Materials Planner Analyst

Job Description:

Position Summary

Nextpower is seeking an experienced Materials Planner to ensure timely material availability, optimize inventory levels, and support production schedules and customer demand. This role operates in a dynamic manufacturing environment, collaborating with Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, EMS partners, and suppliers to ensure operational efficiency, uninterrupted production, and on-time customer deliveries.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute material planning strategies aligned with production requirements, customer demand, and MRP outputs, ensuring material availability and customer order fulfillment.
• Monitor inventory levels, shortages, excess and obsolete materials, optimizing inventory turns, working capital, and preventing production line stoppages.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and suppliers to ensure on-time deliveries, resolve supply issues, and monitor supplier performance.
• Identify and mitigate supply risks, lead-time changes, capacity constraints, and long-lead items, minimizing impacts on production and customer commitments.
• Support S&OP, demand forecasting, KPI monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain efficiency and inventory performance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, or a related field, with 3+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing.
• Fluent English is mandatory; Spanish is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of MRP, ERP systems, inventory management, Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP), dashboards, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• APICS/ASCM certifications (CPIM, CSCP) is preferred.
• Experience in electronics, automotive or high-tech manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.

Reports To: Supply Chain Manager / Materials Manager

At Nextpower, we are driving the global energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology platform that combines intelligent structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale power plants. Our comprehensive portfolio enables faster project delivery, higher performance, and greater reliability, helping our customers capture the full value of solar power. Our talented worldwide teams are redefining how solar power plants are designed, built, and operated every day with smart technology, data-driven insights, and advanced automation. Together, we’re building the foundation for the world’s next generation of clean energy infrastructure.

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