Material Planning Analyst (Supply Chain)

Location: Tianjin, China; onsite five days a week. Evening meetings may be required when business needs involve collaboration across time zones.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures equipment and solutions aimed at building stronger, more sustainable communities.

What you will do

• Schedule and plan material procurement, support production planning, and oversee material delivery to maintain production continuity, inventory efficiency, and customer service.
• Develop and execute material plans for assigned product lines and ensure material requirements are met on time.
• Coordinate and summarize material readiness for NSI and NPI projects, identify risks, and develop solutions with cross-functional supply chain teams.
• Monitor procurement activities across the internal supply network against response-time, cost, quality, and lean targets.
• Apply structured problem-solving methods to analyze and resolve organizational, operational, and process issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, Data Science, or a related field.
• Strong data analysis, problem-solving, decision-making, verbal communication, and written communication skills.
• Experience in a cross-functional supply chain management role.
• Proficiency with ERP systems such as SAP and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in both English and Chinese.
• Ability to use AI-enabled tools, including RPA, API, Java, and Python, and digital technologies to improve material planning, inventory management, shortage analysis, and supply chain decisions.
• Knowledge of decision-making, internal resource coordination, manufacturing requirements planning, planning and organizing, problem solving, and relationship management.

Nice to have

• Experience in material planning, production planning, supply planning, or inventory control in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with SAP or a comparable ERP/MRP system, including material master data, bills of materials, and planning parameters.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills, with the ability to translate planning data into clear actions and priorities.
• Knowledge of inventory optimization, including safety stock, reorder points, lot sizing, lead times, and excess and obsolete inventory management.
• Experience identifying material shortages, assessing supply risks, expediting critical parts, and coordinating recovery actions with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to collaborate across Procurement, Production, Quality, Logistics, Engineering, and the supplier network.
• APICS CPIM, CSCP, or an equivalent supply chain certification.
• Exposure to Lean, root-cause analysis, or structured problem-solving methods.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work at the Tianjin location, five days per week.
• Participation in evening meetings may be required to support collaboration across time zones.
• Work within a global, cross-functional manufacturing and supply chain environment.