NPI Material Planner (Everett, WA)

Thank you for your interest in Korry Electronics!

Our company culture is focused around ownership, transparency, process improvement and trust & respect. We are looking for talented people (like you!) to lead our business to the next level while giving you the opportunity to develop your own career.

We have been at the forefront of the aviation industry since the beginning, creating the first lighted cockpit controls for the military and commercial aircraft industry. The Korry product team continues this tradition as it develops the crew station of the future, providing state-of-the-art switches, cockpit controls, high-performance displays, and night-vision filters.  We are passionate about what we do. For more information, please visit www.korry.com.

Join the Korry team and find out why this is such a great place to spend your career!
 

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 What You Will Do

The New Product Introduction Material Planner plays a pivotal role in coordinating the introduction of new products with stakeholders including the Business Unit Manager, Operations, Engineering, Purchasing, and Program Management. They are responsible for synchronizing material availability and capacity schedules.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Release job orders to production.
• Provide weekly reports to track work in process (WIP) for each project, identifying any bottlenecks or delays.
• Support regular meetings with key stakeholders to monitor milestones and assess impact on customer schedules.
• Own communication of shipment statuses and delays to relevant stakeholders
• Maintain a forward-looking view of the backlog while monitoring and resolving upcoming obstacles that will hinder schedule performance.
• Manage and execute complex engineering change orders including timely inventory disposition.
• Partner with Buyers to eliminate upcoming supply shortages.
• Manages complex bills of materials.
• Recommend and implements ideas to reduce overall costs.
• Maintain item master modifiers.
• Manage obsolescence and stock depletion.
• Support their assigned business unit with a “can do” attitude.

Preferred Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of MRP in a manufacturing environment (i.e. planning, purchasing, inventory management, capacity planning, and shop floor control).

Specialized Skills and Abilities

• Ability to lead cross-functional efforts and collaborate with other team members to achieve results.
• Mindset for continuous improvement including strong drive for results, sense of urgency, and a bias for action.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and ambiguous environment
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookup etc.).
• Ability to trouble shoot and resolve complex materials issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Knowledgeable in master scheduling and demand management.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervisory input.
• Day Shift Work Schedule 6.00 AM – 2:30 PM.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent use of personal computers, database and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as copy machines and computer printers.
• Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, materials, and computer.
• The person in this position needs to frequently move inside the office
• Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally use of steps, or ladder.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Seldom to occasionally position self to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Salary Range
Please note the typical hiring range is $90,000 - 125,000. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.

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Where We Work:
Our headquarters, a 216,000 square foot facility, is located in Everett, Washington. Everett is a great place to live and work; just 30 miles north of Seattle. This thriving community is an aerospace hub! The city, and nearby cities of Mukilteo and Snohomish, offer excellent public schools, fabulous parks, beaches, and safe streets. You can dip your toes in salt water and ski down a mountain all in the same day. Nature is truly right outside your door.

Benefits Package Details for Regular Full-time Employees: 

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) matching
• 12 paid holidays (including a holiday shutdown week)
• Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Short term and long term disability
• Life insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Long-term care plan options
• Prescription safety shoe & glasses benefit
• Vanpool subsidy
• Recognition awards
• Employee referral bonuses
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. 

This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.  
 

Job Family: Manufacturing/Operations
This is a non-management position
This is a full time position
Pay Rate: $90,000 - $125,000 annually