Material Fulfillment Planner

Job Overview

The Material Fulfillment Planner plays a crucial role in ensuring timely and accurate allocation of materials for manufacturing work orders while maintaining appropriate on-site warehouse inventory. This position involves daily coordination with global Planning & Fulfillment teams to meet delivery schedules.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for part availability, managing daily operations, escalating issues, and overseeing execution within the shop floor.
• Resolve conflicting demands by reallocating parts based on urgency, customer impact, and contract requirements.
• Collaborate strategically with Planning & Fulfillment and Shop Materials teams to optimize allocation decisions in supply-constrained situations.
• Lead initiatives to improve processes that enhance customer satisfaction, adherence to delivery timelines, and inventory management, while reducing operational risks.
• Act as the Oracle order and inventory management system expert, independently resolving system issues, delivering training, and supporting IT upgrades.
• Perform data-driven analyses to support decisions related to allocation, costs, and inventory, balancing various trade-offs for optimal outcomes.
• Identify and drive new efforts to improve material availability, process transparency, and customer service responsiveness.
• Manage demand accuracy and part preparation across different planning horizons to ensure alignment with manufacturing and delivery schedules.
• Create and maintain precise part tracking dashboards and visual management tools with up-to-date information on critical customer needs.
• Recognize systemic delivery risks from a business perspective and lead cross-functional resolution efforts focused on root cause elimination and lasting improvements.
• Guide demand management strategies to preserve order integrity and work-in-progress accuracy amidst supply variability and changing customer demands.
• Assess obsolescence and part supersession situations, proactively recommending alternative parts to prevent delays.
• Independently coordinate with sourcing, logistics, receiving, warehousing, and shipping teams to ensure accountability and responsiveness to complex customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business Administration with a minimum of 2 years manufacturing experience in Shop Operations, Materials, or Warehousing, OR
• High School Diploma/GED with at least 4 years of relevant manufacturing experience.

Required Skills & Attributes

• Proficiency with ERP systems, preferably Oracle.
• Demonstrated experience in warehouse, inventory, or material planning functions.
• Strong verbal and written communication capabilities.
• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills to influence various stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills with keen attention to detail.
• Ability to make decisions amid complex priorities through problem-solving and collaboration.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and general MS Office usage.
• Proactive approach to identifying and solving problems.

Preferred Characteristics

• Experience with Lean methodologies and/or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Strong data-driven problem solver capable of developing and implementing solutions.
• Familiarity with Aero-Derivative Gas Turbines, aviation engines, and module configurations.
• Knowledge of Tableau and ARMS software tools.
• Hands-on background in manufacturing or warehousing environments.

About Aero Alliance

Aero Alliance is a joint venture serving customers including Baker Hughes, GE Vernova, and Authorized Service Providers. The company is dedicated to delivering superior quality, speed, and cost-efficiency in product repair and execution strategies. Aero Alliance values diversity, inclusion, and empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to the workplace. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to nondiscriminatory employment practices.

Additional Information

This position is based in Houston, TX and offers a salary range between $91,400 and $152,200 annually, with geographic differentials applied in some areas. Eligibility for discretionary annual bonuses is provided. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, 24/7 health coaching and nurse resources, employee assistance programs, retirement plans with company matching, tuition and adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, paid holidays, and permissive time off.

Employment is contingent on legal authorization to work in the USA and passing required drug screening. No relocation assistance is offered. GE Vernova reserves the right to modify benefit plans at any time. This job posting will remain open for at least seven days following the July 15, 2026 posting date.