Job Title: Material Planner III

Location: Onsite - Austin, TX

Duration: 12 Months to start with

The Material Planner role will play a critical role in ensuring the timely delivery of materials to manufacturer partners, enabling the delivery of compute, storage, and AI racks to data centers and warehouses.

You will be responsible for managing the flow of materials, optimizing supply chain processes, and maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.

Top 3 must-have HARD skills:

Supply chain knowledge

Analytics large data sets

Good to have skills:

Material management

Exposure to material management, (GSM ) continues improvement

Key Responsibilities:

• Materials Planning: Collaborate with the ODMs, Supply, and Demand planning to maintain accurate subcomponent material supply data to ensure on-time delivery of components and commodities against the Client's forecast and Risk/Buys.
• Risk Management: Drive MRP readiness with ODMs and mitigate risks associated with material shortages, supply chain disruptions, and other potential issues that could impact on-time delivery.
• Partner Management : Build strong relationships with internal cross-functional stakeholders, ODM partners, and suppliers to ensure seamless communication and collaboration.
• Supply Chain Optimization : Proactively analyze and utilize data to drive supply chain processes and tools enabling world-class materials management strategies.
• Process Improvement : Continuously evaluate and improve materials management processes, leveraging data analytics and best practices to drive efficiency and accuracy.
• Metrics: Assist in the development and tracking of KPIs to ensure alignment on material planning, on-time PO placement, PO coverage, and supply chain optimization. Collaborate closely with the inventory lead to ensure optimal stock levels at ODMs and 3PLs.
• Prioritization and Pivoting : Demonstrate the ability to prioritize tasks, pivot when necessary, and adapt to changing business needs and priorities.
• Interpreting Demand/Supply & MRP Reports: Ability to analyze and interpret demand and supply reports, as well as Material Requirements Planning (MRP) reports, to make informed decisions about material planning and procurement.
• Partner with internal/external teams to support material allocation decisions to maximize rack supply to the client

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience in procurement, operations, or supply chain management, preferably in the technology industry.

Ability to dive deep into complex data sets, distill key findings, and inform strategic decisions that drive business outcomes.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to adapt to changing business needs and prioritize workload to focus on dynamic business objectives.

Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Experience establishing working relationships across multi-disciplinary teams and partners across different time zones.

Preferred Qualifications:

An interest, or previous exposure to, computer manufacturing, production, and configuration.

An ability to rapidly understand the terminology, and configuration components, within the hardware domain

Experience interfacing with internal & external partners in an entrepreneurial and cross-functional environment, requiring a latitude for independent judgment while coordinating people and technical resources.