Summary
The Material Planner is responsible for developing and executing advanced material planning strategies to ensure availability of materials across project startup, commissioning, and ongoing operations. This role integrates material master data with demand planning to support project initial fills, commissioning and startup (CSU) spares, integrity-driven capital spare requirements, and long-term maintenance and operational spares. The Material Planner's responsibilities include evaluating inventory usage, maintaining material lead time data accuracy, coordinating with other internal departments for proactive material appropriation, and establishing inventory stocking levels consistent with facility demand. The Material Planner will use prior experience and technical knowledge to ensure materials are properly defined, planned, and aligned with equipment and operational requirements to support safe, reliable, and efficient LNG production.
General Description Duties & Responsibilities
Ensure accurate demand signals are incorporated from projects, maintenance plans, and operational requirements.
Develop and execute material planning strategies supporting project initial fills, including first two-year operational and commissioning and startup (CSU) inventory requirements.
Support development and validation of Bills of Materials (BOMs), spare parts lists and ensure planning-related master data fields are accurate and maintained.
Analyze material usage history (turns), lead times and other variables to ensure the consistent and adequate supply of operational, capital, and consumable spare parts necessary for planned and unplanned maintenance activities.
Establish and manage planning parameters in SAP including MRP type, safety stock, reorder points, min/max levels, and lead times.
Coordinate with other departments, e.g. engineering and maintenance teams, to gather input for material planning based on production goals, timelines, supplier and/or other global capacity constraints.
Work closely with procurement and expediting teams to align planning strategies with supplier lead times, evaluate alternative materials to satisfy urgent production demands, and meet delivery performance.
Track material usage volume, monitoring demand patterns, purchasing trends and evaluate excess or obsolescence.
Prepare and maintain material inventory reports, performance reports and financial estimates of material inventory variations.
Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, tools, and system utilization.
Perform other duties assigned.
Qualifications
Required experience
5+ years experience in material planning, inventory management, or supply chain operations for projects, operations, or industrial manufacturing organizations.
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering or a related discipline.
Pursuing certification or certified in an accredited Supply Chain program (CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, CIPS, etc.).
Knowledge of manufacturing, fabrication, and engineered materials processes
Possess strong interpersonal skills to maintain productive vendor relationships and lead material planning meetings.
Interest in and comfortable with being a part of a team with rapidly changing assignments and priorities.
Self-directed, detail-oriented and able to clearly formulate and present material planning decisions.
Strong proficiency using MS Office tools including Excel, BI dashboards, etc.
Advanced experience with procurement and material management platforms, e.g. SAP, Coupa, Site Sense, IPMS or others.
Periodic domestic USA travel may be required, ~10% or as needed to oversee projects and the remote teams.
Work Hours: 7AM - 4 PM, In office Monday - Friday; some overtime and weekend hours may be required.