Senior Material Planner Analyst (SAP)

Location: Duluth, Georgia, USA

Company

Nordson Product Assembly develops precision dispensing, fluid management, and adhesive dispensing solutions for manufacturing markets.

What you will do

• Plan and manage material supply through purchase orders, production orders, and planning master data.
• Use SAP MRP and planning tools to ensure material availability and support customer delivery and production objectives.
• Collaborate with production, procurement, engineering, customer service, and suppliers to resolve material constraints.
• Analyze demand, inventory trends, and planning KPIs to identify optimization opportunities and implement corrective actions.
• Optimize reorder points, safety stock, lead times, lot sizes, and order quantities while reducing excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory.
• Support new product introductions, engineering changes, NBS Next, and continuous improvement initiatives while mentoring planners as a material planning subject matter expert.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, business, operations, or a related field preferred; up to 8 additional years of related experience may substitute for the degree.
• 5+ years of experience in material planning, production planning, inventory management, or supply chain.
• Strong SAP MRP experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced Excel, analytical, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as Kanban and inventory optimization principles.
• APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
• Inclusive workplace focused on diversity and belonging.
• Supportive environment with opportunities to develop skills and advance professionally.
• Work supporting manufacturing solutions across appliances, automotive, electronics, paper, construction, and other markets.