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Material Requirements Planning (MRP)\nDevelop and maintain material requirements plans based on production plans, sales forecasts, and customer orders.\nCalculate material requirements using Bills of Materials (BOMs) and production schedules.\nEnsure the availability of raw materials, mechanical and electrical components, and production supplies.\nMonitor material lead times, safety stock levels, and reorder points.\nIdentify material shortages and take proactive actions to prevent production interruptions.\nFollow up on engineering changes and their impact on material requirements and BOMs.\n2. Inventory & Stock Control\nMonitor inventory levels and ensure optimal stock availability.\nCoordinate with Warehouse and Inventory Control teams to maintain accurate stock records.\nAnalyze slow-moving, excess, and obsolete inventory.\nEnsure proper material allocation according to production priorities.\nMonitor stock discrepancies and investigate material shortages.\n3. Procurement Coordination\nCoordinate with the Procurement Department to ensure timely purchasing of required materials.\nPrepare and follow up on Purchase Requisitions (PRs) based on approved material plans.\nMonitor supplier lead times and expected delivery dates.\nFollow up on outstanding purchase orders and delayed materials.\nCommunicate urgent material requirements to Procurement and relevant departments.\n4. Production Planning & Coordination\nCoordinate with Production, Engineering, Procurement, and Warehouse departments.\nAlign material availability with production schedules and manufacturing priorities.\nIdentify potential bottlenecks caused by material shortages.\nSupport production plan adjustments based on material availability.\nEnsure materials are available at the right time and in the required quantities.\n5. Reporting & Performance Monitoring\nPrepare regular material planning and inventory reports.\nMonitor material availability, shortages, and purchase order status.\nAnalyze material consumption and forecast future requirements.\nTrack material planning KPIs and recommend process improvements.\nMaintain accurate planning data and records through the ERP system.\nRequirements\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, or a related field.\n2–5 years of experience in Material Planning, MRP, or Production Planning within a manufacturing environment.\nPrevious experience in CNC machinery, metal fabrication, industrial equipment, or engineering manufacturing is highly preferred.\nStrong understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP).\nGood knowledge of Bills of Materials (BOMs), inventory management, and production processes.\nUnderstanding of procurement procedures, supplier lead times, and inventory control.\nExperience with ERP systems (Odoo is preferred; SAP or Oracle is a plus).\nVery good command of Microsoft Excel.\nGood command of English (written and spoken).","description_format":"text","description_chars":3466,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electronics Manufacturing","Electrical Equipment & Cables"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-14T20:39:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":50,"reasons":["seen:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-14T22:17:56Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/simplex-material-planning-engineer-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/simplex-material-planning-engineer-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-14T22:17:56Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":29124,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3864911},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3864911"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsimplex-material-planning-engineer-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsimplex-material-planning-engineer-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsimplex-material-planning-engineer-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/simplex-material-planning-engineer-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsimplex-material-planning-engineer-2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4321443}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"simplexarabia.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4321443},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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