Head of Global Material Planning & Fulfillment

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid vacation

HSA

401(k) match

Employee stock purchase

Onsite gym

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA is seeking a Director of Planning & Fulfillment to lead end-to-end material planning across production programs for rockets and spacecraft. You will own multi-site operations, align with procurement, and translate program schedules into actionable material plans to keep manufacturing on track.

The role requires 12+ years in supply chain leadership, deep ERP experience, and a proven ability to scale planning teams in high‑mix aerospace environments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive supply chain experience in a leadership role owning material planning, production planning, or fulfillment functions.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience (16+ years total work experience).
• Deep, hands-on expertise in MRP/ERP systems and planning fundamentals: demand planning, supply planning, order policy, BOM management, and fulfillment execution.
• Proven track record building and scaling planning teams in a high-mix, low-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Exceptional cross-functional influence; successfully aligning engineering, production, procurement, and finance on competing priorities under schedule pressure.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end multi-site material planning and fulfillment operations across all production programs.
• Set and achieve program-level material readiness targets.
• Partner with Procurement to align supplier lead times, purchase planning message cadences, and material flow to production demand.
• Translate engineering change orders and program schedule changes into actionable supply and fulfillment plans with minimal disruption to production.
• Establish and own material shortage management processes, including root cause analysis and corrective action loops.
• Build and publish executive-level material health dashboards and weekly risk visibility reporting for COO and program leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across planning and fulfillment identifying systemic gaps in ERP and closing them.

Skills

Strategic supply chain leadership

MRP/ERP systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Rocket Lab USA is seeking a Director of Planning & Fulfillment to lead end-to-end material planning across production programs for rockets and spacecraft. You will own multi-site operations, align with procurement, and translate program schedules into actionable material plans to keep manufacturing on track.

The role requires 12+ years in supply chain leadership, deep ERP experience, and a proven ability to scale planning teams in high‑mix aerospace environments.