Senior Materials Planner (R4622)
Shield AI · Dallas, TX · Aircraft Operations Division
senior
operations
Supply Chain Manager
ic
· Posted Mar 18, 2026
$78,000 – $118,000
USD per-year-salary
Skills
About this role
Shield AI is hiring a senior-level Supply Chain Manager in the operations function based in Dallas, TX. The posting calls out experience with Data Analytics. Compensation is listed at $78,000–$118,000 per-year-salary.
- Role
- Supply Chain Manager
- Function
- operations
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Department
- Aircraft Operations Division
- Posted
- Mar 18, 2026
AI Summary
Material Planner optimizes material usage and procurement efficiency through MRP systems and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and procurement. Requires materials planning or supply chain experience with MRP expertise, strong analytical skills, and leadership capability to drive process improvements and supply chain performance.
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Job description
from Shield AI careersFounded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Material Planner to enhance our materials planning and procurement processes. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in optimizing material usage, driving efficiency, and ensuring seamless collaboration across teams to support operational success.
What you'll do:
- Own the material planning function and ensure day-to-day processes align with company objectives.
- Develop and execute strategies to optimize material usage and enhance procurement efficiency.
- Demonstrate subject-matter expertise and provide informal knowledge sharing and best-practice guidance to peers.
- Analyze material usage and consumption versus planned metrics and deliver actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Identify trends and recommend improvements to materials planning parameters to generate accurate procurement signals.
- Ensure materials planning activities align with operational and production requirements.
Leadership and Execution (Individual Contributor):
Materials Analysis and Planning:
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