Roles · Manufacturing

AI material requirements planner

Coordinates work flow and materials within departments according to production schedule. Reviews schedules and compiles reports on progress and inventory levels.

Ioane Rossi“I distribute production schedules and revise them when required.”An example character, not a real person.
Hire this role

Material requirements planner · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
  2. Revise production schedules when required due to design changes.
  3. Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks” (O*NET 43-5061.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
  • Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
  • Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.

Material requirements planner · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Illustrator

Industries it fits

Hire this role

Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits

Book a callRequest access