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CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Material Planner to join their growing team in Westminster, Colorado. The company develops advanced communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms, operating in a dynamic, cross-functional startup environment.
In this role, you will lead material planning and supply chain execution activities across the organization. You will develop and maintain integrated material plans that support production schedules, inventory objectives, and customer delivery requirements. Key responsibilities include analyzing material requirements, inventory levels, and demand forecasts to ensure material availability; evaluating inventory performance and implementing corrective actions to resolve shortages, excess inventory, and material constraints; and supporting planning activities associated with new product introductions, engineering changes, production transitions, and demand fluctuations.
You will coordinate closely with operations, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, program management, quality, and finance teams to support production schedules and material readiness. This includes evaluating supply and demand requirements, identifying material constraints, recommending recovery plans, and communicating material shortages, schedule impacts, and supply risks to stakeholders. You will maintain planning parameters and material planning data within ERP and MRP systems, collaborate with suppliers to resolve material availability issues, and drive implementation of planning process improvements and operational initiatives.
The role emphasizes strategic thinking to improve planning effectiveness, inventory performance, and supply chain execution while building productive working relationships across the organization.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or related field
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in material planning, production planning, inventory management, and supply chain
- Strong knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP), demand planning, inventory optimization, production scheduling, and supply planning methodologies
- Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, or equivalent) and MRP systems
- Proficiency with business intelligence and data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Demonstrated analytical thinking and ability to evaluate inventory performance, material requirements, production demand, and supply risks
- Strong organizational skills managing multiple planning priorities and schedules
- Effective communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
- Attention to detail in maintaining planning data, inventory records, and material requirements
- U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status required to comply with U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations
