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Blue Star Families

Engineering Planner

Ashburn, VA

$75K - $90K/yr

... daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who ... Read and interpret BOMs, engineering planning, and analyze production workflow for multiple ...

Cubic Corporation

Engineering Planner

Ashburn, VA · On-site

$75K - $90K/yr

... daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who ... Read and interpret BOMs, engineering planning, and analyze production workflow for multiple ...

Treasured Memories

Advanced Funeral Planner

Clinton, MD · On-site

$53K - $73K/yr

As an Advanced Funeral Planner, you will be responsible for assisting families in planning and ... You will report daily to the manager and work closely with our team to ensure that every client ...

Leonardo DRS

Senior Planner

Germantown, MD

$116K/yr

Job Summary The Senior Planner plays a critical role in ensuring efficient supply chain and ... and daily operations to more effectively meet goals. • Responsible for rescheduling daily ...

Booz Allen Hamilton

Intelligence Planner

Washington, DC

$77K - $176K/yr

Intelligence Planner The Opportunity: With all the information available today, it takes a skilled ... Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the ...

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What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Daily Planner, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Daily Planner, you need strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management abilities, typically supported by experience in administrative or project coordination roles. Familiarity with scheduling software, digital calendars, and productivity tools like Microsoft Outlook or Google Calendar is essential. Excellent communication, adaptability, and problem-solving skills enable proactive handling of shifting priorities and stakeholder needs. These skills ensure efficient scheduling, minimize conflicts, and support smooth daily operations for individuals or teams.

What is the difference between Daily Planner vs Administrative Assistant?

AspectDaily PlannerAdministrative Assistant
Required CredentialsHigh school diploma or equivalent; organizational skillsHigh school diploma; administrative skills, sometimes certifications
Work EnvironmentIndividual or team setting, often in offices or remoteOffice environment, supporting teams and executives
Employer & Industry UsageBusinesses, event planning, personal managementCorporate, government, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors
Common Search & ComparisonYesYes

While both roles involve organization and scheduling, a Daily Planner primarily focuses on managing schedules and appointments, often for individuals or small teams. An Administrative Assistant handles broader administrative tasks, including correspondence, data entry, and supporting office operations. Understanding these differences helps clarify career paths and job expectations in administrative and planning roles.

What are daily planners?

Daily planners are organizational tools or professionals who help individuals or businesses plan and manage their daily schedules and tasks. They ensure that appointments, meetings, deadlines, and important activities are recorded and prioritized to improve productivity and time management. Daily planners can be physical notebooks, digital applications, or people whose job is to coordinate daily activities and keep everything on track.

How does a Daily Planner typically coordinate with other team members to ensure smooth workflow and task completion?

A Daily Planner often collaborates closely with various departments and team members to align daily schedules, meetings, and deadlines. They act as a central point of contact for updates or changes, ensuring that everyone is informed and tasks are prioritized effectively. This role requires clear communication and proactive follow-up to prevent scheduling conflicts and to keep projects on track. Regular check-ins and coordination with managers, assistants, and project teams are common to maintain an efficient workflow.
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Engineering Planner

Engineering Planner

Blue Star Families

Ashburn, VA

$75K - $90K/yr

Full-time

Posted 14 days ago

Job description

Business Unit:Cubic DefenseCompany Details:When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people's lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.
We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.Job Details:

Job Summary:

Extensive contact and interface with all areas of the business: Engineering, Purchasing, Operations, Quality, Configuration Management, Delivery Management, and Program Management. Read and interpret BOMs, engineering planning, and analyze production workflow for multiple products. Usage of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system to create demand, Purchase Requisitions, Work Orders, Materials Management, and Planning. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Management of assigned commodities for various projects and products
  • Create material demand for prototype/LRIP product builds
  • Ensure parts and/or materials are available for Engineering to perform the work
  • Kit all the materials for prototype builds
  • Coordinate with production planning and suppliers when necessary
  • Prepare and authorize purchase requisitions
  • Evaluate purchase requisitions for materials and services of a technical or specialized nature and confers with departments regarding requirements, specifications, quantity, quality, and delivery dates.
  • Utilizes, tracks, and manages P-Card purchases
  • Follows-up and expedites IRAD orders as required
  • Creates and tracks metrics for material schedules, work orders, and purchase orders
  • Evaluate MRP reports and analyze impact of changes to engineering schedule
  • Interpret drawing tree structures and build order relationships
  • Coordinate with Engineering, Program Management, Product Line Management, and Purchasing on engineering changes and priority changes which may impact outsourcing vendors and engineering schedules for prototypes and product transition.
  • Accountable for the accurate purchase of material based on the Engineering requirements.
  • Communicate to Purchasing all major project changes of the Bills of Materials (BOM) and follow through to closure for prototypes and product transition.
  • Hybrid work environment (3 days/week)

Minimum Job Requirements:

  • Four-year college degree or equivalent, plus two years of progressively responsible purchasing, production expediting, production planning, and/or materials management experience in a manufacturing environment working with MRP systems.
  • Extensive knowledge of BOMs and working knowledge of engineering planning tools.
  • Must have basic Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
  • Must be able to make decisions concerning priorities, cost, lead times, and availability for prototype/LRIP needs.
  • Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in written form. Must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Able to prioritize, delegate, complete multiple tasks, and work under deadlines.
  • SAP experience

Preferred Experience

  • Preferred: Aras (CM/PLM tool) and SAP experience (SAP is strongly preferred), with particular attention to these SAP T-codes:
  • CJ20N Demand entry
  • CNMM Demand release
  • MD02 Runs MRP - updates demand
  • MD04 Displays demand/stock/POs
  • LS24 Displays stock location
  • MB51 Displays material transactions
  • Purchase Order Displays:
    • ME23N by individual#
    • ME2L by vendor
    • ME2M by material number
  • MIGO Transfers stock; issues, receives
  • LT12 Confirms/finalizes transfers
  • CO02 Creates production orders
  • CO03 Displays production orders
  • ME51N Creates purchase requisitions (without demand)
  • ME52N Modifies purchase requisitions
  • ME53N Displays purchase requisitions
  • XK03 Displays vendors

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

Cubic Pay Range:

$75,000.00 - $90,000.00 + benefits.

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Worker Type:Employee

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

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