Material Planner

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Lexington, MA · Manufacturing : Imaging Production : Imaging - Supply Chain

This role is for a Material Planner at Anduril, a defense technology company. The role focuses on planning and sourcing materials for hardware production, managing material flow from raw materials to finished goods, and ensuring accurate supply signals to purchasing and manufacturing. It involves using ERP software and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet stringent quality standards in a fast-paced environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work alongside the Demand Planning team to develop supply plans which solve wholistic material supply needs for the business.
  2. Manage execution to the supply plan with Procurement which ensures stock level targets are maintained
  3. Collaborate with Procurement to ensure component availability and production scheduling aligns with availability
  4. Proactively identify and escalate material shortages to purchasing and production teams (in clear-to-build)
  5. Partner with cross-functional teams to prioritize supply allocations

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years past experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in either a supply chain or production-type role where complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies were built
  • 3+ years' experience in Supply Planning
  • Demonstrated ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, coordinating among multiple different internal and external parties to achieve on-time deliveries under stringent quality standards
  • Prior knowledge of Oracle or a similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
  • Ability to demonstrate a willingness to take on substantial responsibility across supply chain, logistics, engineering, and material planning functions with a bias towards speed and accuracy
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related field
  • Experience with Lean Manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma principles in action

What the JD emphasized

  • Demonstrated ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, coordinating among multiple different internal and external parties to achieve on-time deliveries under stringent quality standards
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance