Material Planning Manager Human Data Collect
Figure is an AI robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots, embodied AI, and data-collection services for home and commercial use.
Funding history
About Figure
Figure develops the Figure 03 humanoid robot and Helix, its vision-language-action AI system, to autonomously perform household and commercial tasks. It also operates Index, a contributor network and app for collecting real-world task data.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own materials and demand planning from build plans through executable material requirements. You will manage inventory, allocations, cutovers, clear-to-build reporting, purchase-order releases, and shortage mitigation. You will partner across operations to resolve discrepancies, present data-driven insights, and improve planning processes.
Requirements
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field
- Have 5–7 years of materials planning, inventory management, or supply chain operations experience
- Have experience in high-volume manufacturing or complex hardware environments
- Demonstrate proficiency with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP or Oracle
- Demonstrate advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and demand modeling
- Analyze part consumption and manufacturing performance
- Communicate complex data as actionable insights
Responsibilities
- Own module-level demand planning and translate build plans into material requirements
- Maintain the master demand file and align planned and actual builds
- Analyze yield rates and consumption trends to refine demand signals
- Manage part allocation plans and part-change cutovers
- Monitor and optimize inventory levels, turns, and consumption
- Own the Part Request Approval process
- Own daily Clear-to-Build reporting and resolve material constraints
- Oversee PO releases, ETA tracking, inventory accuracy, and reconciliation
- Support tactical purchasing and expedite critical components
- Resolve shipping, receiving, and inventory discrepancies
- Support executive presentations with data-driven insights
- Identify and implement planning process improvements