Senior Material Planner I

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. SUPPLY CHAIN Rocket Lab’s Supply Chain team is responsible for the flow of all materials, products, and components through the business. With many of our own products functioning as critical components to our own and our customers’ missions, the Supply Chain team has a direct impact on the success of our rocket and satellite programs. They set up the assembly kits that enables our technicians to put together our Electron rockets, manage inventory, look after shipping and receiving, manage direct and indirect procurement, and inspect and ensure that all of our materials and products are compliant and up to standard. They are the chain that links our teams together, and are critical to our success. SENIOR MATERIAL PLANNER I Based onsite at Rocket Labs global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Senior Material Planner is responsible for managing MRP and planning for every part that Rocket Lab makes or buys. Material Planners are quarterbacks on a very large team of players that support operations and supply chain; they call the plays and ensure everyone within production and supply chain know their next action. Material Planners interact with engineering, quality, production, supply chain, and finance, to ensure they are planning and managing the production schedule, supplier lead times, inventory levels, and engineering build timelines. WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO: Responsible for demand, supply, and fulfilment planning within MRP Responsible for ensuring bill of materials, parts, and master data, are maintained within ERP Accountable for timely release of purchase planning messages to procurement Accountable for timely release of work orders to production Responsible for updating demand to accommodate engineering change orders, and communicating changes to procurement. Accountable for creating visibility of material position (with line of balance reports, material shortage reports, clear to build reports, etc.) Work in a cross functional team environment as a strong team player and demonstrate ability to work with other functional groups to achieve company-wide goals Other duties asked by your manager, relevant to your role YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS: 5+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of work experience (9+ total years of work experience). Proven ability to produce material line of balance, and conduct clear to build reviews Proven knowledge of Material Planning fundamentals for master data management, order policy, BOM management, and planning release and fulfillment. Proficient in MRP systems Proficient in MS Office, ERP systems, math and…