Material Planner – Hardware & NPI Supply Chain (Equity)

Heron Power Inc.; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Heron Power Inc. is a startup building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid in Scotts Valley, California. We aim to debottleneck electricity growth with scalable, low-cost hardware solutions, accelerating electrification.

As a Material Planner, you will own the flow of material to keep every Heron Link build on schedule, coordinating with Supply Chain, Design Engineering, NPI, Manufacturing and Warehouse to track POs, surface risks, and maintain accurate inventory as we scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years in materials, supply chain, production planning, or purchasing, ideally hardware manufacturing.
• Able to read BOMs, purchase orders and shipping documents.
• Experience with CTB reports, MRP, and kitting.
• Proficient with Excel or Google Sheets (filters, lookups, formulas).
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping.
• Clear communicator who escalates problems early.

Responsibilities

• Own CTB for each NPI build and lead daily reviews with the supply chain team.
• Track POs and shipments and manage constrained parts to suppliers/CMs.
• Build automated alerts for late or at-risk parts and drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with warehouse to ensure parts are received against POs and stored properly.
• Manage rework material, define BOMs, and kit parts with engineers to ship PCBAs from rework sites.
• Partner with in-house software to improve material ordering and inventory tracking.

Skills

Attention to detail

Clear communication

BOMs reading

Purchase orders

Shipping documents

CTB reports

MRP

Kitting

Excel/Google Sheets

Organized

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NetSuite

Odoo

SAP

Job description

Heron Power Inc. is a startup building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid in Scotts Valley, California. We aim to debottleneck electricity growth with scalable, low-cost hardware solutions, accelerating electrification.

As a Material Planner, you will own the flow of material to keep every Heron Link build on schedule, coordinating with Supply Chain, Design Engineering, NPI, Manufacturing and Warehouse to track POs, surface risks, and maintain accurate inventory as we scale.