Supply Planner

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the accurate planning and on-time delivery of both raw material to internal assembly lines as well as finished goods to customers
• Support day-to-day demand signaling, ordering, and inventory management for product lines
• Identify supply issues, flag with the appropriate owners across Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and drive resolution
• Own the reporting and analysis of supply and material health and ensure that stakeholders have the inputs they need to make decisions across Engineering (cut-in dates for new designs), Purchasing (signals on what to…
• Work closely with the Sourcing Engineers and Manufacturing Engineering team to source components, maintain vendor relationships, and develop make vs. buy strategies
• Facilitate discussions with Business Development and Growth teams to review unconstrained forecasts and get to constrained demand plans that are achievable
• Develop and maintain processes for working within MRP and the associated master data
• Support all cost engineering activities to converge the bottoms-up cost curve to product cost, maximizing the total cost of ownership (TCO) across the product lifecycle

Job requirements

• 3+ years past experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in either a supply chain or production-type role where complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies were built
• Demonstrated ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, coordinating among multiple different internal and external parties to achieve on-time deliveries under stringent quality standards
• Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment
• Prior knowledge of Netsuite or a similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree. Advanced technical degree or MBA strongly preferred
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Experience interacting with SQL databases - storage of information and building custom queries for tracking production and inventory-related metrics
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in any technical field including mechanical/aerospace/manufacturing, electrical, or computer engineering, supply chain, or business with a technical minor or concentration.