Material Planner

About Andurilindustries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Job Summary

Anduril’s Supply Chain team is seeking a Material Planner to join our team. The Supply Chain team is responsible for planning and sourcing of materials to support rapidly iterating and building of cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, mobile ground equipment, and flight vehicles. The Material Planner will have material flow responsibility spanning the entire value chain from raw materials through finished goods shipped to customers. They will have full ownership of certain assemblies and product lines, and will be ultimately responsible for sending the correct signals to Purchasing and Manufacturing on what and when to buy or build.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the production plan including working with Purchasing to ensure component availability and scheduling production in line with availability
• Provide visibility on part shortages to purchasing and production teams (in clear-to-build)
• Provide forecasts to the Supply Chain team for components required for production
• Partner with cross-functional teams to prioritize supply allocations
• Work cross-functionally with the Engineering team to provide visibility into material coverage on component changes
• Manage Consumables Inventory and ensure stocked to support Production
• Develop and maintain processes for working within MRP and the associated master data

Requirements

• 5+ years past experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in either a supply chain or production-type role where complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies were built
• Demonstrated ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish