Base Power

Material Planner

Austin, TX. Posted 15 days ago

The role

You will own material planning for assigned components and assemblies. You will turn production plans and engineering changes into supply plans and hold suppliers accountable for delivery.

What you will do

  • Own material planning for assigned components and assemblies across production, engineering builds, and ramps.
  • Turn production demand into supply plans in our ERP, balancing service levels, inventory, and cost.
  • Set and maintain planning parameters and master data.
  • Get materials ready for engineering changes, new parts, and product transitions.
  • Report clear-to-build status, material coverage, and run-out risk.
  • Size safety stock and order quantities based on data.
  • Be the day-to-day contact for assigned suppliers.
  • Support supplier ramps for new programs and production phases.
  • Improve planning processes, tools, and reporting.

Required qualifications

  • A degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, finance, or a related quantitative field.
  • 5+ years in material planning, supply chain, or manufacturing at a hardware or industrial company.
  • Strong working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems in discrete manufacturing, including BOMs, part lifecycles, and procure-to-pay.
  • Strong data analysis skills and the ability to make clear calls under tight timelines.
  • A track record of working across teams and holding suppliers to their commitments.
  • Clear, direct written and verbal communication.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities.

Nice to have

  • Experience with manufacturing ERP and MES systems.
  • Experience using AI or agentic tools to build and speed up planning workflows and analyses.
  • Experience with electromechanical assemblies that mix off-the-shelf and custom parts, including assemblies built by contract manufacturers.

About the company

Base is America’s next-generation power company rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries. The company builds in-house and expands at speed to provide whole-home backup and grid stability.