Materials Planner

LeoLabs•Menlo Park, CA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

LeoLabs is seeking a Materials Planner on the Radar Supply Chain Management team to ensure production material readiness for LeoLabs’ radar manufacturing and deployment schedules. This role involves translating production priorities and approved BOM requirements into actionable material-readiness plans. The Materials Planner will identify available inventory, determine necessary purchases, and flag discrepancies that could impede production. Key responsibilities include BOM scrubs, kit-readiness reporting, production shortage visibility, and Material Movement coordination. This position requires close collaboration with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Engineering, and the Senior Supply Chain Planner. A strong proficiency in Excel is essential, as the role involves integrating ERP exports, BOM data, inventory balances, purchase orders, and production requirements into comprehensive reports. This role does not manage routine NetSuite transactions or overall project forecasting, but focuses on providing clear visibility into material readiness and ensuring shortages have assigned owners and recovery plans.

Requirements

Experience in materials planning, production planning, supply planning, inventory planning, or manufacturing supply chain; experience in electronics, aerospace, defense, or high-tech manufacturing preferred.
Strong experience working with Bills of Materials (BOMs), including multi-level BOMs and subassemblies, and performing BOM scrubs or material-readiness analysis.
Experience supporting production kitting, shortage management, and material readiness across active manufacturing builds.
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; NetSuite experience preferred but not required.
Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, conditional logic, data validation, and reconciliation of large data sets.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to combine multiple data sources, identify discrepancies, and translate findings into clear Supply Chain actions.
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, with the ability to proactively identify and escalate material risks in a fast-paced or high-growth environment.
Eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations for ITAR.

Responsibilities

Support NPI, production ramp, and continuous process improvement by establishing scalable BOM scrub, shortage-management, kit-readiness, and material-planning processes as products transition into Production.
Develop and maintain Excel- and ERP-based planning reports and tools that provide visibility into kit readiness, shortages, open supply, purchasing requirements, and unresolved material actions.
Partner with Production and the Senior Supply Chain Planner to translate build schedules and project priorities into detailed material-readiness actions and communicate material risks and recovery dates.
Partner with Engineering to identify and resolve BOM discrepancies, revision issues, missing part numbers, quantity discrepancies, and other issues affecting material planning.
Partner with Purchasing to communicate procurement requirements, monitor incoming supply and ETAs, support urgent material needs, and escalate shortages that could impact production.
Coordinate Material Movement and pick readiness with Warehouse and Inventory teams to ensure available material is properly identified and ready to support Production.
Categorize material requirements into actionable statuses such as Clear to Pick, Purchasing Required, Engineering Action Required, or Supply Chain Action Required.
Identify, maintain, and communicate production shortages and material risks, including required quantities, need dates, responsible owners, recovery plans, and expected resolution dates.
Perform BOM scrubs and kit-readiness analysis by comparing build requirements against inventory, allocated material, open purchase orders, and incoming supply.
Own production material readiness for assigned builds and programs, ensuring material requirements are aligned with production priorities and schedules.