Sr. Professional, Material Planner

Under Armour is seeking a highly analytical and collaborative Sr. Professional, Global Material Planning to strengthen end-to-end material readiness across Apparel, Footwear, Accessories, and Packaging. The role translates demand, supply, production, and bill-of-material signals into actionable material plans, identifies supply and inventory risks, and partners with Tier 2 suppliers to help ensure materials are available to support production and service objectives.

• Manage material requirements for assigned product categories, suppliers, and supply networks, translating demand forecasts, production plans, and bill-of-material requirements into time-phased material needs.
• Monitor material availability and inventory positions to identify shortages, excesses, and potential service risks.
• Partner directly with Tier 2 suppliers, mills, and material vendors to understand supply status, commitments, lead times, capacity, and emerging risks.
• Collect, validate, and analyse supplier forecasts, inventory positions, and capacity information, assessing supplier readiness — including labour, equipment, production capacity, and material pipeline preparedness — against forecasted demand.
• Execute recurring material forecast processes for fabrics, trims, packaging, and specialised materials.
• Analyse supplier execution and material delivery feedback to identify risks, trends, and continuous-improvement opportunities.
• Assess material liability and supply exposure resulting from forecast changes, cancellations, and demand shifts, including yardage, inventory, and cost impacts.
• Proactively identify Tier 2 material constraints and assess downstream impacts to Tier 1 production, finished-goods availability, and service.
• Partner with Supply Planning and Sourcing to prioritise demand, protect constrained supply, and develop mitigation strategies, supporting allocation and demand-governance decisions through risk assessment and supply-based recommendations.
• Support the governance and integrity of material-planning inputs, including BOMs, supplier data, yields, units of measure, and planning parameters.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual work, standardise recurring processes, and improve reporting automation, and participate in planning-transformation initiatives involving Blue Yonder, SAP, AI, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI, and other planning technologies.
• Contribute to continuous-improvement efforts focused on planning efficiency, visibility, traceability, and decision quality, and collaborate with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Sourcing, Product Development, Logistics, Supplier Management
• And other business partners to communicate material readiness, risks, opportunities, and supply-based recommendations.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in supply chain planning, materials planning, procurement, inventory management, production planning, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-support skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with large datasets.
• Experience using enterprise planning, ERP, analytics, or reporting systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage stakeholders across functions and regions.

• Experience with SAP, Blue Yonder, Tableau, Snowflake, Power BI, or AI.
• Experience supporting global suppliers, Tier 1 and Tier 2 partners, or manufacturing networks.
• Knowledge of apparel, footwear, accessories, packaging, or consumer-goods supply chains.
• Understanding of BOM structures, material consumption, units-of-measure conversion, supplier capacity, and material lead times.
• Experience with scenario planning, supply-risk management, inventory optimisation, or planning transformation.

• The individual must reside within commuting distance of the Baltimore office.
• Follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring four days in-office per week.
• No relocation is provided.
• Under Armour does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based work authorization for this position in the US.

• Most new hires fall within this range and have the opportunity to earn more over time; initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills and experience for the position.

• Paid "UA Give Back" Volunteer Days to work alongside your team in support of local community initiatives.
• Under Armour merchandise discounts.
• Competitive 401(k) plan matching.
• Maternity and parental leave for eligible and FMLA-eligible teammates.
• Health and fitness benefits, discounts and resources, with programmes offered across the country to promote physical activity and overall well-being.

Under Armour is committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values — Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality — serve as both a roadmap for its teams and the qualities expected of every teammate. These values define and unite the company, acting as the red thread that connects everyone at Under Armour and reminding teammates why they are there. The company's pursuit of better begins with innovation and with its team's mission of being the best, giving teammates the freedom to go further no matter their role.