Material Planner (Automotive)

Location: Torrance, California, United States. The role operates in office and manufacturing floor environments, with minimal travel potentially required for supplier or customer engagements.

Salary: $81,900–$112,610 USD per year.

Company

Industrial manufacturing company developing and producing advanced systems for automotive, aerospace, and defense customers through an integrated engineering and manufacturing platform.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain material plans aligned with production schedules.
• Release supply from blanket purchase agreements and coordinate supplier delivery dates.
• Manage sub-component flow, resolve shortages and supplier delays, and protect production continuity.
• Review engineering change orders and analyze BOM, inventory, transition, and schedule impacts.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Production, Procurement, and suppliers to implement changes and improve material flow.
• Track operational supply risks, support vendor KPI preparation, and communicate schedule risks and opportunities to leadership.

Requirements

• Must meet the definition of a US Person and be lawfully able to access information and technology subject to US export controls.
• Experience in an ITAR/DFARS environment is required.
• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of supply chain-related experience preferred.
• Strong planning, analytical, exception management, and communication skills.
• Experience with Outlook, Excel, and ERP systems.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in ambiguous and time-constrained situations.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, business, or supply chain.
• Automotive industry experience.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI, and Oracle Fusion ERP experience.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary with equity and discretionary performance-based incentive opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, and a year-end shutdown.
• Paid parental leave and comprehensive HMO or Premium PPO health coverage.
• Company-sponsored life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Learning and development reimbursement in a collaborative, high-performing, mission-driven environment.