Staff Material Planner

CesiumAstro•Westminster, CO

About The Position

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Material Planner to support production and supply planning for satellite communications equipment. The role develops material strategies, balances supply and demand, and coordinates material availability to support manufacturing schedules and customer commitments. It contributes to operational performance by optimizing inventory, mitigating material risks, and improving planning processes. The Staff Material Planner works cross-functionally with supply chain, operations, engineering, program management, manufacturing, quality, and finance. The role supports production planning, material planning, inventory management, and supply chain execution, ensuring that material availability aligns with production schedules, customer requirements, and business objectives. Applicants must meet U.S. Government space technology export-control eligibility requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or a related field.
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
Strong knowledge of material planning, production planning, inventory management, and supply chain principles.
Understanding of MRP, demand planning, inventory optimization, production scheduling, and supply planning methodologies.
Experience using ERP systems, MRP systems, inventory planning processes, and business reporting tools.
Analytical ability to evaluate inventory performance, material requirements, production demand, and supply risks.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple planning priorities, schedules, and material requirements.
Effective communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional stakeholders.
Attention to detail when maintaining planning data, inventory records, and material requirements.
Strategic thinking to improve planning effectiveness, inventory performance, and supply chain execution.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, or equivalent platforms.
Working knowledge of MRP and supply planning systems.
Experience with business intelligence, data visualization, and reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent applications.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee (protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain integrated material plans that support production schedules, inventory objectives, and customer delivery requirements.
Analyze material requirements, inventory levels, demand forecasts, and supply commitments to ensure material availability.
Evaluate inventory performance and implement corrective actions to resolve shortages, excess inventory, and material constraints.
Support planning for new product introductions, engineering changes, production transitions, and demand fluctuations.
Coordinate with operations and manufacturing to support production schedules and material readiness.
Evaluate supply and demand requirements, identify material constraints, and recommend recovery plans.
Support production planning, inventory replenishment, and material allocation activities.
Maintain planning parameters and material planning data within ERP and MRP systems.
Coordinate with supply chain, engineering, program management, manufacturing, quality, and finance to support material planning objectives.
Communicate material shortages, schedule impacts, supply risks, and recovery plans to stakeholders.
Collaborate with suppliers and supply chain personnel to resolve material availability issues and improve supplier performance.
Maintain planning documentation, reports, material status updates, inventory records, planning parameters, and performance metrics.
Drive planning process improvements and operational initiatives.
Build productive working relationships across supply chain, operations, engineering, program management, manufacturing, quality, and finance.
Contribute to continuous improvement of planning processes, inventory performance, and supply chain execution.