Materials Planner
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This is a great opportunity to join one of New Zealand's most exciting organisations that offers individuals the opportunity to be challenged daily.
Summary about this job
Production, Planning & Scheduling
Company: Rocket Lab
Location: Auckland
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +64-7-616-7099
Fax: +64-4-453-1938
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About Rocket Lab USA
Rocket Lab’s mission is to revolutionize the way we access space. We develop and launch advanced rockets to put small payloads into orbit more frequently, at a fraction of the cost of cumbersome traditional launch services. We are ushering in a new era of unprecedented access to space.
Small satellites have a crucial role to play in improving understanding of our planet and humanity’s impact on it. Rocket Lab’s lightweight carbon composite Electron launch vehicle is designed to give these satellites dedicated launches and flexible orbit options. From real-time earth imaging and improved natural disaster prediction, to crop management and global internet, improved access to space enables us to take informed, deliberate steps in the management of our planet.
On May 25 2017, Electron made history as the first orbital-class launch vehicle to reach space from a private launch facility. It marked a significant milestone in eliminating commercial barriers and opening space for business. Founded in 2006 by Peter Beck, Rocket Lab is headquartered in Los Angeles with operations and a launch site in New Zealand. It is a privately funded company with investors including Khosla Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lockheed Martin, Promus Ventures and Data Collective.
About the role
Rocket Lab’s Supply Change function is growing rapidly, and we now have a newly created Materials Planner position available, which forms part of the global material planning team.
This is a great opportunity to join one of New Zealand’s most exciting organisations that offers individuals the opportunity to be challenged daily whilst providing a fantastic service to a wide range of internal stakeholders.
This is a great opportunity to join one of New Zealand’s most exciting organisations that offers individuals the opportunity to be challenged daily whilst providing a fantastic service to a wide range of internal stakeholders.
The material planner is responsible for ensuring Electron launch vehicle component need dates are established and accurate supplier and process lead-times are maintained. Our material planning team plays a key role in moving our business from a R&D company to a manufacturing business and planners are expected to identify opportunities for improvement and to support the business on this important and exciting journey.
Key responsibilities
Material Planning
- Liaising with engineering departments, design teams and manufacturing engineers to ensure demand is identified early and in line with supplier lead-times
- Inventory planning and analysis
- Ownership of Kanban system and process
- Supporting the Supply Chain Manager with Continuous Improvement projects and initiatives
- Acquire and maintain in-depth knowledge of material characteristics, manufacturing capabilities in house and other areas that affect proper management of inventories
- Manage product lifecycles and End of Life product process to reduce obsolete inventories
Customer Service
- Support Supply Chain in being a trusted partner to the business by maintaining appropriate channels of communication with key stakeholders
- Ensure information is communicated in a timely manner to relevant people
Reporting & Data Integrity
- Ensure all planning related data is recorded and updated regularly
- Reporting requirements established with the business are adhered to
Process
- Ability to identify improvement opportunities in the process and develop solutions
Essential Skills & Experience required for the role
- 3+ years’ experience in a material planning position, ideally in a manufacturing environment
- A proactive and can-do attitude with the ability to keep calm in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work in a team and to build effective working relationships with external and internal customers
- Very good MS Office skills
Preferred Skills & Experience required for the role
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Experience using INFOR LN
Important Information
For security reasons background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers being made to an applicant. These checks will include nationality checks as it is a requirement of this position that you be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Under these Regulations, you may be ineligible for this role if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union or a country that is part of NATO, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality. For more information on these Regulations, click here http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html.
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