Materials Program Manager

Joby Barnard; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Joby Aviation in Marina, CA seeks a Materials/Planification Manager (temporary 4-6 months) to own left-to-right build schedules. You’ll oversee production planning, material scheduling, and supplier coordination during NPI, ramp, and sustaining phases, ensuring on-time delivery and cost targets.

Responsibilities include managing MRP, safety stock, EOQs, and data-driven planning while collaborating with engineering to minimize obsolescence. This temporary role offers hands-on impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations management or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of experience in materials management, production planning, material scheduling, or purchasing in a manufacturing setting.
• Proficiency in MS Excel for material shortage reports.
• Strong analytical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Create and deploy supply requirements via MRP to meet production, inventory and cost targets.
• Manage safety stock levels and EOQs to optimize logistics.
• Deliver clear-to-build status and run-out reports to plan production and targets.
• Coordinate with suppliers to set delivery schedules and ensure on-time delivery.
• Support material changes and minimize obsolescence through close collaboration with engineering.

Skills

Analytical capabilities

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

PLM software

SAP

Job description

Company Overview

Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly carries you and your fellow passengers over the congested city streets below, enabling you to spend more time with the people and places that matter most. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA. With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.

Overview

In this role, you'll own the creation and oversight of left-to-right clear to build schedules to support builds. As an MPM, you will oversee manufacturing operations (production, quality, material planning), cost, schedule, and deliverables during New Product Introduction (NPI), Ramp and Sustaining Phases as well as organize and oversee manufacturing (in-house or Contract Manufacturer) transition from validation to ramp and production states.

This is a temporary position for 4-6 months, based in Marina, CA.

Responsibilities

• Create and deploy supply requirements to the supply base via MRP which achieves production, inventory and cost objectives. Ensure demand from all sources (production, aftermarket, engineering, etc.) is supported appropriately
• Manage safety stock levels and optimize logistical efficiency by managing EOQs
• Manage planning system parameters and master data to optimally reflect supply chain capabilities and plan supply. Deliver clear-to-build status, material coverage, run-out reports, and other analyses as needed to plan production and business targets. Provide data-driven decision support to the broader organization through what-if and scenario planning (as examples)
• Work with external suppliers to establish the appropriate delivery schedules for individual components, specifying quantity and frequency, targeting on-time delivery; coordinate with the Supply Chain team and Logistics as needed
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Engineering to support material changes resulting from Change action (CAs), plan for new material, and minimize obsolescence of old material
• Apply analytics and supply chain expertise to manage system parameters and meet target inventory and service level goals while minimizing costs and obsolescence
• Build and maintain operational partnerships with assigned suppliers. Act as the primary interface with suppliers on delivery status, issues, and resolution
• Escalate to commercial or technical partners when required (procurement, accounts payable, quality, engineering, etc.)
• Support onboarding and training of new suppliers to ensure operational excellence and compliance with Joby's supply chain processes and policies
• Coordinate supplier ramp-up and down for new product launches, ensuring suppliers deliver shipments needed to support production targets
• Manage engineering changes to minimize obsolete inventory and ensure continuous supply

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, or other related field, or equivalent experience
• 1+ years related experience in materials management, production planning, material scheduling, or purchasing in a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in MS Excel, including the ability to maintain and enhance Excel-based material shortage reports
• Strong analytical capabilities

Desired

• Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, SAP enterprise system inventory management system such as SAP to Microsoft

Additional Information

This is a temporary role, anticipated to last 4-6 months. The target base pay for this position is $40 - $60 per hour.

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer