Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Material Requirement Planning Manager
Career Level From: Manager
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Job Specialty: Production Controls Engineering
What You'll Do
The Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) Manager is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of material planning processes that support mission-critical manufacturing and operational objectives. Serves as the functional owner for MRP-related business processes in SAP, ensuring the effective integration of planning, procurement, inventory management, production scheduling, and supply chain operations.
The MRP Manager leads a team of planners and analysts while driving optimization of SAP planning capabilities, data governance, business processes, and system enhancements. Works cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and IT to ensure materials are available to support production schedules while maintaining inventory efficiency and data integrity.
Key Responsibilities
Materials Planning & Inventory Management
- Lead the development and execution of material requirements plans to support production and operational schedules.
- Manage inventory strategies including safety stock, reorder points, lead times, and planning parameters.
- Monitor and mitigate material shortages, excess inventory, and obsolescence risks.
- Establish and track key performance indicators related to inventory health, material availability, and schedule attainment.
SAP Functional Ownership & Business Systems Management
- Serve as the business process owner for modules of SAP responsible for managing Y-12 Manufacturing scope.
- Govern planning master data, including material masters, bills of material, lead times, planning strategies, and inventory parameters.
- Lead SAP configuration reviews, process improvements, testing, and deployment activities related to planning and inventory management.
- Partner with Information Technology and SAP support organizations to define business requirements, prioritize enhancements, and resolve system issues.
- Drive adoption of SAP best practices and standardization across planning and material management processes.
- Ensure data quality, system integrity, and compliance with organizational governance requirements.
- Support SAP upgrades, system implementations, process automation initiatives, and digital transformation efforts.
Cross-Functional Business Process Leadership
- Collaborate with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Operations leadership to align material planning strategies with business objectives.
- Facilitate integrated planning processes and resolve cross-functional planning challenges.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions related to material shortages, planning inaccuracies, and inventory discrepancies.
- Support strategic sourcing, supplier performance management, and long-range capacity planning activities.
Continuous Improvement & Analytics
- Identify opportunities to improve planning effectiveness through process redesign, automation, and advanced analytics.
- Leverage SAP reporting and business intelligence tools to monitor performance and support decision making.
- Develop and maintain metrics, dashboards, and management reporting related to inventory, material availability, forecast accuracy, and operational performance.
- Champion Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives across supply chain and planning functions.
Leadership & Talent Development
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of material planners and analysts.
- Establish performance expectations, planning standards, and operational procedures.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Support workforce development efforts related to SAP planning capabilities and supply chain best practices.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
- OR 15 or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting
Preferred Job Requirements
- Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations Management, Information Systems, or related field
- Significant experience in materials planning, supply chain management, production planning, or inventory management
- Experience with SAP
- Strong understanding of MRP, inventory management, procurement, and manufacturing operations
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional initiatives
- Experience supporting highly regulated or complex manufacturing environments
- SAP Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), or Supply Chain Planning experience
- APICS/ASCM certifications (CPIM, CSCP)
- Experience leading ERP implementations, upgrades, or business transformation initiatives
- Knowledge of data analytics, process automation, and digital manufacturing concepts
Why Y-12?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
