, escalating issues as required.\nCoordinate planning activities supporting outside processing, subcontractors, and contract manufacturers.\nDetermine future material requirements and provide visibility into upcoming demand and supply needs.\nSupport production schedule development by ensuring plans accurately reflect material, capacity, and customer requirements.\nEvaluate the impact of forecast changes, engineering changes, and supplier commitments on production schedules and delivery performance.\nCross-Functional Coordination\nPartner with Procurement regarding long-lead materials, projected shortages, supplier constraints, and future supply risks.\nCoordinate with Production leadership regarding production priorities, schedule feasibility, and delivery commitments.\nSupport Program Delivery by providing schedule visibility, material projections, and planning analysis for customer-funded and development programs.\nWork with Engineering to ensure BOM accuracy and timely implementation of engineering changes.\nCollaborate with Material Readiness & Logistics by communicating demand forecasts, planned material requirements, and schedule priorities.\nProvide planning assumptions, risk assessments, and recovery recommendations to Operations and Leadership teams.\nInventory & Data Integrity\nMaintain planning integrity within Item Master and MRP data.\nSupport inventory optimization initiatives while maintaining delivery performance.\nReview inventory positions, excess inventory, projected shortages, and planning risks.\nEnsure planning transactions and ERP records accurately support operational and financial reporting.\nIdentify and drive corrective actions to improve planning accuracy and inventory performance.\nMonitor inventory trends and planning parameters to ensure alignment with business objectives and customer demand.\nBusiness Performance Support\nSupport on-time delivery objectives through effective planning, forecasting, and risk identification.\nParticipate in demand reviews, planning reviews, and operational readiness reviews.\nProvide planning, forecast, inventory, and schedule performance reporting as required.\nSupport continuous improvement initiatives related to planning, forecasting, scheduling, inventory management, and ERP processes.\nDevelop and analyze planning metrics to identify trends, forecast changes, supply risks, and opportunities for improved performance.\nSupport Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), demand planning, and business forecasting activities as required.\nSuccess Measures\nOn-Time Delivery Performance\nMRP Planning Accuracy\nForecast Accuracy\nMaterial Planning Data Integrity\nInventory Health\nSchedule Adherence\nReduction in Planning Exceptions\nReduction in Material Shortages Through Proactive Planning\nDemand-to-Supply Alignment\nAiTech offers a competitive total rewards package 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The expected annual salary range for this role is $90,000 - $120,000 a year.\nRequirements\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience.\nMinimum 5 years of material planning, production planning, or supply chain planning experience.\nExperience in aerospace, defense, electronics manufacturing, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.\nThis position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. 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