Material Planning & Logistics Lead

Job Description GENERAL JOB SUMMARY: The Material Planning & Logistics Lead is responsible for leading material planning, kitting, inventory coordination, and shop-floor material flow to support Engineering, Assembly, Test, and Program delivery at Technical Directions Inc. (TDI). This position translates build schedules, work orders, and released bills of material into executable material priorities and ensures the right material, in the right configuration and quantity, is available at the right time. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, the Lead directly supervises the Kitting & Material Specialist, provides daily work direction and development, and serves as the primary execution link between Planning, Purchasing, Engineering, Configuration Management, Quality, Production, Test, and Program Management. The role owns material readiness, shortage visibility, inventory and ERP/MRP transaction discipline, traceability, and standardized kitting practices. The Lead also serves as the designated backup for the Shipping & Receiving Lead to maintain continuity of inbound and outbound material flow, documentation, and customer delivery support. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Team Leadership and Daily Execution Leads, assigns, and prioritizes the daily work of the Material Planning & Logistics team member and other assigned Material Planning & Logistics personnel. Establishes clear daily and weekly priorities based on the production schedule, engineering needs, material availability, and customer commitments. Provides onboarding, training, cross-training, coaching, and performance feedback; reinforces standard work, accountability, safety, and 6S expectations. Participates in staffing, interviewing, performance reviews, and corrective-action recommendations in partnership with the Supply Chain Manager and Human Resources. Material Planning and Production Readiness Translates build schedules, work orders, released BOMs, and engineering priorities into a short-term material plan for Assembly, Subassembly, Test, rework, and special builds. Conducts routine material-readiness reviews to confirm kit status, shortages, inspection holds, supplier constraints, and recovery actions before scheduled build dates. Maintains a clear and current shortage list, including responsible owner, required date, recovery plan, and escalation status. Coordinates with Buyers and Supply Chain leadership to expedite critical material and align supplier delivery priorities with the build schedule. Identifies material risks early and communicates impacts, options, and recommended actions to Production, Engineering, Quality, Test, and Program stakeholders. Kitting, Staging, and Shop-Floor Material Flow Oversees preparation, staging, verification, release, and replenishment of material kits based on work orders, released BOMs, build schedules, and approved engineering direction. Ensures kits are complete, accurate, configuration-controlled, clearly identified, and delivered to the correct production or test location in priority sequence. Controls partial kits, shortage bins, returns, unused material, rework material, and material substitutions to prevent loss of traceability or unauthorized use. Responds to missing-part, urgent-material, and shop-floor support requests while protecting established priorities and documenting changes to the material plan. Inventory, Configuration, and Traceability Control Verifies part numbers, revisions, quantities, units of measure, lot or batch information, serial numbers, shelf-life status, and quality status before material is issued or staged. Supports implementation of ECR/ECO/ECN changes and ensures kits reflect the latest released and approved configuration. Prevents use of incorrect, obsolete, expired, unapproved, or nonconforming material and coordinates disposition through Quality, MRB, Engineering, or Configuration Management. Maintains required segregation and control of company-owned, customer-owned, and Government-owned m…

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