Material Planner (m/f/d)

About the Role at RobCo

RobCo is building the category of Autonomous Industrial Robotics and we're doing it fast. We believe that automating the ordinary frees humans to do the extraordinary, and we're building the end-to-end robotics infrastructure to make that possible - hardware, software, and AI in one stack that just works.

 

As our Material Planner (m/f/d), you are the primary driver of our operational purchasing execution, translating demand planning signals into seamless supplier delivery. If something is broken, you fix it. If something can be automated, you build it. You will act as the vital bridge between planning, engineering, and our suppliers, ensuring our production workflows remain uninterrupted and highly efficient.

Your Responsibilities

• Run MRP signals to determine what materials need to be ordered and precisely when, managing your assigned product categories.

• Convert planned orders into formal purchase orders and actively manage their execution through to successful delivery.

• Monitor stock levels and delivery dates, proactively keeping our ERP system current and highly accurate.

• Manage day-to-day supplier relationships within your categories, including expediting, processing order changes, and executing delivery follow-ups.

• Resolve delivery conflicts and supplier constraints, troubleshooting issues independently and escalating only when no resolution is possible.

• Maintain close technical alignment with Engineering and Category Management regarding component specifications, substitutions, and sourcing constraints.

• Drive inventory and ERP data accuracy across all assigned categories to prevent bottlenecks.

• Build deep supplier and category expertise as our production volume and complexity continue to grow.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Completed vocational training or a degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or comparable experience.

• Several years of experience in operational procurement, purchasing, or material planning.

• Working knowledge of MRP logic and ERP-driven purchase order processing.

• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with comfort aligning closely with technical stakeholders on sourcing decisions.

• Excellent prioritization skills when managing competing delivery deadlines within a complex, multi-unit category structure.

• Culture-aligned mindset (e.g., "Strong ownership mindset", "Growth mindset", "Pragmatic working style").

• Very good English skills (German is a plus).

Why join RobCo?

• Develop modular, software-defined robotics solutions with us that set new standards in automation.

• Help us build robots equipped with state-of-the-art AI that perceive their environment, analyze data, and make intelligent decisions in real time.

• As part of a very dynamic and fast-growing scale-up, you will take on responsibility from day one, drive your own projects, and see the direct impact of your work.

• Flat hierarchies, open communication, and regular 360° feedback enable fast decisions and support your professional and personal development.

• Work out across Germany in over 7,200 studios with our subsidized Wellpass membership.

• Flexible working hours, a modern office, and—depending on the role—the option to work from home.

• Regular team events—from relaxed beer & pizza nights on the rooftop terrace to shared experiences on ski trips or at Oktoberfest.

About RobCo

Founded in Munich in 2020, RobCo leads the transition toward fully Autonomous Industrial Robotics. Our mission is to deploy RobCo in every factory - solving the industrial labor shortage through end-to-end robotics that just works. Powered by Physical AI, our solutions combine a scalable modular hardware architecture with intelligent software that adapts to your use case, improves over time, and requires zero upfront investment through our Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model.

We solve our customers' most pressing pain points - labor shortage, cost pressure, workplace safety, and national reshoring - across the full spectrum of Autonomous Industrial Robotics. With $160M raised from investors including Lightspeed, Lingotto Innovation, and Sequoia, 200+ people globally, and 2.5M+ operating hours in the field, we are deploying robots in factories across Europe and the United States - with our US operations headquartered in Austin, TX, and our RobCo Bay Area Demo Lab in San Francisco.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

At RobCo, applicants are selected regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation. All decisions throughout the recruitment process are based solely on applicants’ qualifications, skills, knowledge, and experience, as well as relevant business requirements.

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