Strategic Space Supply Chain Planner for NPI

Northwood Space; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Planner to lead material planning and inventory execution for production and NPI programs. You will translate demand, production schedules, and engineering changes into procurement strategies while balancing inventory investment and supplier lead times.

Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, and Program Management to ensure material availability, optimize planning processes, and drive data-driven decisions in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in material planning, production planning, supply chain, or inventory management within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of MRP/ERP planning systems and experience managing material availability for complex manufacturing or production environments.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and data analysis.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Operations teams, utilizing strong analytical, organizational, prioritization and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own material planning and inventory management for assigned product lines, executing MRP planning activities to ensure material availability for production, NPI, engineering builds, and customer demand.
• Analyze demand, inventory, supplier lead times, and production schedules to develop material forecasts, identify shortages, manage supply commitments, and drive material readiness through cross-functional collaboration with Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Program Management.
• Optimize inventory performance by maintaining planning parameters (lead times, safety stock, reorder points, lot sizing, and planning policies), supporting ECOs, product transitions, and NPI while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
• Perform root cause analysis on material shortages, inventory discrepancies, and planning exceptions, implementing corrective actions and continuous improvements to improve inventory health, planning accuracy, and operational performance.
• Maintain accurate planning data within ERP systems, including item master data, BOMs, supplier information, and planning parameters, while developing dashboards and reporting to monitor material availability, inventory health, supplier performance, and schedule adherence.
• Contribute to the growth and scalability of the planning organization by leading inventory optimization initiatives, improving planning processes, and mentoring junior planners.

Skills

MRP/ERP

Excel

Cross-functional

Data analysis

Supply chain planning

Tools

SQL

Superset

Job description

Northwood Space is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Planner to lead material planning and inventory execution for production and NPI programs. You will translate demand, production schedules, and engineering changes into procurement strategies while balancing inventory investment and supplier lead times.

Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, and Program Management to ensure material availability, optimize planning processes, and drive data-driven decisions in a fast-paced