Material Planner

We Serve Those Who Protect What Matters.

At General Dynamics Land Systems, we build the combat vehicles and integrated technologies that give soldiers a decisive advantage. We design, engineer and sustain advanced tracked and wheeled systems paired with modern electronic architecture, AI-enabled capabilities and autonomy-ready technology.

From Abrams to LAV, Stryker to AJAX, robotic platforms to software solutions and beyond, our portfolio delivers proven performance for customers around the world.

That’s why Soldiers and Marines have trusted General Dynamics Land Systems products in the toughest conditions for decades. We deliver the power to win.

Every day, our global team looks beyond the horizon, solving problems before they become challenges.

Bring your talent. Bring your purpose. Let’s shape the future of General Dynamics Land Systems together.

What We Offer

Starting your career or you are an experienced professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you.

• Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending
• Competitive base pay and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits
• 401k Match (6%)
• Educational Assistance
• 9-80 Work Schedule (This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off)
• Onsite cafeteria, fitness center, and outdoor fitness track

• Will be required to lead, guide, and direct others with limited supervision.
• Must be able to troubleshoot systemic performance issues for automotive and weapons systems, and recommend viable solutions for the customer.
• Must be technically competent using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT) and other computer software programs such as Team Center, Vis Mockup, iads, EMSNG.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.

About the Role:

Serve as Supply Chain Management Material Planner interfacing with Procurement, Operations, Project Management, and functional support personnel for Material Requisition (MR) planning.

Responsibilities to Anticipate/Expect:

• Analyze manual purchase requisitions to determine planning path forward based upon MRP data.
• Minimizing excess inventory by analyzing MRP planning across multiple locations and facilitate transferring material between physical locations.
• Oracle Master Scheduling and Planning of Independent and Dependent demands.
• Perform project transfers to align inventory to requirements as needed.
• Verify requirements using various systems including but not limited to Oracle (MRP), TipQA, Teamcenter, etc.
• Conduct planning reporting and analysis.
• Creating charts of pertinent data for management review.
• Interface with procurement, Engineering, SE, and Production teams as required.
• Work with SCM Operations and project representatives to resolve planning issues.
• Assist material requisition requesters on creating requisitions and providing requisition status.

Minimum Qualifications / What you must have:

Bachelor's degree with 3-5 years of overall professional experience with a minimum of 1+ years of experience in one of the following areas:

• Supply Chain Management (all areas)
• Manufacturing Operations (all areas)
• MRP planning knowledge (discrete and inventory based) and analysis experience highly desirable.
• Cognos Enterprise Reporting (data warehouse).
• Ability to communicate to all levels of the organization (oral and written).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated GDLS product knowledge is a plus.