Material Planning Intern

The role

You will own and plan material for assigned parts by running MRP and translating production schedules into supplier signals. You will identify shortages, support material readiness for engineering changes, and build a lasting planning improvement.

What you will do

• Own day-to-day material planning for assigned parts
• Run MRP and net demand against inventory
• Keep purchase orders aligned to the build plan
• Turn the production plan into rolling forecasts for suppliers
• Track supplier commitments against actual arrivals
• Identify shortages and supply risk and escalate with data
• Support material readiness for engineering changes and new parts
• Analyze planning data including lead times and safety stock
• Build and document one lasting improvement to how the team plans

Required qualifications

• Working toward a degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, mechanical engineering, business, or another quantitative field or on a comparable path
• Strong spreadsheet skills
• Comfort working with large, messy datasets
• Clear, direct written communication
• Bias to action and follow-through

Nice to have

• SQL, Python, or scripting
• Exposure to an MRP or ERP system (Odoo, SAP, NetSuite)

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. They design, build, install, and sell their own hardware through vertical integration.