Material Planner

About the Team

Lucids Material Planning team plays a critical role in keeping manufacturing operations aligned to production demand supplier readiness inventory health and customer delivery expectations. The team partners closely with Purchasing NPI Engineering Manufacturing Supplier Quality and Logistics to ensure the right materials are available at the right time across a complex supply base. What makes this team unique is the scale and pace of its work supporting thousands of parts and hundreds of suppliers while using data-driven planning cross-functional problem solving and supplier engagement to protect production continuity.

About the Role

The Material Planner is an experienced individual contributor role within Lucids manufacturing organization and reports to a supply chain or material planning leader. This role exists to strengthen production readiness by improving supply planning supplier communication inventory visibility and material issue resolution across a high-volume manufacturing the first 12 months this person will own material coverage for assigned commodities or suppliers improve clear-to-build visibility support shortage mitigation and help reduce disruptions tied to supplier constraints lead times and inventory gaps. Success will be measured through reliable material availability improved OTIF performancetimelyescalation of risksaccurateplanning inputs and stronger cross-functional alignment. A strong candidate will gain hands-on ownership of planning decisions in an advanced EV manufacturing environment working at the intersection of supplier operations production execution and new product readiness atmeaningfulscale.

What You Own

• Supply Planning:Develop and communicate material requirements to Lucids supplier base through MRP to support production inventory and costobjectives.

• Supplier Execution:Own day-to-day supplier follow-up for assigned parts and maketimelyescalation decisions to protect delivery commitments and production continuity.

• Material Readiness:Provide clear-to-build status material coverage analysis run-out reporting and risk visibility so manufacturing and business teams can make informed decisions.

• Cross-Functional Alignment:Partner with Purchasing NPI Engineering Manufacturing Supplier Quality and Logistics to resolve material constraints and align supply plans to operational priorities.

• Inventory Optimization:Manage planning parameters and inventory signals to balance service levels cost excess inventory and obsolescence risk.

• Scenario Planning:Use data what-if analysis and planning models to recommend actions when demand supplier performance or production schedules change.

• Continuous Improvement:Lead or support projects that improve OTIF performance reduce lead times strengthen shortage management and support new product rollouts.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or GED.

• 6 years of material planning supply chain production planning or related experience.

• 2 years of account management supplier management or supplier operations experience.

• Proficiencywith Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office Microsoft Project Smartsheet or similar planning and reporting tools.

• Ability to read write speak and understand English sufficiently to perform the essential duties of the position including understanding work instructions safety procedures and job-related communications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in supply chain management operations business engineering ora relatedfield.

• CPIM APICS or related supply chain training or certification.

• Experience in an automotive EV or high-volume manufacturing environment.

• Knowledge of MRP processes SAP discrete manufacturing bills of material product lifecycle managementprocure-to-pay processes and supply chain operations.

• Mandarin or Spanish language skills.

Physical Requirements

Ability to read write speak and understand English sufficiently to perform the essential duties of the position including understanding work instructions safety procedures and job-related communications.

• Standing and Walking:Ability to stand and walk as needed in a manufacturing or warehouse environment.

• Manual Dexterity:Frequent use of a computer keyboard and standard office tools to analyze data update systems and communicate across teams.

• Reaching and Bending:Ability to access materials documents workstations or production areas as needed to support planning and issue resolution.

• PPE Expectations:Must wear required PPE when entering designated manufacturing warehouse or production areasin accordance withcompany safety standards.

Work Requirement

This role is fully onsite at Lucids Phoenix manufacturing location. Daily in-person presence is required.