Senior Material Planner at Air Peace

ROLE DESCRIPTION

• The purpose of this job description is to define the strategic and operational requirements for a Senior Materials Planner II. This role is responsible for Materials Planning of aircraft components, ground support equipment, and specialized technical services.
• This role ensures the seamless availability of critical materials and tools while maintaining strict compliance with global aviation safety standards (FAA/EASA) and optimizing supply chain costs to support operational readiness and fleet reliability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides service to the company through material requirement planning.
• Perform periodic stock holding analysis to identify slow- and fast- moving parts.
• Make provisioning of parts whenever there is a fleet phase-in program and perform major planning activities regarding material requirements.
• Review and set Reorder Point, Safety Level and EOQ of each stock item to determine maximum/ minimum stock holding.
• Creates parts' basic data and updates any inventory data in the system.
• Review vendor's RSPL and reference manuals in co-ordination with CAMO and concerned users for initial & subsequent provisioning of aircraft/engine parts & tools.
• Ensures that No-Go & Critical items are provided sufficiently to support the operation.
• Evaluates inventory turnover and service level of each stock item to maintain optimum holding.
• Reviews AOG purchases and advises courses of action to be taken to curtail the inventory cost involved.
• Coordinates with stores, logistics and procurement to timely avail parts required for scheduled maintenance.
• Prepare a monthly material activity report based on the monthly report generated from the system.
• Evaluate reliability figures such as achieved MT BUR, scrap rate, etc., in consultation with CAMO to establish/adjust float level for addition/depletion of rotable spares required to achieve the service levels to support dispatch reliability.
• Prepares and reviews the monthly activities reports on trends, stock status and adjustments and submits to the immediate supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain / Logistics Management/Engineering
• Supply Chain or Professional Aviation Certifications
• 3-7 years of job Experience in Aircraft materials Planning/ MRO Supply Chain/CAMO Engineering Support.
• System & Technical Skills in ERP/ MRO Systems.
• Regulatory & Compliance Knowledge (Critical).
• Soft Skills support in Analytical & data-driven decision-making, Cross- functional coordination (CAMO, Engineering, Stores, Procurement),
• Cost awareness & negotiation mindset, Report writing and Presentation skills.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Material Requirement Planning (MRP): Provides service through material requirement planning, e.g. Material Availability Rate (%), MRP
• Accuracy(%) (planned demand vs actual consumption) etc.
• Stock Holding Analysis (Slow/Fast Moving): Periodic stock holding analysis, e.g. Inventory Turnover Ratio, Excess & Obsolete Inventory
• Value (%), Slow-Moving Inventory Value (%) etc.
• Fleet Phase-in & Major Provisioning: Provisioning during fleet phase-in e.g. Fleet Induction Readiness ( % ) (materials available by EIS date), Initial Provisioning Accuracy (%) etc.
• Reorder Point, Safety Stock & EOQ Management: Set ROP, Safety Level, EOQ
• Parts Master & Inventory Data Accuracy: Create and update parts basic data, e.g. Master Data Accuracy (%), Audit Findings Related to Inventory Data (Count) etc.
• RSPL & Reference Manual Review: Review RSPL with CAMO & users e.g. RSPL Review Completion Rate (0/0), Tooling & Spares Readiness (%) & Provisioning Errors from RSPL Review (Count).
• No-Go & Critical Item Provisioning: Ensure No-Go & Critical items availability
• Inventory Turnover & Service Level Optimization: Maintain optimum inventory holding
• Trend Analysis & Management Reporting: Trend, stock status, adjustments
• AOG Purchase Review & Cost Control: Review AOG purchases e.g. AOG
• Procurement Spend (%) of Total Spend, Repeat AOGs for Same Part Number (Count) etc.
• Cross-Functional Coordination (Stores, Logistics, Procurement, User):
• Timely availability for scheduled maintenance information and materials.
• Monthly Material Activity Reporting: Prepare monthly reports e.g. timeliness, accuracy and closure.

COMPETENCIES

• Functional expert: understands products and processes.
• Influencer: Great at relationship building and managing, as well as negotiation.
• Results seeker: Driven by goals and deadlines.
• Innovator: Analytical thinking, always thinking ahead, anticipating change and reacting to this.
• Adaptor: Handles pressure and criticism well, stays calm and collected.
• Complier: Follows procedures and processes and encourages others to follow suit.
• Have proven integrity, transparency and accountability