Materials Planner

Job Purpose

To plan materials required for production and prototype builds, coordinate and communicate detailed production planning and material requirements. Ensures goods manufactured are produced in a cost-effective way that meets quality specifications.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Working from blueprint to determine the raw materials needed to produce the products
• Prepare and maintain material schedule
• Prepare documents needed for production
• Prioritizes job-orders for production optimization
• Tracks the progress of goods as they are being manufactured to ensure they remain on schedule
• Provide material order administration support
• Work to get production problems resolved and involve others in problem solving
• Liaise with sales division to determine customer requirements
• Predicts how long a project will take to complete
• Develops a production schedule detailing all tasks and when they should be completed by to meet predicted completion date
• Monitor project's progress to ensure it's following the schedule