Manufacturing Materials Planner — Cross-Functional Ops

Fanatics Collectibles; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a Manufacturing Materials Planning Associate to support manufacturing operations across foil stamping, UV coating, chrome laminating, die cutting, and embellishment processes. This developmental role focuses on manufacturing operations, vendor coordination, materials planning, file preparation, and production scheduling support.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Scheduling, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Manufacturing or related field is a plus.
• 1–5 years of experience in manufacturing, material planning, production planning, print production, packaging, prepress, or related operational environments preferred.
• Strong interest in manufacturing processes, print embellishments, and production operations.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable learning technical manufacturing concepts and vendor coordination processes.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced production environment with shifting priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and willingness to learn prepress/Mac-based workflows.
• Experience with print manufacturing, packaging, foil stamping, UV coating, or related processes is a plus.
• Spanish & English proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily, weekly, and monthly material planning priorities across Foil, UV, Chrome, Die Cutting, and Scodix operations.
• Order, track, and coordinate materials, dies, tooling, blankets, consumables, and vendor components for on-time manufacturing.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal departments for file prep and material delivery timelines.
• Maintain inventory visibility, material usage tracking, and forecasting for manufacturing.
• Prepare and clean up manufacturing files for vendors, lasers, tooling, and production operations.
• Assist with extraction and preparation of files for non-print manufacturing processes.
• Support Scodix and embellishment file processing workflows, including numbering and finishing treatments.
• Balance workload by partnering with Scheduling, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams.
• Drive initiatives to reduce material waste, minimize make-ready time, improve throughput, and increase efficiency.
• Document and standardize manufacturing operations processes.

Skills

Material planning

Inventory management

Cross-functional coordination

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Mac-based workflows

Prepress knowledge

Job description

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a Manufacturing Materials Planning Associate to support manufacturing operations across foil stamping, UV coating, chrome laminating, die cutting, and embellishment processes. This developmental role focuses on manufacturing operations, vendor coordination, materials planning, file preparation, and production scheduling support.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Scheduling, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams.