Factory Planner

Location: This role will work onsite at our office located in Bothell, WA.
Travel: Minimal
Job ID: 1844

The Role:

We are looking for a Factory Planner to join our Supply Chain team. As a Factory Planner, you'll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world's best quantum computers to solve the world's most complex problems.

In this role, you will own the production schedule that connects demand to the shop floor — translating forecast and firm demand into executable build plans, releasing and maintaining work orders in the ERP, and driving material availability so that manufacturing has the right parts, in the right quantity, at the right time.

This is a hands-on planning role in a high-mix, evolving manufacturing environment. Engineering changes are frequent, lead times are long, and the build plan shifts as priorities change. The ideal candidate is someone who is disciplined about data hygiene in the ERP, communicates clearly with production and procurement, and has the judgment to know which fires actually need putting out.

Responsibilities:

Production Planning & Scheduling

• Build and maintain the production schedule based on demand signals, capacity constraints, and material availability
• Create, release, and close work orders in NetSuite; maintain accurate start dates, due dates, and quantities
• Level-load the schedule against labor, tooling, and workcenter capacity; identify and escalate bottlenecks before they impact delivery
• Sequence builds to balance on-time delivery against WIP, changeover, and resource efficiency

Material Planning

• Run and action MRP output: release planned orders, reschedule in/out, and resolve exception messages
• Partner with Buyer Planners on shortages, expedites, and long-lead-time commitments
• Maintain planning parameters — lead times, safety stock, reorder points, lot sizing, planning time fences — and review them for accuracy on a regular cadence
• Track and communicate a clear, prioritized shortage list to the production and procurement teams

Execution & Cross-Functional Support

• Lead or participate in daily production meetings; report schedule status, risks, and recovery plans
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality to resolve BOM, routing, and yield issues that affect the plan
• Support engineering change implementation: assess inventory and WIP impact, plan cut-in points, and manage disposition of obsolete material
• Coordinate kitting and material staging with Warehouse/Stockroom to keep builds moving

Data Integrity & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain accurate item master, BOM, and routing data within the ERP; drive correction of errors at the source
• Reconcile inventory discrepancies affecting plan accuracy and partner with Inventory Control on root cause
• Report on planning KPIs: schedule attainment, on-time delivery, inventory turns, shortage count, past-due work orders
• Identify and implement process improvements; document workflows so the process survives turnover

Requirements:

• 3+ years of production planning, master scheduling, or materials planning experience in a manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems and the logic behind them (planned orders, pegging, exception messages, planning parameters)
• Strong Excel skills — pivot tables, lookups, and the ability to build a working analysis without waiting on a report request
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret BOMs, routings, and engineering drawings
• Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable pushing back on unrealistic requests with data

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with NetSuite or a comparable Tier 1/Tier 2 ERP
• Background in high-mix / low-volume, prototype-to-production, or new product introduction environments
• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP) or active pursuit
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing, kanban, or pull-based replenishment
• Experience supporting engineering change orders and revision-controlled builds
• Working knowledge of business intelligence reporting tools

The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.