Base Power
Material Planner
Austin, TX · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in material planning, supply chain, or manufacturing at a hardware or industrial company.
- Education
- Degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, finance, or a related quantitative field.
About the job
Plans materials for production, engineering builds, and ramp-ups, ensuring factories have the right components while improving planning processes and tools.
What you'll do
- Create supply plans in the ERP, maintain planning parameters and master data, and manage inventory, safety stock, and order quantities.
- Prepare materials for engineering changes, new parts, and product transitions; report material coverage, clear-to-build status, and run-out risks.
- Manage supplier delivery performance, resolve shortages, support supplier ramps, and improve planning processes and reporting.
What they ask for
- Degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, finance, or a related quantitative field.
- Strong working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems in discrete manufacturing, including BOMs, part lifecycles, and procure-to-pay.
- Strong data analysis, cross-functional collaboration, supplier accountability, and clear written and verbal communication.
Nice to have
- Experience with manufacturing ERP and MES systems.
- Experience using AI or agentic tools for planning workflows and analyses.
Tools
ERP, MRP, MES, BOMs
AI focus
Preferred experience using AI or agentic tools to build and speed up planning workflows and analyses.
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