Lead Material Planner

2 days ago

Beaverton, OR, United States BrickRed Systems Full time

We are looking for a Lead Material Planner to join our Apparel Supply Chain team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing material plans that ensure the right materials are available at the right time to support production and on-time delivery. You will play a key role in optimizing material planning strategies, driving supply chain efficiency, and enabling sustainable growth across our apparel business.

What You'll Do

  • Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to identify and resolve risks or opportunities within material plans.
  • Collaborate with sourcing, manufacturing, and production partners to ensure accurate and timely material demand signals.
  • Analyze material demand and capacity data, implementing mitigation plans to ensure on-time production.
  • Develop and operationalize material lead-time strategies that balance responsiveness and efficiency.
  • Support seasonal readiness and product launch activities to ensure material availability.
  • Act as a Materials Subject Matter Expert (SME), advising on best practices and process improvements.
  • Partner with analytics and technology teams to develop data-driven tools, dashboards, and reports that enhance visibility into key performance metrics.
  • Drive process innovation and continuous improvement initiatives across the end-to-end material supply chain.

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5-7 years of experience in Supply Chain, Materials Planning, Manufacturing, or Logistics.
  • Strong understanding of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), demand forecasting, capacity management, and inventory optimization.
  • Proficiency in analytics and planning tools such as Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SQL, or Python.
  • Experience with manufacturing processes and driving operational improvements.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
  • Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional, and global environment.
  • Strong problem-solving mindset and results-oriented approach to managing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in the apparel, footwear, or consumer goods industries.
  • Familiarity with supply chain optimization tools and workflow orchestration systems.
  • Experience managing cross-cultural or virtual teams.
  • Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and supply chain excellence.

About BrickRed Systems:

BrickRed Systems is a global leader in next-generation technology, consulting, and business process service companies. We enable clients to navigate their digital transformation. BrickRed Systems delivers a range of consulting services to our clients across multiple industries around the world. Our practices employ highly skilled and experienced individuals with a client-centric passion for innovation and delivery excellence.

With ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification and over a decade of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we harness the power of cognitive computing hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics, and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

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