Director of Planning & FulfillmentActive$215K
The opportunity
Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine.
What you'll do
Own end-to-end multi-site material planning and fulfillment operations across: all production programs, including launch vehicle and spacecraft manufacturing.
Set and achieve program-level material readiness targets: line of balance, clear-to-build status, and on-time kitting metrics.
Partner with Procurement to align supplier lead times, purchase planning: message cadences, and material flow to production demand.
Translate engineering change orders and program schedule changes into: actionable supply and fulfillment plans with minimal disruption to production.
Establish and own material shortage management processes, including root: cause analysis and corrective action loops.
Build and publish executive-level material health dashboards and weekly risk: visibility reporting for COO and program leadership.
What they're looking for
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across planning and fulfillment: identifying systemic gaps in ERP and closing them.
- + years of progressive supply chain experience in a leadership role owning: material planning, production planning, or fulfillment functions.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience (16+ years total work experience).
- Deep, hands-on expertise in MRP/ERP systems and planning fundamentals: demand planning, supply planning, order policy, BOM management, and fulfillment execution.