Field Services Material Planner
Anduril· Corporate Technology
Ashville, OH$86k - $112kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Senior Field Service Material Planner responsible for ownership of Field Service & MRO inventory planning and strategy to ensure availability of maintenance materials, spare parts, and consumables across deployed systems, with focus on forecasting intermittent/critical demand, optimizing stock levels, and supporting ERP-driven material flow.
Responsibilities
- Plan, manage, and optimize Field Service & MRO inventory, including spare parts, consumables, and critical components, ensuring their availability when and where maintenance needs them.
- Collaborate with Field Service, Maintenance, Operations, and Reliability Engineering teams to understand and anticipate demand for preventative/scheduled and corrective maintenance activities.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive critical spares lists, especially for hazard zone deployments, establishing appropriate stocking strategies for highly variable and mission-critical items.
- Design and implement inventory control strategies such as min/max levels, safety stock calculations, and reorder points, accounting for intermittent and event-driven demand patterns.
- Monitor Field Service & MRO part usage, analyze failure rates, and collaborate with Reliability Engineering to drive continuous improvement in material planning and asset reliability.
- Identify and expedite at-risk materials or troubleshoot potential supply chain disruptions to prevent maintenance delays and protect asset uptime.
- Foster cross-functional coordination with Maintenance, Operations, Deployment, and Procurement teams to ensure seamless material flow and align on Field Service & MRO strategies.
- Ensure Field Service & MRO planning strategies and inventory management practices align with O&S (Operations & Sustainment) contract requirements.
- Right-size inventory levels to reduce excess while mitigating stockout risks for critical components.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field (e.g., manufacturing, engineering, analytics, computer science; supply chain, finance, economics, business administration).
- 6+ years of experience in supply chain planning, inventory management, or MRO planning within fast-paced manufacturing, aerospace & defense, or technical environment.
- Proven ability to solve complex operational challenges in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment with emphasis on speed and accuracy.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills for cross-functional work.
- Proactive, responsible, able to manage multiple priorities.
- Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, Netsuite, and CRM systems like Salesforce.
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Clearance.
Skills
Required:Inventory planningERP systems (Oracle, Netsuite)
Nice to have:SQLData analysis tools (Tableau/Power BI/QlikView)
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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