Generalmatter
Supply Planner
Los Angeles, CA. Posted 3 days ago
The role
The Supply Planner will build planning processes from the ground up and turn shifting demand into a reliable plan. You will work with sourcing to place orders, manage stock levels, and support ERP/MES implementation.
What you will do
- Set the planning playbook and put supply and material planning best practices in place.
- Build line of balance views to show on hand, on order, and needed parts.
- Convert plan changes into purchase requisitions, pull-ins, or pushouts.
- Issue and manage purchase orders and request quotes.
- Confirm dates and quantities with suppliers and expedite late parts.
- Resolve receiving and invoice discrepancies.
- Set safety stock and reorder points and manage stocked SKUs.
- Support the ERP/MES implementation.
- Project hardware spend from the build plan and stand up the S&OP process.
Required qualifications
- Evidence of exceptional ability (prior projects, portfolio of work, completed products, etc).
- Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals.
- Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals even with partial information.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years in supply planning, material planning, or procurement for a manufacturing or hardware program.
- Hands-on experience running MRP in an ERP system, with strong spreadsheet and data analysis skills.
- Hands-on procurement experience: creating purchase orders, working with suppliers on quotes, lead times, and delivery dates, and expediting to get material delivered.
- Exacting with data, persistent with suppliers, and calm when the schedule changes underneath you.
- Ability to obtain and maintain any required security clearance and access authorization.
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
Nice to have
- Experience in a fast-paced engineering or highly technical environment
- Built an MRP and S&OP process from the ground up, not just operated one
- Worked across supply, material, and demand planning
- Helped implement or migrate an ERP or MES system
- Experience building digital tools for supply visibility, such as planning dashboards or shortage reports
- A habit of using AI in your daily work
- Start-up or early-stage company experience
Benefits
- Stock options
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
About the company
General Matter enriches uranium and is designing, building, and operating low-cost enrichment services in the US. The company was incubated inside Founders Fund and is backed by several venture capital firms.