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Will AI replace material planners?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting material planners. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 222 live material planners openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 14% of current material planners openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
222live openings
14%ask for AI skills
3%remote
104companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning, Collaboration, Material Requirements Planning — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | 27 |
| WPP Media | 20 |
| Analytic Services Inc | 11 |
| SpaceX | 9 |
| Rocket Lab | 4 |
| Relativity | 4 |
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