Associate Material Planner

About Lucid Motors

Lucid Motors focuses on creating mobility experiences through innovation in the automotive sector. The company develops vehicles based on proprietary technology and software-defined architectures. Lucid's approach emphasizes combining performance with sustainability, and design with engineering, as demonstrated in models like the Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity, which aim to redefine their segments with range, performance, design, and space.

Lucid achieves this through vertical integration, with design, engineering, and production managed in-house across global offices and manufacturing facilities. Teams comprise professionals from various industries, united by a commitment to excellence.

The Associate Material Planner Role

The Associate Material Planner supports material flow and warehouse operations to ensure the timely and accurate movement of materials from receiving and storage to line-side delivery. This full-time role contributes to inventory accuracy, material availability, system transactions, storage optimization, and adherence to defined logistics processes. The position involves collaboration with Production, Quality, Procurement, Planning, suppliers, and warehouse teams to resolve daily material flow issues and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily material flow activities across receiving, storage, inventory control, and line-side material delivery.
• Monitor material availability and coordinate actions to meet production requirements.
• Support storage methods for sheet metal, stamped components, and critical parts in line with defined warehouse standards.
• Apply FIFO, zoning, slotting, and other lean logistics practices to support efficient material flow and space utilization.
• Support inbound receiving activities, including unloading coordination, inspection, goods receipt, and GRN processing.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to support Just-In-Time (JIT) deliveries aligned with production schedules.
• Maintain accurate inventory transactions and records in SAP/WMS and support reconciliation of inventory variances.
• Support inventory audits and corrective actions to improve data accuracy and reduce transaction or booking gaps.
• Support incoming quality verification, rejection handling, segregation of non-conforming materials, and disposal activities according to defined processes.
• Monitor and report operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including put-away accuracy, inventory accuracy, GRN turnaround time, and storage utilization.
• Identify material flow and warehouse process gaps and support continuous-improvement actions.
• Follow applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), safety requirements, system controls, and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Procurement, Planning, suppliers, and warehouse stakeholders to resolve operational material flow issues.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 1–2 years of relevant experience in supply chain, logistics, material flow, warehouse operations, or inventory control.
• Preferred Experience: Automotive OEM or manufacturing logistics experience.
• Preferred Skills: Exposure to inventory accuracy programs, warehouse audits, SAP/WMS, or material-flow processes.