Materials Planning Manager

There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. Responsibilities: The Materials Planning Manager for Orion Space Solutions, an Arcfield company, is responsible for leading materials planning and execution activities to ensure required program materials are available on schedule to support production, integration, test, and program delivery requirements.

Arcfield Overview: Orion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcfield, was born from the vision to apply fundamental space physics knowledge to real-world problems. A leader in the small satellite industry, Orion leverages scientific and engineering expertise to develop unique solutions to address complex space-based challenges to turn science into data and data into knowledge. Responsibilities:

The Materials Planning Manager for Orion Space Solutions, an Arcfield company, is responsible for leading materials planning and execution activities to ensure required program materials are available on schedule to support production, integration, test, and program delivery requirements. This role serves as a key interface between Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Program Management, Quality, and suppliers to proactively identify and resolve material constraints.

The ideal candidate is a data-driven leader who can translate program requirements and production schedules into executable material plans, establish clear priorities, manage constraints, and drive accountability across the organization.

Materials Availability and Readiness

• Verify parts availability against inventory levels and purchase orders to ensure material readiness.
• Assess parts readiness against released Bills of Materials (BOMs) to execute production and integration schedules.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to assess BOM feasibility, accurate quantities and U/M, and common stock availability.
• Track material receipts and monitor changes to delivery dates, escalating issues as necessary to mitigate production delays.

Procurement Coordination / Communication

• Collaborate with engineering on timely release of Bills of Materials (BOMs) for successful sourcing of required materials.
• Summarize sourcing information for distribution to the engineering, program, operations, and procurement teams to ensure parts sourcing plan meets requirements.
• Coordinate with internal supply chain (procurement, subcontract managers) and suppliers to monitor delivery schedules and manage lead times.
• Coordinate with logistics on shipping and inventory details.

Planning and Execution

• Generate purchase requests to fulfill BOM requirements and unplanned material needs.
• Generate and release work orders to execute builds in alignment with production timelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to modify and finalize work order schedules to meet internal targets.
• Optimize the demand-to-fulfillment workflow to facilitate rapid procurement of unplanned materials.
• Forecast, plan, track, and optimize consumables usage against historical data, production requirements, and test plans.

Compliance and Procedural Integrity

• Ensure full compliance with internal operating procedures and maintenance plans to meet organizational standards.
• Build process documentation to standardize materials planning activities, improving efficiency and consistency across operations.

Leadership

• Build, lead, and mentor a materials planning teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performing workplace environment.
• Delegate responsibilities and set clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations for team members.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and proactive risk management.
• Grow and train team members to support a dynamic, complex, and fun environment.

Risk Management

• Identify material procurement risks impacting production and delivery schedules.
• Collaboratively support risk mitigation planning and implementation of risk mitigations to resolve and prevent disruptions.
• Escalate and report on critical material risks, providing timely updates and recommended actions to key stakeholders.

Qualifications:

 

Required Qualifications

• BS 2-4 Years, MS 0-2 or HS 8-10
• Bachelor's in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or Engineering.
• 5+ years in materials planning, supply chain, or production planning.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Successful at leading cross-functional collaboration and issue resolution.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace or defense experience.
• Low-volume/high-value product familiarity.
• APICS/ASCM certification preferred (CPIM or CSCP).
• Experience in engineering changes and long-lead material management

Equal Pay Act: This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections. Min: $41,538.86 Max: $89,616.07 EEO Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.