Manufacturing Materials Planning Associate

The role

The Manufacturing Materials Planning Associate supports manufacturing operations across foil stamping, UV coating, chrome laminating, die cutting, and embellishment processes. This role focuses on manufacturing operations, vendor coordination, materials planning, file preparation, and production scheduling support.

What you will do

• Coordinate daily, weekly, and monthly material planning priorities.
• Order, track, and coordinate materials, dies, tooling, blankets, consumables, and vendor-supplied components.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal departments for file preparation and material delivery.
• Maintain inventory visibility, material usage tracking, and forecasting.
• Support preparation and cleanup of manufacturing files for vendors, lasers, tooling, and production operations.
• Assist with extraction and preparation of files for non-print manufacturing processes.
• Support Scodix and embellishment file processing workflows.
• Partner with Scheduling, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to balance workload demand.
• Support initiatives to reduce material waste and improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Assist with documentation and standardization efforts.

Required qualifications

• Strong interest in manufacturing processes, print embellishments, and production operations.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable learning technical manufacturing concepts and vendor coordination processes.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced production environment with shifting priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and willingness to learn prepress/Mac-based workflows.

Nice to have

• Associate’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Manufacturing, Engineering or related field
• 1 – 5 years of experience in manufacturing, material planning, production planning, print production, packaging, prepress, or related operational environments
• Experience with print manufacturing, packaging, foil stamping, UV coating, or related processes
• Spanish & English proficiency

About the company

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology. It is part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem which builds a global digital sports platform.