Material Planner

Los Angelesfull timeOn Site

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$85k–$130k

H1B: no

Apex Technology Inc The Material Planner at Apex Technology Inc manages demand planning and delivery of raw materials and finished goods to ensure manufacturing readiness. The role involves forecasting, coordinating with supply chain and purchasing teams, and implementing material planning best practices.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Material Planner to work closely within the Supply Chain Team and Production Control. The Supply Chain and Production Control team is a key function in procuring & managing the production flow of goods and services to ensure manufacturing readiness. The Material Planner position in on site at the Apex Production facility. The main responsibilities are forecasting delivery dates and quantity requirements to the supply base, based on the Apex production schedule. While also understanding supply base risk, inventory risk, and managing those problems directly within the supply chain organization to ensure build readiness. This role is critical to ensuring Apex production line has the components to build.
Ownership and demand planning for on time delivery of raw materials and finished goods
Work closely with the purchasing and supply chain team to ensure accurate forecast and timely orders being placed with suppliers
Report out to leadership as needed regarding any possible material shortages
Proactive approach to problem solving and determining root cause analysis with vendors
Develop, implement, and maintain material planning best practices within applicable systems such as MRP
Order creation and placement based on production schedules
Scenario planning for different build variations as required
Implementation of Continuous improvement mindset

Qualification

Bachelor Degree in relevant field

Required

U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
2+ years in relevant fast paced industry with demonstrated track record of success and on time delivery
Bachelor Degree in relevant field
Willingness to travel up to 25 % of the time
Apex believes in creating a work environment that you look forward to embracing every day. Our employees love working at Apex, and we want you to love it too. We're a fast-growing startup that has raised more than $500M in funding, and we invest heavily in our people from day one.