Materials Analyst

Materials Analyst

The Materials Analyst supports production planning, scheduling, raw material coordination, inventory oversight, and order management to ensure customer and production needs are met. The role involves close coordination with internal teams, suppliers, Purchasing, and customers, with a strong emphasis on schedule accuracy, material availability, forecast visibility, inventory control, and continuity of support during staff absences or high-volume periods.

General tasks include:

• Review and adjust customer orders accurately (manual and EDI-based)
• Maintain SAP and Access database accuracy for order tracking and material management
• Coordinate and distribute schedules and updates across Production, Shipping, Purchasing, and Management
• Maintain and communicate the production floor schedule daily
• Support and participate in inventory counts, reconciliation, and audits
• Generate and analyze reports related to sales, orderbook, and production metrics
• Perform administrative and documentation tasks to support audits and compliance
• Ensure adherence to ISO/TS, IATF, and environmental/health/safety standards
• Demonstrate safe work practices, professionalism, integrity, accountability, and adherence to company values, policies, and procedures
• Support teamwork, positive employee relations, effective communication, and respectful interdepartmental relationships
• Maintain a clean, organized, quality-focused work area while pursuing continuous improvement and ongoing learning
• Provide direction, support, and backup coverage as requested by the supervisor, including support to Materials Administration and other assigned duties
• Coordinate with Production, Assembly, Shipping, Purchasing, and Management to align schedule priorities, component availability, and customer requirements
• Perform monthly and annual inventory counts, support reconciliation, and process approved SAP inventory adjustments under department manager direction

Raw material procurement tasks include:

• Assist with forecasting raw material and component requirements based on MRP signals, production schedules, customer demand, order history, and inventory levels
• Serve as backup support to Purchasing for direct material procurement, including supplier releases, open PO follow-up, delivery schedules, and escalation of supply risks
• Schedule production and supplier releases through SAP to support fulfillment of customer requirements and uninterrupted production flow
• Monitor vendor performance, delivery compliance, lead times, and market conditions; communicate risks and support corrective actions as needed
• Monitor and report on inventory turns, supplier pricing, inbound freight cost, plant spend, and supply chain cost drivers
• Manage, monitor, and control raw material and production inventory to ensure proper levels are maintained and components are available at the correct time and point of use
• Set up and coordinate new component schedules in SAP with Purchasing and support acquisition of samples as required
• Process Return Material Authorization paperwork with Quality to support supplier returns and material disposition
• Maintain procurement documentation, supplier records, and supporting files to ensure audit readiness and process compliance

Planning tasks include:

• Develop, maintain, and adjust production schedules through SAP to meet customer requirements, forecast demand, and changing production priorities
• Manage total production scheduling across all product lines, ensuring sufficient lead time, priority visibility, and efficient production flow
• Coordinate powder releases and integrate customer-defined schedules (DEFINE, portals, etc.)
• Adjust schedules in response to equipment downtime, quality issues, labor constraints, overtime needs, supplier disruptions, or customer demand changes
• Assist in BOM/routing updates and integration into planning tools as needed
• Support scenario planning and capacity reviews based on forecast
• Assumes the responsibilities of the Sales Analyst and Shipping Specialist to ensure orders are completed timely
• Work effectively as a team member of the Production Department
• Available for work beyond regularly scheduled hours
• Attendance is required

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