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GE Aerospace · 1 day ago

Senior Material Planner

GE Aerospace is a leading company in the aerospace sector, and they are seeking a Senior Material Planner to coordinate the flow of materials and manage production schedules. The role involves optimizing inventory, ensuring operational alignment with production plans, and collaborating across teams to meet customer needs.

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Responsibilities

Manage master planning, material processes and systems, prepare and update production schedules and purchasing needs. Ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs. Optimize inventory and process improvements
Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy
In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area
Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance. Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions
A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills or an early people leader who can hire and develop talent. Provides informal guidance to new team members
Will require cross-functional collaboration and problem-solving to ensure schedules are aligned to production and customer need while understanding trade-offs

Qualification

Supply chain operationsProduction planningLEAN principlesData managementProblem solvingCoaching abilityInterpersonal skillsLeadership abilityOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years manufacturing, materials, planning, production planning, sourcing or supply chain operations experience) + minimum of 5 years manufacturing, materials, planning, production planning, sourcing or supply chain operations experience

Preferred

Ability to navigate complex processes and systems
Strong organizational skills and data management experience
Understanding of LEAN/FLIGHT DECK principles
Ability to coach and train others
Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
Ability to make and drive decisions across teams
Understands data and can recommend process improvements
Leads across teams and functions
Ability to influence and lead constructive conversations
Highlight problems, recommend solutions and implement countermeasures

Benefits

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
Access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace
Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan
401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants
Tuition assistance
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid time-off for vacation or illness
Relocation Assistance Provided

Company

GE Aerospace

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GE Aerospace is a provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.01B
Key Investors
JobsOhioUS Department of EnergyAir Force Research Laboratory
2025-07-22Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2025-01-10Grant· $9M
2024-04-02IPO

Leadership Team

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Amy Gowder
President and CEO Defense and Systems
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H. Lawrence Culp
Chairman & CEO, GE Aerospace
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