Material Planner - Manufacturing (m/f/x)

Job description

Your way into the future We are looking for a hands-on, data-driven planner who thrives in fast-moving hardware manufacturing organizations, can read a BOM, question and challenge lead times, and relentlessly drives the plan to green. You ensure uninterrupted production by translating demand into timely, accurate material availability—from raw materials to finished goods—using ERP/MRP, tight supplier coordination, and proactive risk management. You are the control tower for material flow across engineering, supply chain, production, and quality. What awaits you at Mynaric: - Own end-to-end material readiness for assigned product lines: plan, and track POs; expedite/defers as needed; prevent/resolve shortages in close coordination with Commodity Buyers. - Convert demand (forecasts, production schedules, NPI builds) into executable supply plans in ERP/MRP; maintain accurate parameters (lead times, lot sizes, safety stocks, min/max). - Identify long lead items and initiate advanced procurements of such items – providing the Advanced Material Demand if at-risk buys are authorized by upper management, and advocating for the AMDs when needed. - Drive supplier performance (OTD, lead time...