Manager, Supply Planning

Manager, Supply Planning

You will lead a team managing the end-to-end supply plan ensuring demand and supply for critical system builds are cohesive with the Integrated Master Schedule and SPARC Assembly Plans. You will be the planning subject matter expert within a collaborative culture and exhibit transparent communication and innovative solutions for mitigating schedule risk. Your scope will be vertically aligned to the tokamak build, driving material readiness for magnet manufacturing and tokamak integration.

What You'll Do:

• Ensure the right parts are available at the right time for the operation, regardless of system maturity
• Train and mentor team members and counterparts on standard planning practices
• Create tools and innovate planning processes to help the supply chain operate more efficiently
• Lead the team interfacing between Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing to align schedules and material resources for top level assembly and integration activities
• Maintain a supply plan to drive material need dates to the lowest levels of complex bills of materials.
• Translate engineering bills of materials into actionable planning signals for the Supply Chain and Production teams
• Monitor and report supply risk mitigation strategies to internal customers on a continuous basis
• Identify and clearly communicate schedule blockers and their impacts
• Manage full product lifecycle demand and supply planning signals
• Negotiate internally & externally to ensure resources are appropriately allocated
• Be the link between Inventory and Finance/Accounting to monitor and prevent overages or underages in excess of the plan of record
• Manage MRP and product/project schedule alignment
• Maintain product master data in the system of record
• Work with data systems teams on continuous MRP optimization
• Monitor health of MRP's integration with the Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in the field of Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or Finance
• 8+ Yrs in Manufacturing, Planning, or Supply Chain or 5 Yrs w/ school equivalency
• Experience translating Engineering designs into demand and supply plans
• Experience with resource allocation
• Creating and maintaining master schedules
• Experience developing ERP/MRP systems
• Strong understanding of ERP and MRP systems
• Strong computer skills with MS office or G-Suite applications
• General understanding of quality system functionality
• Have strong relationship building skills, and the ability to interact and work effectively with many levels of personnel and suppliers

Bonus Points For:

• Master's degree in the field of Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or other related field
• Start-up or high growth environment
• Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
• Experience with direct reports

Must-Have Requirements:

• Perform extended activities such as stooping, climbing, typing, standing, sitting, etc.
• Perform extended periods of phone or teleconference work
• Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call regularly
• Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics

$110,000 - $185,000 a year

Salary range for this full-time position + equity + benefits. The actual salary will depend on level, location, qualifications, and experience. The range displayed on each job posting reflects new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Benefits include: Competitive compensation with equity, 12.5 Company-wide Holidays, Flexible vacation days, 10 sick days, Generous parental leave policy, Health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with employer matching, Professional growth opportunities, Team-building activities.