Senior Materials Planner

Russell Tobin; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Employee discounts

Job summary

Pride Global is seeking an experienced Materials Planner to plan, coordinate, and monitor the movement of materials through production and engineering cycles. This role supports new product builds, material transfers, inventory staging, shipping coordination, and cross-functional supply chain activities.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, and experienced with SAP materials management transactions and enterprise supply chain systems.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating materials planning and cross-functional supply chain activities.
• Strong knowledge of SAP materials management transactions and BOMs.
• Ability to analyze material requirements and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
• Experience with new product introductions or engineering builds is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and monitor movement of materials through production and engineering activities.
• Determine material requirements based on schedules and engineering needs.
• Support shipments for new products by coordinating engineering-owned materials to shipping locations.
• Coordinate material transfers and movement into inventory locations, labs, or designated areas.
• Manage reservations and inventory staging activities.
• Collaborate with Purchasing, Production Control, Engineering, Program/Product Management, and Supply Chain teams.
• Maintain relationships with cross-functional stakeholders to support production needs.
• Communicate material availability and delivery issues impacting build schedules.
• Manage shared project mailboxes and coordinate material-related requests.
• Support procurement activities and system transactions; maintain BOMs and part data.
• Prepare ad hoc reports and provide material status updates to product teams.
• Participate in continuous improvement of material planning processes.

Skills

Materials Planning

Supply Chain

Production Control

Material Coordination

Inventory Management

Material Movement

Material Transfers

Material Requirements Planning

Tools

SAP

MD04

MB51

LS24

ME27

MB21

MB22

MB23

Job description

Work Arrangement

Hybrid – 3 days onsite / 2 days remote

Duration

12 Months with possible extensions

Pay Rate

Up to $46.60/hr

Role Overview

• Seeking an experienced Materials Planner to plan, coordinate, and monitor the movement of materials through the production and engineering cycle. This role will support new product builds, material transfers, inventory staging, shipping coordination, and cross-functional supply chain activities.
• The ideal candidate is highly organized, self-motivated, analytical, and experienced with SAP materials management transactions and enterprise supply chain systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and monitor the movement of materials through production and engineering activities.
• Determine material requirements based on engineering and production schedules.
• Support shipments for new products by coordinating engineering-owned materials to appropriate shipping locations.
• Coordinate material transfers and movement from engineering into unrestricted inventory locations, labs, or other designated areas.
• Manage material reservations and inventory staging activities.
• Coordinate efficiently with Purchasing, Production Control, Engineering, Program Management, Product Management, and Supply Chain teams.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders to support production and project requirements.
• Communicate material availability and delivery issues that may impact build schedules.
• Manage shared project/service mailboxes and coordinate timely resolution of material-related requests.
• Support material requirements, procurement activities, and supply chain system transactions.
• Create, maintain, and validate Bills of Material (BOMs), part numbers, commodity information, and procurement-related data within enterprise systems.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of supply chain and procurement business system data.
• Develop specifications and material requirements for new orders or projects as needed.
• Prepare ad hoc reports and provide material status updates to support Product and Program teams.
• Participate in cross-functional teams and support continuous improvement of material planning and movement processes.
• Identify material constraints, investigate issues, and support timely resolution.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in materials planning, material coordination, supply chain, production control, inventory, or manufacturing operations.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP materials management transactions, including:
• MD04
• MB51
• LS24
• ME27
• MB21
• MB22
• MB23
• Experience working with enterprise supply chain, procurement, inventory, or materials management systems.
• Ability to analyze material requirements, identify issues, and communicate impacts to stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI/NPD) or engineering builds.
• Experience in semiconductor, electronics, advanced manufacturing, or high-tech environments.
• Experience with material transfers, inventory reservations, engineering-owned material, or lab materials.
• Experience with Bills of Material, part numbers, commodities, and procurement data.
• Experience working with Production Control, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program/Product Management.
• Experience with SAP reporting and material availability analysis.
• Strong Excel and reporting skills.

Key Skills

• Materials Planning
• Material Planning
• SAP
• SAP MD04
• SAP MB51
• SAP LS24
• SAP ME27
• SAP MB21
• SAP MB22
• SAP MB23
• Supply Chain
• Production Control
• Material Coordination
• Inventory Management
• Material Movement
• Material Transfers
• Material Requirements Planning
• BOM
• Bills of Material
• Procurement
• Engineering Materials
• NPI
• New Product Introduction
• Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Data Integrity
• Supply Chain Systems
• Reporting

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Pride Global offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Pride Global and its affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Pride Global and its affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.