Materials Planner

The role

The Materials Planner drives production material readiness for radar manufacturing and deployment schedules. This person translates production priorities and BOM requirements into actionable material-readiness plans.

What you will do

• Support NPI, production ramp, and continuous process improvement.
• Develop and maintain Excel- and ERP-based planning reports and tools.
• Partner with Production and the Senior Supply Chain Planner to translate build schedules into material-readiness actions.
• Partner with Engineering to identify and resolve BOM discrepancies.
• Partner with Purchasing to communicate procurement requirements and monitor supply.
• Coordinate Material Movement and pick readiness with Warehouse and Inventory teams.
• Categorize material requirements into actionable statuses.
• Identify, maintain, and communicate production shortages and material risks.
• Perform BOM scrubs and kit-readiness analysis.
• Own production material readiness for assigned builds and programs.

Required qualifications

• Experience in materials planning, production planning, supply planning, inventory planning, or manufacturing supply chain
• Strong experience working with Bills of Materials (BOMs), including multi-level BOMs and subassemblies
• Experience supporting production kitting, shortage management, and material readiness
• Strong understanding of the relationship between production schedules, BOM demand, inventory availability, open supply, and purchasing requirements
• Experience working cross-functionally with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Inventory, Engineering, and Supply Chain Planning
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems
• Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, conditional logic, data validation, and reconciliation of large data sets
• Strong analytical skills
• Basic purchasing/procurement experience, including familiarity with RFQs, purchase orders, supplier lead times, follow-up, and expedite requests
• Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, and follow-through

Nice to have

• experience in electronics, aerospace, defense, or high-tech manufacturing
• NetSuite experience

Benefits

• flexible remote/hybrid opportunities
• Work on complex, meaningful missions with real-world impact
• Unlimited paid time off for most roles
• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Access to the forefront of commercial space operations and defense innovation

Before you apply

• must be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to conform to ITAR

About the company

LeoLabs is building the living map of activity in space using a proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform. They provide Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for space operators and defense organizations.