Senior Materials Planner — Shape Quantum Builds in Oxford

Ionq; Oxford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

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Job summary

IonQ in Oxford is seeking a Senior Materials Planner to join the Supply Chain and Inventory team. You will work closely with engineering, manufacturing and procurement to ensure the right parts arrive when the builds need them.

In this in-office role, you will run system-level materials planning from MRP data, turn forecasts into a build schedule, source vendors, raise requisitions and chase deliveries that drift. Proximity to builds and stores is essential.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of materials planning in a manufacturing environment with multi-level BOMs.
• Working command of MRP across planning, purchasing, inventory and manufacturing operations.
• Ability to analyse large data sets and act on what they tell you.

Responsibilities

• Execute system level materials planning from MRP data to support engineering builds and NPI schedules.
• Publish and maintain daily and weekly build schedules from forecast analysis and material availability.
• Monitor, report and resolve material shortages, discrepancies and constraints before they stop a build.
• Manage production work orders and report on material readiness and build progress.
• Source and negotiate with vendors, including obtaining quotes and agreeing lead times.
• Raise purchase requisitions and expedite deliveries that are slipping.
• Act as the point of contact between vendors and internal teams waiting on parts.
• Work across engineering, manufacturing and procurement to clear blockers on critical builds.

Skills

MRP systems

ERP

PLM

Data analysis

Vendor negotiation

Education

Degree in supply chain/manufacturing or related

CIPS / APICS CPIM / CSCP

Tools

NetSuite (Oracle)

Power BI

Google Workspace

Job description

IonQ in Oxford is seeking a Senior Materials Planner to join the Supply Chain and Inventory team. You will work closely with engineering, manufacturing and procurement to ensure the right parts arrive when the builds need them.

In this in-office role, you will run system-level materials planning from MRP data, turn forecasts into a build schedule, source vendors, raise requisitions and chase deliveries that drift. Proximity to builds and stores is essential.