Planner / Expeditor

Planner/Expeditor

We're a company of agile, customer-oriented individuals with a shared commitment to integrity, servant leadership, and teamwork. Our associates take pride and ownership in their work, and innovate to provide the highest quality, life-enhancing medical technology in the world. Together, We're in It for Life.

Our Fort Wayne site specializes in precision CNC machining for medical devices, supporting the production of complex metal components with high accuracy and consistency.

The Planner/Expeditor is responsible for both developing supply and production plans and ensuring their successful execution. This role balances demand, inventory, and capacity while proactively resolving material shortages, delays, and disruptions to maintain on-time delivery and operational continuity.

Work Model: M-F (8:00am-5:00pm)

What You'll Do:

• Develop and maintain production and/or supply plans based on demand forecasts and customer orders.
• Run MRP and manage planning parameters (lead times, safety stock, lot sizes).
• Align supply plans with capacity constraints (labor, equipment, materials).
• Monitor inventory levels to meet service targets while minimizing excess and obsolescence.
• Identify risks (supplier constraints, demand variability) and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support S&OP and cross-functional planning alignment.
• Track open orders, material availability, and production progress against plan.
• Proactively identify shortages, late deliveries, and potential line stoppages.
• Expedite critical materials and adjust priorities to support production needs.
• Follow up with suppliers, procurement, operations, and logistics to ensure on-time delivery.
• Resolve disruptions quickly and escalate when necessary.
• Communicate real-time status updates and risks to stakeholders.
• Act as the key link between planning, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics.
• Balance competing priorities (customer demand, inventory targets, capacity limits).
• Drive alignment on priorities and recovery plans during constraints.
• Maintain accurate ERP/MRP data to support both planning and execution.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (can shift from strategy to firefighting quickly).
• High sense of urgency with excellent follow-up and accountability.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.)
• Solid understanding of supply chain concepts (planning, inventory, logistics, production flow).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Success Metrics:

• On-time delivery (OTD / OTIF)
• Plan adherence and schedule stability
• Inventory performance (turns, excess & obsolete)
• Reduction of line stoppages and material shortages
• Responsiveness to disruptions and recovery effectiveness

Benefits:

• New employees are eligible for the following benefits effective date of hire!
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
• Generous Paid time off and 10 paid Holidays
• 401k Plan with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Universal Life and Long-Term Care
• Voluntary Legal Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Home Ownership Program

Viant is a global medical device design and manufacturing services provider that partners and innovates with customers to provide the highest quality, life enhancing medical devices. We do this through our depth and breadth of capabilities, end-to-end integration, technical expertise, and relentless focus on our customers and on operational excellence. With nearly 6,000 associates across 24 locations worldwide, we offer a unique combination of small-company service and attention with big-company resources.