Material Planner – Millennium Space Systems

Material Planner – Millennium Space Systems Company: Millennium Space Systems Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation. Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen. Job Summary: We are seeking a Material Planner to take the lead in assessing, reviewing, and supporting the requirements on assigned assemblies for on time delivery per released and pre-released engineering as captured and displayed by an ERP/MRP system. This is an onsite role in El Segundo, California.   This position's internal job is Supply Chain Mgmt Analyst. Our team is currently hiring for levels 2 and 3.   Position Responsibilities : experience in supply chain production or engineering ·        Engage in effective communication with engineering, management, program control, IMS schedulers, quality and all relevant parties that contribute to the successful completion of assigned assemblies ·        Read/interpret/analyze blueprints as well as understand the rudimentary process of how drawings get released and migrate into an ERP/MRP system for the systematic communication of hard requirements ·        Perform systematic assessment and understand MRP, how and why it functions, understanding the interdependencies of the data that contributes to the successful and effective running of the MRP process ·        Have intimate knowledge regarding material requirements, consumables, spares, attrition, yield, lead times, quality flags and all data sets that are relevant to the successful execution of buy and make action messages within a production platform ·        Analytical in nature with an ability to ask questions that aren’t readily obvious, ability to acknowledge and ask for reports that currently don’t exist and communicate the inherent value in asking for the needed data ·        Manage and dictate the flow of work for assigned assemblies through a systematic ERP/MRP system platform ·        Manage Costpoint MO’s and Jira work orders per signals generated via an MRP rich process ·        Partner with the Program Scheduler, Manufacturing Engineers and Manufacturing Teams to attain and maintain ECD’s ·        Release action messages in Costpoint for the buying team to turn into PO’s ·        Contribute to organic organizational growth by cultivating and developing material management best practices ·        Validate engineering bills of material and assist in the conversion of eBOM’s into mBOM’s for proper systematic forecasting of needed quantities for duration of product life cycle ·        Communicate status of materials, work orders, and purchase orders to stakeholders ·        Resolve supply issues to meet demand by working with cross functional teams   Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): ·        4+ years of experience working in a supply chain, production, or engineering function ·        4+ years of experience in material planning, including inventory management, supply chain coordination, and production scheduling to ensure efficient and timely operations ·        Aerospace or Defense experience ·        This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship. A final U.S. clearance Post Start is required   Preferred Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): ·       Bachelor’s degree ·       ERP/MRP experience Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this jo