Manage material readiness for new products by forecasting demand, driving supply planning processes, and improving operational efficiencies while collaborating with stakeholders.
As a Supply and Demand Planning Manager, you will work closely with internal core teams to drive material readiness for new products. Your responsibilities will include daily supply management, addressing constraints, providing executive status reporting and escalation, and pursuing operational excellence and continuous improvement.
In this role, you will ensure that Zoox’s hardware needs are well understood across all programs and business areas, preparing both internal teams and external partners to meet these demands on time. Collaborating with various stakeholders, you will manage the aggregated materials forecast and supply commitments for hardware programs from development through mass production. This includes critical component planning, allocation direction, modeling supply flexibility, and managing materials liability.
In this role, you will...
- Serve as the bridge between business strategy, engineering build plans, and operational supply chain execution
- Build demand planning models based on market data and “what if” scenarios that analyze new product introductions
- Partner with Manufacturing Operations to plan factory capacity based on demand, mitigate risks, and prioritize requirements during supply constraints.
- Forecast demand versus supply, define key factory metrics (e.g., forecast accuracy, fulfillment rate), and report performance to leadership
- Manage clear-to-build (CTB), material readiness, and risk visibility across NPI, including risk releases, E&O, and mitigation plans
- Drive scalable supply & demand planning processes, lead continuous improvements, and deliver clear weekly executive updates
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- At minimum 6+ years of professional experience, including experience in supply & demand management and/or materials management
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to executive management and large, cross-functional groups
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to evaluate and analyze data to enable operational decision-making
Bonus Qualifications
- MBA or Master’s Degree in Supply Chain or Operations Management
- Experience in NPI Operations and/ or consumer electronics
- Experience with MRP/ERP
- Advanced modeling skills, with a particular focus on MS Excel, VBA, SQL, Tableau, or similar data visualization tools
About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
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Accommodations
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note:
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
Top Skills
Erp
Mrp
Excel
SQL
Tableau
VBA
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