Senior Advanced Planner (Core Automation)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Review customer SOWs, sales forecasts, project requirements, and schedules to develop quarterly purchasing plans and material spend forecasts.
• Proactively manage material demand through the advanced procurement process, ensuring requirements align with project milestones and purchasing timelines.
• Partner with NPI, Engineering, Procurement, and Program Management to align upcoming product releases, project milestones, material requirements, and execution timelines.
• Ensure planning inputs are complete and accurate prior to Procurement handoff, including buy lists, quantities, pricing, material requirements, and required dates.
• Identify long-lead, high-risk, and schedule-critical material requirements and drive actions to mitigate potential project impacts.
• Monitor changes to project scope, schedules, material requirements, and pricing to assess impacts to purchasing plans and spend forecasts.
• Drive cross-functional resolution of planning gaps that could impact procurement timing or project execution, while supporting continuous improvement and standardization of advanced planning, forecasting, and…

Job requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of related experience or equivalent work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with ERP systems; SAP experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of material planning, procurement, demand management, and supply chain principles, including the ability to translate project requirements, BOMs, SOWs, or similar inputs into executable material…
• Strong analytical skills with experience developing forecasts, analyzing material requirements, and identifying supply, schedule, or cost risks.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with ERP, MRP, or other planning systems.
• Strong attention to detail, written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment.