Materials Planner / EV/AV / electronics Manufacturing / Onsite / Irvine

$80000 - $95000
Our client is an EV charging equipment manufacturing company, and is seeking a qualified Materials Planner II to support field service parts planning and new product material readiness. This position is reported to the Director of Manufacturing Engineering / NA PL and plays a critical role in ensuring service material availability, inventory optimization, and customer support performance.

**Responsibilities:**

+ Plan and Purchase field service parts for key customers, partnering closely with customer service to minimize shortages while meeting service-level expectations.
+ Manage and balance Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Including:
+ Appropriately managing customer requests and setting clear expectations
+ Ensure all part substitutions are properly communicated, documented, and approved by customers as required
+ Identify when inventory Increases or decreases are needed
+ Monitoring trends such as failure rates, recall events and de...