Strategic Material Planner

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline in South San Francisco is seeking a Material Planning Manager to own material availability and data integrity for Zipline’s drone delivery network. You will sit at the intersection of Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing and Supplier Industrialization, ensuring continuous production during rapid scale-up and supplier changes.

You will govern master data, lead change impacts on planning parameters, and build dashboards for weekly visibility to manufacturing leaders and senior

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience owning material planning, master-data governance, or supply planning for complex electromechanical or avionics products.
• Demonstrated track record reducing shortages and improving forecast accuracy and inventory health.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end material availability for an assigned platform or major subsystem; translate production schedules into supplier commitments and replenishment plans.
• Maintain governance of master data (BOMs, item attributes, lead times, planning parameters) as the authoritative source for MRP.
• Lead engineering-change integration for materials and coordinate supplier actions to minimize production disruption.
• Define, implement, and own planning KPIs and targets; drive improvements through data analysis and inventory modeling.
• Drive exception management for off-nominal processes and escalations for material gaps across sites.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Industrialization to validate supplier capacity and mitigate supply risk.
• Support prototype-to-volume transitions and readiness planning for production launches.
• Build and maintain dashboards for weekly visibility to manufacturing leaders and stakeholders.

Skills

Material planning

Master-data governance

Supply planning

MRP/ERP systems

BOM management

Lead time risk

Forecasting

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

On-site work

Education

Advanced degree or certifications in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Job description

Zipline in South San Francisco is seeking a Material Planning Manager to own material availability and data integrity for Zipline’s drone delivery network. You will sit at the intersection of Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing and Supplier Industrialization, ensuring continuous production during rapid scale-up and supplier changes.

You will govern master data, lead change impacts on planning parameters, and build dashboards for weekly visibility to manufacturing leaders and senior