Material Control Planner

Job Title: Material Control Planner

Rate: $65000/year salary plus bonus and benefits

Location: Fort Worth, TX – onsite 5 days per week

Job Description:

We are seeking a Material Control Planner to help our client’s manufacturing operation keep inventory accurate, on target, and moving. You will run and publish the MRP in SAP, monitor inventory levels and transactions against defined KPIs, drive cycle counts and excess/obsolete material disposition, and manage orders, shipping documents, and shipment performance reporting.

Job Duties:

• MRP Planning: Prepare the demand import file, run MRP in SAP, verify the accuracy of the run, and publish results; track material preparation status and forecast accuracy.
• Master Data: Maintain item master and operation BOM effective data in the system and perform weekly item master audits.
• Inventory Control: Lead mid and end-of-year cycle counts, material process flows, and excess and scrap disposition, and manage customer-supplied material accounting.
• Material Disposition: Prepare and review reports on aging, excess, salvage, scrap, and site-to-site transfers, including End of Manufacturing (EOM) materials, working with fulfillment and other company sites.
• Shipping & Orders: Issue Sales Orders and Delivery Notes, prepare shipping documents, and report shipment hit-rate results for management meetings.
• KPI Reporting: Coordinate interdepartmental review meetings, follow up on materials and inventory KPIs, and ensure accurate, timely reporting.

Required Skills:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: 2+ years in materials control, inventory management, or supply chain operations.
• ERP & Excel: Proficiency in SAP (or Oracle / similar ERP) and inventory software, with advanced Excel skills.
• Analytical: Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Language: Bilingual Mandarin and English (verbal and written) is highly preferred for communication with international suppliers and internal teams.
• Physical: Work in office and warehouse settings (hot in summer, cold in winter), including extended walking, bending, reaching overhead, and occasional lifting up to 10 lbs.

Preferred Skills:

• Certification: APICS CPIM, CIPS, or Six Sigma.