Materials Planner

LHH Recruitment Solutions; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401K plan

Commuter benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Materials Planning & Supplier Coordination Specialist to support large-scale utility and infrastructure projects. You will lead material planning, supplier coordination, and delivery visibility across Engineering, Project Management, and Field Operations teams.

Key duties include forecasting, procurement, expediting, and performance monitoring using SAP, Ariba, Power BI, and Excel.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in materials management, supply chain, procurement, supplier management, or utility operations
• Experience supporting capital projects within utility, energy, construction, manufacturing, or infrastructure environments
• Strong SAP and SAP MM experience
• Experience with supplier coordination, inventory planning, and material delivery management
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with strong reporting and analytical capabilities
• Experience with Ariba, Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting tools is highly preferred
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for material planning, supplier coordination, and delivery visibility
• Manage material forecasting, ordering, expediting, tracking, and readiness for project milestones
• Coordinate with Engineering, Project Management, Inventory, Warehousing, and Field Operations teams
• Monitor supplier commitments, delivery schedules, quality performance, and resolve supply chain issues
• Support sourcing activities, supplier performance reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop dashboards, reports, and analytics related to material availability, supplier performance, and forecast accuracy
• Identify material risks, shortages, and delays while proactively driving mitigation plans
• Support QA/QC processes, supplier corrective actions, and root cause analysis efforts

Skills

Material planning

Supplier coordination

SAP

SAP MM

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Ariba

Communication

Stakeholder management

Multi-priority management

Tools

SAP

SAP MM

Ariba

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Materials Planning & Supplier Coordination Specialist | Utility & Infrastructure Projects

We’re looking for a Materials Planning & Supplier Coordination Specialist to support large-scale utility and infrastructure projects. If you have experience in supply chain, procurement, materials management, or supplier coordination and enjoy working across engineering, project management, inventory, and supplier teams, this is an excellent opportunity to make a direct impact on project success.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for material planning, supplier coordination, and delivery visibility
• Manage material forecasting, ordering, expediting, tracking, and readiness for project milestones
• Coordinate with Engineering, Project Management, Inventory, Warehousing, and Field Operations teams
• Monitor supplier commitments, delivery schedules, quality performance, and resolve supply chain issues
• Support sourcing activities, supplier performance reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop dashboards, reports, and analytics related to material availability, supplier performance, and forecast accuracy
• Identify material risks, shortages, and delays while proactively driving mitigation plans
• Support QA/QC processes, supplier corrective actions, and root cause analysis efforts

What You Bring:

• 3–7 years of experience in materials management, supply chain, procurement, supplier management, or utility operations
• Experience supporting capital projects within utility, energy, construction, manufacturing, or infrastructure environments
• Strong SAP and SAP MM experience
• Experience with supplier coordination, inventory planning, and material delivery management
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with strong reporting and analytical capabilities
• Experience with Ariba, Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting tools is highly preferred
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

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