Title: Material Planner II
Duration 6 months + (Possibility of Further Extension or conversion into a Permanent role)
Location Walkersville, MD
Pay Rate - $ 25.39 / hr W2 (No Benefits)
Background on the Position

• This role is pivotal in maintaining the seamless flow of materials that support manufacturing operations and requires a proactive approach to supply planning, coordination, and inventory management.
• Operational Support: Ensures daily material availability through execution and monitoring of MRP results, release of purchase requisitions, and coordination with buyers and functional teams to prevent production delays.
• Planning Oversight: Maintains accurate material master data and planning parameters in SAP ECC to balance service levels, inventory targets, and demand fluctuations while supporting short-term and long-term production goals.
• Process Enhancement: Identifies and implements opportunities to improve planning accuracy, streamline communication between Planning, Purchasing, and Quality, and reduce waste through data-driven analysis and system optimization.
• Problem Resolution: Investigates and resolves material shortages, capacity constraints, and exception messages by collaborating across functions and escalating issues through tiered meeting structures when necessary.
• Cost Management: Drives efficient inventory utilization through SMOG analysis, safety stock optimization, and reduction of scrap and obsolescence, contributing to cost control and operational efficiency.

• Daily MRP result review, release purchase req. to buyers, and exception message monitoring and resolution
• Coordinate and communicate problems with proposed resolutions to functional groups such as operational buyers and master schedulers
• Set up and maintenance of detailed material requirement planning parameters in SAP ECC to achieve a high service level and minimize inventory.
• Expediting material availability by collaborating with functional groups such as QA, Purchasing, and escalating to tier meeting structure
• Update KPIs related to material, performance and Inventory levels.
• Execution of key material availability, mobilization or write actions to support optimal management of inventory while reducing scrap/waste
• Perform discard (SMOG) analysis and implement an action plan to minimize waste
• Review, analyze, and update safety stock and reordering parameters in SAP ECC to achieve a high service level and minimize waste
• Track, report, and facilitate on-time material availability, including testing and release for production
• Create, review, and update Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions
• Participate in quality management processes such as deviation, CAPA, and Change control.
• Review and execute raw material expiration extension and stock conversion
• Participate and execute projects as assigned
• Back up production planning as needed
• Other tasks assigned as needed

• BS or MSC in Supply Chain Management