Material Planner

Air Q Limited is looking for an experienced Material Planner to manage BOM-driven material planning, ordering, availability, and tracking for our Assembly, Integration & Testing (AIT) operations.

The role will play a key part in ensuring materials are available against the production schedule, preventing shortages, and establishing a structured material/job-order tracking process that can support future digitization.

Key Responsibilities

• Own BOM-driven material ordering and material availability planning for assembly and testing activities.
• Coordinate with Procurement and suppliers to prevent material shortages and production delays.
• Monitor material availability against production schedules.
• Identify and resolve gaps in the existing material and job-order tracking process.
• Maintain accurate material, stock, consumption, and order records.
• Support the development and improvement of material tracking processes.
• Coordinate closely with Procurement, Planning, Warehouse, and the shop floor.
• Monitor material risks and proactively flag potential shortages or delays to the VP of AIT.
• Ensure BOM ordering accuracy and timely material availability.
• Work with ERP/MRP systems for material ordering, tracking, and reporting.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in material planning, supply chain, or production planning, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP systems for material ordering and tracking is required.
• Strong understanding of BOM-driven material planning.
• Experience in stock/consumption tracking and material reporting.
• Experience in material tracking process improvement or process design.
• Strong coordination skills across Procurement, Planning, Warehouse, and Production/Shop Floor teams.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Process-oriented mindset with the ability to bring structure to evolving processes.
  
  

• Material availability and shortage/stockout rate
• BOM ordering accuracy
• Material and job-order tracking accuracy
• Completion of material tracking processes against plan
  
  

• Opportunity to work in a growing UAV and unmanned systems environment.
• A hands-on role supporting Assembly, Integration & Testing operations.
• Opportunity to contribute to the development and digitization of material planning processes.
• Collaborative and cross-functional working environment.