Materials Planning Manager

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Materials Planning Manager located in Austin, TX.

Reporting to the Materials Planning Director
, the Materials Planning Manager will be responsible for developing, directing and coordinating material planning activities. Enhance customer service levels possible by balancing supply and demand.

What a typical day looks like:

• Own and manage customer demand forecasts; translate forecasts into actionable supply plans.
• Prepare and communicate shortage reports, Clear-to-Build (CTB) analysis, and supply risks to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Proactively identify, escalate, and resolve material shortages to minimize production impact.
• Develop and maintain analytical shortage models to proactively identify gaps between demand and supply.
• Manage and control Excess & Obsolete (E&O) inventory, drive mitigation and recovery plans.
• Maintain regular communication with suppliers regarding commitments, lead times, constraints, and delivery performance.
• Analyze and resolve COGI discrepancies, work order variances, work order aging, and inventory aging issues.
• Identify systemic inefficiencies and lead process improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain advanced Excel-based forecast and planning models to support decision-making.
• Apply Industrial Engineering principles to optimize inventory positioning, lot sizing, safety stock, and replenishment strategies.
• Partner with Operations, Procurement, Finance, and Program Management to ensure execution to plan.
• Partner with Product Engineers to manage Bill of Materials, set up inventory disposition plans based on Engineering change implementation dates.
• Drive Excess & Obsolete (E&O) mitigation using data-driven disposition, recovery, and prevention strategies.
• Prepare quotes for carrying cost, Excess and obsolete buy-back, scrap cost etc.
• Support site financial objectives by understanding cost drivers and contributing positively to site P&L.
• Track, analyze, and report key planning and inventory metrics including Load vs. Commit, Inventory Turns, Days on hand, safety stock attainment and forecast accuracy.
• Lead efforts to set up supplier managed inventory programs.
• Develop procedures and document them for highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across planning and materials management processes.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, customer requirements, and EMS best practices.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related quantitative field.
• 6+ years of experience in materials planning, production planning, or supply chain analytics within manufacturing or EMS environments including supervision.
• Strong quantitative and analytical background with the ability to model, analyze, and solve complex supply chain problems.
• Hands-on experience performing CTB analysis, shortage modeling, and demand-supply reconciliation.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, pivot tables, Power Query, and forecast modeling.
• Demonstrated experience resolving COGI issues, work order variances, and aging inventory through structured analysis.
• Working knowledge of financial principles and how inventory, shortages, and execution impact site P&L.
• Ability to communicate complex analytical insights clearly to customers, suppliers, and executive stakeholders.
• APICS certification (CPIM, CSCP) strongly preferred.
• Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, or IE methodologies is a strong plus.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

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