Manage and analyze material forecasts, supply/demand balances, and inventory adjustments. Develop material strategy, support capacity and resource planning, coordinate with stakeholders and suppliers, create/release requisitions, and identify critical-path procurements to ensure timely material availability for production.
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We are looking for you to join our team as a Supply Chain Planning Specialist based *on-site* in Sunnyvale, CA.
Job functions may include but are not limited to:
- Supports and analyses monthly material estimates, forecast trends, deltas, cost growths.
- Defines and develops material strategy.
- Responsible for the assessment of supply resources; aggregates and prioritizes demand requirements.
- Supports GSC coordination with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to Program Management Office, Engineering, Operations, Business Management, etc..
- Participates in buy process, long-term capacity and resource planning; product phase-in/phase-out, manufacturing ramp-up, end-of-life management and product-line management.
- Analyzes and aggregates supply / demand requirements.
- Analyzes purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools.
- Creates/reduces supply requirements based on inventory adjustments.
- Participates in long-term capacity and resource planning to ensure proper scheduling of new product line phase-ins as well as existing product line phase-outs.
- Interfaces with Source process area regarding inventory levels, working capital and other areas as needed.
- Coordinates the creation and release of requisitions.
- Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts. Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.
- Communicates with suppliers for lead times and delivery times.
- Actively communicates and works to resolve challenges and mitigation requirements.
- Supports and is responsible for communicating material status horizontally and vertically.
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Basic qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum 2 years of experience in supply chain, operations, or business management.
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Experience with SAP or other ERP systems
Preferred Qualifications Supply Chain Planning Specialist:
- Experience with material demand and tracking material orders
- Experience with Earned Value Management, including forecasts and VAR analysis
- Experience in the Aerospace industry
- Experience in supply chain, business management, or operations
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