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Will AI replace material planners?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting material planners. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 213 live material planners openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 15% of current material planners openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
213live openings
15%ask for AI skills
2%remote
97companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning, Collaboration, Organization — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| WPP Media | 22 |
| Anduril Industries | 20 |
| Analytic Services Inc | 8 |
| SpaceX | 6 |
| Mercer Advisors | 6 |
| VML | 5 |
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