Material Planner

The role

You will own the flow of material to keep Heron Link builds on schedule. You will partner with Supply Chain, Design Engineering, NPI, Manufacturing, and Warehouse to track purchase orders and maintain accurate inventory records.

What you will do

• Own Clear To Build (CTB) for each NPI build
• Lead daily review with the supply chain team
• Track POs and shipments
• Manage constrained parts supplied to suppliers and Contract Manufacturers
• Build automated alerts to escalate late or at-risk parts
• Collaborate with the warehouse team to ensure parts are received and stored correctly
• Manage rework material including defining BOMs and kitting parts
• Ship and track PCBAs from rework sites
• Partner with the in-house software team to build or improve material ordering and inventory tracking systems

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 2 to 4 years of experience in materials, supply chain, production planning, or purchasing, ideally in hardware manufacturing
• Comfortable reading BOMs, purchase orders, and shipping documents
• Experience with CTB reports, MRP, and kitting
• Working knowledge of Excel or Google Sheets (filters, lookups, basic formulas)
• Strong attention to detail and a habit of keeping records accurate
• Clear communicator who escalates problems early

Nice to have

• Experience with an ERP or MRP system (for example NetSuite, Odoo, or SAP)
• Experience supporting NPI builds or coordinating with a contract manufacturer
• Exposure to electronics manufacturing: reels, trays, ESD handling, and moisture-sensitive (MSL) parts

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (salary and equity)
• Benefits

About the company

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. The leadership team consists of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products.