The Role

You will own the end-to-end responsibility for ensuring the timely availability of materials required to support production and customer demand. You will be accountable for managing material requirements planning (MRP), actively monitoring inventory levels, and proactively coordinating with suppliers, procurement, and production teams to maintain optimal stock positions while minimizing excess and shortages. You will establish, maintain, and continuously improve the Clear-to-Build report, taking ownership of identifying potential material shortages, tracking component readiness, and ensuring production can proceed without delay. You will analyze forecasts, monitor material consumption, and adjust material plans in response to changing production schedules, demand shifts, or supply chain disruptions. In this role, you will drive improvements in material flow, lead-time reduction, and supply reliability by identifying gaps and implementing corrective actions. You will serve as a key cross-functional partner, owning collaboration across departments to drive efficiency, accuracy, and continuity throughout the supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage demand plans, ensuring accurate inputs within plans and the Bills of Material feeding into those plans

• Own Clear to Build reporting and Clear to Build meetings to provide visibility to stakeholders

• Generate and provide forecasts to the Supply Chain team

• Manage allocation of material in MRP system

• Work cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Engineering, Production, and Finance and Accounting teams to develop processes for working within MRP and related data

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience of material planning or supply chain management in the aerospace industry

• Experience working with MRP in a fast-paced environment

• Strong understanding of demand planning, supply allocation, and management of master data

• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional environment with engineering, production, and finance

• Ability to travel up to 25 - 50% of the time

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, finance, electrical, aerospace, mathematics, or other relevant engineering discipline

• 3+ years in a new product introduction environment

• Prior experience planning for space grade material

• Experience implementing AS9100 or completing AS9100 audits

• Prior leadership experience

Compensation and Benefits:

• Base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $160,000 + equity in the company

• Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks

If you don't meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!

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