Senior Materials Planner, Fauna

Amazon.com Services LLC•4h ago

United StatesOnsite$133.3K–$185KFull-timeSenior Level7+ yrs exp

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Fauna Robotics is seeking a Senior Materials Planner / Buyer to own material planning and purchasing execution across production, contract manufacturing
new product introduction. This is a hands-on role responsible for building the material plan, placing and managing purchase orders, driving shortages to closure
establishing the planning mechanisms required to support increasing production volume and complexity. Key job responsibilities - Own end-to-end material readiness across production builds, NPI
contract manufacturing. - Translate production schedules, BOMs, inventory, open POs, lead times
supplier capacity into time-phased material requirements. - Own material planning and purchasing execution with the contract manufacturer, including demand alignment, supplier commits, shortages, inventory visibility
build readiness. - Create and manage purchase orders through supplier confirmation, delivery, receipt
issue resolution. - Identify and resolve shortages, late deliveries, excess inventory
supply-demand imbalances before they affect production. - Maintain an accurate view of build readiness by reconciling BOMs, inventory, open orders, engineering changes
physical material. - Coordinate suppliers, Fauna facilities, contract manufacturers
internal teams on material flow, revision cut-ins, allocation
recovery plans. - Establish and improve planning mechanisms, including shortage reviews, supplier commit cadence, safety stock, lead-time assumptions
inventory controls. - Develop medium- and long-range material requirements to support production growth, supplier capacity planning
cash forecasting. About the team Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is building capable, safe
genuinely delightful robots for everyday life. Our goal is simple: make robots people actually want to live and interact with in everyday human spaces. We believe that future won’t arrive until building for robotics becomes far more accessible. Today, too much effort is spent reinventing the fundamentals. We’re changing that by developing tightly integrated hardware and software systems that make it faster, safer
more intuitive to create real-world robotic products. Our work spans the full stack: mechanical design, control systems, dynamic modeling
intelligent software. The focus is not just functionality, but experience. We’re building robots that feel responsive, expressive
genuinely useful. At Fauna, you’ll work at the frontier of this space, helping define how robots move, manipulate
interact with people in natural environments. It’s an opportunity to solve hard problems across hardware and software with a team focused on making robotics accessible and joyful to build. If you care about making robotics real for everyone and building systems that are as delightful as they are capable, we’re interested in hearing from you.
MBA in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field - 7+ years of experience in materials planning, purchasing, production planning, supply chain
a related manufacturing role. - Experience directly owning both material planning and PO execution for complex hardware products. - Experience planning against multi-level BOMs, production schedules, inventory, supplier lead times
capacity constraints. - Demonstrated experience driving shortages and supplier recovery plans to closure. - Strong analytical skills, advanced Excel capability
the ability to reconcile incomplete or conflicting data.
Experience with robotics, electronics, electromechanical products
other complex hardware. - Experience working with contract manufacturers and globally distributed suppliers. - Experience with ERP, MRP, inventory, procurement
PLM systems. - Experience supporting engineering changes, revision transitions
NPI. - Experience building and scaling material-planning and purchasing processes in a rapidly growing manufacturing organization. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability
other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications
location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off
parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, NY, New York - 133,300.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually

Required skills

materials planningpurchasingproduction planningsupply chainERPMRPinventoryprocurementPLMExcelroboticselectronicselectromechanical