Material Planner

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm seeks a Material Planner to own the materials plan for apparel and accessories. This 12-month contract role is onsite in Beaverton, OR.

You will translate demand into actionable material supply, monitor plan health across seasons, and work with cross-functional teams to optimize segmentation, service levels, and lead-time strategies.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in materials, supply, or production planning.
• MRP, demand translation, production, and capacity management.
• Proven ownership of forecast accuracy and plan health.
• Segmentation, service levels, and risk assessment experience.
• Strong analytics plus the communication skills to influence without authority.
• Bachelor’s in supply chain, Planning, Manufacturing, or Logistics — or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts material requirements from finished goods demand.
• Plan health across the seasonal cadence: forecast accuracy and fidelity.
• Define segmentation and service levels for prioritization decisions.
• Lead-time, commitment, and staging strategies to de-risk long lead-time materials.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Materials Sourcing, Supplier Management, Material Development, Costing, Merch Planning, and Tier 2 partners.

Skills

Materials planning

MRP

Demand translation

Forecasting accuracy

Cross-functional influence

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s in supply chain, Planning, Manufacturing, or Logistics

Job description

Role: Material Planner – Apparel & Accessories

Duration: 12-Month Contract

Location: Beaverton, OR (Onsite)

We're hiring a Material Planner to own the materials plan for a global consumer products leader's apparel and accessories business — one sport, one material class alignment, full accountability.

What you’ll own

• Sport-level material forecasts — translating finished goods demand into actionable material supply requirements
• Plan health across the seasonal cadence: forecast completeness, accuracy, and fidelity
• Segmentation and service levels that decide what gets prioritized and why
• Lead-time, commitment, and staging strategies that de-risk long lead-time materials
• The cross-functional table — Materials Sourcing, Supplier Management, Material Development, Costing, Merch Planning, and Tier 2 partners

What you bring (must)

• 6+ years in materials, supply, or production planning
• MRP, demand translation, production, and capacity management
• Proven ownership of forecast accuracy and plan health
• Segmentation, service levels, and risk assessment experience
• Strong analytics plus the communication skills to influence without authority
• Bachelor’s in supply chain, Planning, Manufacturing, or Logistics — or equivalent experience

Nice to have

• Apparel, footwear, or high-SKU consumer goods background
• Materials segmentation, Critical Materials Tracking, or o9 Materials Forecast
• Experience leading project teams or driving change adoption
• Experience aligning cross-cultural, virtual teams