Strategic Material Planner for UAV AIT Operations

AirQ; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

UAV environment

Hands-on role

Digitization of planning

Cross-functional teamwork

Job summary

Air Q Limited is seeking an experienced Material Planner to manage BOM-driven material planning, ordering, availability, and tracking for our AIT operations in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on ensuring materials align with the production schedule and preventing shortages through structured tracking.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Planning, Warehouse, and shop floor, coordinate with suppliers, and leverage ERP/MRP systems to maintain records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in material planning, supply chain, or production planning in manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP for material ordering and tracking.
• Strong BOM-driven material planning knowledge.
• Experience tracking stock/consumption and material reporting.
• Proven ability to design or improve material tracking processes.
• Excellent coordination with Procurement, Planning, Warehouse, and Production teams.
• Attention to detail and strong communication skills.
• Process-oriented mindset to bring structure to evolving processes.

Responsibilities

• Own BOM-driven material ordering and availability planning for assembly and testing.
• Coordinate with Procurement and suppliers to prevent shortages and delays.
• Monitor material availability against production schedules.
• Identify and resolve gaps in material and job-order tracking.
• Maintain accurate material, stock, consumption, and order records.
• Support development and improvement of material tracking processes.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Planning, Warehouse, and shop floor.
• Flag material risks and communicate potential shortages to leadership.
• Ensure BOM ordering accuracy and timely material availability.
• Work with ERP/MRP systems for ordering, tracking, and reporting.

Skills

BOM-driven material planning

ERP/MRP systems

Stock/consumption tracking

Process improvement

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering

Job description

Air Q Limited is seeking an experienced Material Planner to manage BOM-driven material planning, ordering, availability, and tracking for our AIT operations in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on ensuring materials align with the production schedule and preventing shortages through structured tracking.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Planning, Warehouse, and shop floor, coordinate with suppliers, and leverage ERP/MRP systems to maintain records.