Material Planner

Job Description

2027 Entry Level Supply Chain Coordinator | Solar Turbines

The Tone:
This is an entry-level role at Solar Turbines, located in San Diego, CA, requiring a 5-day in-office schedule. When you join Caterpillar (Solar Turbines is a subsidiary), you become part of a global team dedicated to building a better, more sustainable world. This role is crucial for managing purchased material requirements, ensuring material availability, and maintaining appropriate inventory levels to support customer demands effectively.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person, San Diego, CA
• Pay: $76542–$114814 yearly
• Mission: Manages purchased material requirements to ensure availability and appropriate inventory levels for customer needs and inventory administration.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Material Planning: Establish and maintain material planning methods and safety stock strategies, adhering to demand planning guidelines.
• Order Execution: Execute and monitor purchase orders from creation to delivery, ensuring materials arrive at the correct place and time.
• Shortage Management: Monitor material shortage tools, adjust supplier delivery schedules, and communicate any actual or potential shortages to customers.
• Inventory Disposition: Monitor inventory levels and utilize tools to manage and dispose of inactive, obsolete, or excess inventory according to guidelines.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Minimum Bachelor’s Degree required; this is an Entry-Level role.
• Experience: Currently attending a 4-year accredited university/college, with a minimum 2.8/4.0 GPA. Preferred majors include Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or Accounting.
• Skills: Business Process Improvement, Analytical Thinking, Decision Making and Critical Thinking, Effective Communications, Problem Solving, Matrix Management, Vendor/Supplier Management, Procurement.
• Bonus: Previous supply chain internship or work experience, strong initiative, communication, and interpersonal skills, leadership involvement in student associations, and competence in data analytics.