Senior New Product Development (NPD) Planner
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly analytical and collaborative Senior New Product Development Planner to support the successful introduction of innovative technology products from concept through commercialization. This individual will serve as a key link between engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and program teams, ensuring development builds are supported with the right materials, data integrity, and planning strategies to meet project objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner closely with engineering teams during product development to translate project requirements into actionable material and planning strategies.
- Develop and maintain material plans for prototype, qualification, validation, and pre-production activities.
- Assess material availability, supplier lead times, and manufacturing constraints to identify and mitigate potential risks.
- Coordinate with procurement, operations, and manufacturing teams to ensure development builds are executable and aligned with project timelines.
- Create and maintain product structures, Bills of Material (BOMs), routings, and configuration data within enterprise systems.
- Ensure accuracy and synchronization of product data across PLM and ERP platforms.
- Monitor engineering and pre-production orders, proactively addressing material shortages, data issues, and schedule impacts.
- Analyze inventory requirements, work-in-process status, demand trends, and capacity limitations to support planning decisions.
- Provide planning insights and risk assessments to project teams, helping drive informed decisions throughout the development life-cycle.
- Support cross-functional reviews by communicating material readiness status, planning assumptions, and execution risks.
- Collaborate with global stakeholders across engineering, operations, sourcing, manufacturing, and program leadership.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on planning processes, system accuracy, and development execution.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in planning, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, or new product introduction environments.
- Experience supporting product development, engineering builds, prototype planning, or new product launches.
- Strong understanding of material planning, inventory management, procurement processes, and manufacturing operations.
- Experience working with ERP and PLM systems.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Comfortable working in cross-functional and global team environments.
- Experience in high-tech, electronics, advanced manufacturing, or semiconductor industries is highly preferred.
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