Supply Chain Planning Manager (Production)

The role

The Supply Chain Planning Manager will own end-to-end supply chain execution for volume production. This person will manage MRP-driven material planning, CM build plans, inventory optimization, and supplier risk management.

What you will do

• Translate production forecasts and build plans into MRP, procurement plans, and supplier commitments.
• Monitor and optimize inventory levels, safety stock, and material consumption.
• Lead supply chain readiness across production builds at CM partners.
• Coordinate build schedules, material availability, and logistics with CM partners and suppliers.
• Support engineering change management for production-phase design revisions.
• Manage the transition from NPI/pilot builds into steady-state production ramp.
• Develop and manage the production build plan at CM partners.
• Monitor supplier lead times, capacity constraints, and delivery commitments.
• Work with procurement to secure ongoing material supply and manufacturing capacity.
• Identify potential material shortages, supply disruptions, or single-source risks.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain planning, material planning, or MRP execution, ideally in electronics, semiconductor, or hardware manufacturing.
• Proven track record managing material and supply plans across multiple sites/regions coordinating with suppliers and contract manufacturing (CM) partners.
• Hands-on experience with an ERP/MRP system (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar).
• Strong Excel/data skills.
• Excellent analytical, forecasting, and cross-functional stakeholder management skill.

Nice to have

• Experience with inventory optimization is a strong plus.

About the company

Lumilens is building photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing. They are a well-funded startup backed by Mayfield.