Materials Planner III

The Materials Planner will report to the Materials Manager and be primarily responsible for planning material purchases and work orders using NetSuite. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Planning: • Review SIOP model weekly to plan material purchases. Communicate updated 12-month materials forecast to E2 Operations Leadership, contract manufacturers, and to suppliers on a quarterly basis. • Develop and maintain the forecast in NetSuite. Establish re-order levels for consumable supplies. Ensure timely generation of purchase orders to prevent line-down situations. • Issue work orders for in-house manufacturing and contract manufacturing to meet forecasted demand. • Run reports for key materials indicators such as inventory levels, supplier on-time delivery, Work Order status, and incoming inspection turnaround time. • Coordinate with 3PL (3rd Party Logistics) service for distribution of E2 products to customers and to E2 Sales Reps. Maintain ERP System (NetSuite): • Create and update items and BOMs in NetSuite for device components and assemblies that have been released or revised per DCO. • Perform material transactions, including bin transfers and building/closing work orders ("backflush"). • Create Bins and Locations, as needed, to support continued growth with new suppliers and new E2 Sales reps. • Support Operations, Customer Service, and Quality personnel in using NetSuite and resolving NetSuite issues. • Create searches and reports in NetSuite to improve user efficiency. • Review NetSuite software updates to ensure compatibility with E2 customizations. • Review and update NetSuite generated forms, such as Purchase Orders, Sales Orders, and Packing Lists, as needed. • Support integration of 3rd parties, such as Contract Manufacturer(s) and logistics services, with NetSuite. Support integration of NetSuite with QMS and MES systems. • Write NetSuite-specific procedures to document best practices for using NetSuite. Shipping/Receiving: • Arrange sterilization runs for commercial products. Arrange for freight shipments to/from sterilizer. Track sterile loads with sterilizer. • Support Shipping/Receiving personnel as needed in receiving incoming items and shipping products to customers. • Support Materials personnel as needed in periodic cycle counting of inventory. Purchasing: • Support Buyer as needed with generating POs for approved purchase requisitions from all departments, including Operations, R&D, and Marketing. • Support Buyer as needed with processing of Return to Vendor lots. QUALIFICATIONS • Extensive experience using NetSuite. • Experience working in the medical, biotech, and/or pharma industries. • Experience with MS-Office applications. • Strong written and verbal communication skills.