Material Planner

Anduril Industries; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Material Planner for its Supply Chain team in Massachusetts. You will own material flow from raw materials to finished goods, signaling purchase and manufacturing actions to ensure on-time delivery under stringent quality standards.

The role involves forecasting, inventory planning, and signaling needs across ERP systems while collaborating with procurement, engineering, and production to support rapid hardware iterations. A U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in supply chain or production-type role with complex assemblies.
• 3+ years' experience in Supply Planning.
• Demonstrated ability to own a value chain from start to finish coordinating across internal/external parties for on-time deliveries.
• Experience with Oracle or a similar ERP system.
• Willingness to take on broad responsibility across supply chain, logistics, engineering, and material planning with speed and accuracy.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work with Demand Planning to develop supply plans meeting holistic material needs.
• Escalate material shortages to purchasing/production with clear reporting.
• Execute supply plan with Procurement to maintain stock targets.
• Collaborate with Procurement on component availability and scheduling.
• Partner with Engineering to plan and track material requirements for NPI.
• Provide visibility into material coverage during CCB processes with cross-functional teams.
• Manage Consumables Inventory to support Production, Engineering, and Deployment Operations.
• Maintain master data for accurate planning inputs in MRP.

Skills

5+ years manufacturing experience

3+ years supply planning

Value chain ownership

ERP experience (Oracle)

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in related field

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Anduril Imaging team develops state-of-the-art imaging systems across both hardware and software, deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies. The team is heavily involved in utilizing computer vision, perception, electro-optical, infrared, and sensor data to give our war fighters and allies an advantage.

ABOUT THE JOB

Anduril’s Supply Chain team is seeking a Material Planner to join our team. The Supply Chain team is responsible for planning and sourcing of materials to support rapidly iterating and building of cutting-edge defense hardware. The Material Planner will have material flow responsibility spanning the entire value chain from raw materials through finished goods shipped to customers. They will have full ownership of certain assemblies and product lines, and will be ultimately responsible for sending the correct signals to Purchasing and Manufacturing on what and when to buy or build.

This hire will be instrumental in signaling and forecasting accurate supply, planning inventory levels, and ensuring that Anduril supports its hardware requirements via Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and other associated tools. The right person for this role can demonstrate past holistic ownership on solving operational challenges with creative solutions in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment. This person will be flexible to provide support wherever needed to ensure products are built and shipped under stringent quality standards. If you are someone who thrives in such an environment, then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Work alongside the Demand Planning team to develop supply plans which solve wholistic material supply needs for the business
• Proactively identify and escalation material shortages to purchasing and production teams through clear-to-build and weeks on hand reporting
• Manage execution of the supply plan with Procurement which ensures stock level targets are maintained
• Collaborate with Procurement to ensure component availability and production scheduling aligns with availability
• Partner with Engineering teams to plan, track, and maintain material requirements throughout NPI efforts
• Work cross-functionally with the Engineering and Configuration Management teams to provide visibility into material coverage as part of the CCB process
• Manage Consumables Inventory and ensure stocked to support Production, Engineering, and Deployment Operations
• Develop and maintain accurate master data to ensure proper planning inputs are used within MRP

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years past experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in either a supply chain or production-type role where complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies were built
• 3+ years' experience in Supply Planning
• Demonstrated ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, coordinating among multiple different internal and external parties to achieve on-time deliveries under stringent quality standards
• Prior knowledge of Oracle or a similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
• Ability to demonstrate a willingness to take on substantial responsibility across supply chain, logistics, engineering, and material planning functions with a bias towards speed and accuracy
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related field
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma principles in action

US Salary Range $99,000—$130,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

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