Planning Process Analyst

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are seeking a Planning Process Analyst to drive the processes, systems and cross-functional initiatives that power Anduril’s Demand and Supply planning teams.

As a Planning Process Analyst, you will work across Planning, Supply Chain, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Deployment Ops to ensure we can plan and deliver the right hardware, at the right time, with minimal friction and maximum scalability.

Responsibilities

• Manage Cross Functional Continuous Improvement Planning Projects: Work across business lines with embedded planning teams to drive improvements to the company standard.
• Design & Optimize Planning Processes: Identify and implement new scalable processes for demand, supply, and material planning.
• Partner with Systems & Analytics Teams: Translate planning challenges and Use Cases into system requirements, and partner with our Systems and Business Analytics teams to implement necessary tool enhancements.
• Enable Strategic Decision-Making: Leverage data to analyze supply-demand imbalances, identify planning gaps, and proactively communicate trade-offs and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Monitor planning KPIs and drive initiatives to relentlessly reduce waste, improve accuracy, and increase on-time delivery rates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (i.e. manufacturing, engineering, analytics, computer science, etc.) or business field (i.e. finance, economics, supply chain management, business administration, marketing, etc.).
• 6+ years’ experience in S&OP, S&OE, Master Scheduling, Demand/Supply/Materials Planning in a complex hardware/manufacturing environment, preferably with hands-on New Product Integration (NPI) experience.
• Track record of improving inventory, forecast accuracy, and supply reliability while enforcing business-wide accountability.
• Strong data analysis skills; able to identify and fix systemic issues impacting planning reliability and consistency.
• Deep familiarity with ERP and planning systems (SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, Kinaxis, IBP, or similar).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• Strong experience with SQL databases, including building custom queries for production and inventory metrics.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Qlikview.
• Knowledge of supply chain planning systems like Blue Yonder and best practices in demand planning, inventory management, and S&OP.