Manager, Demand & Supply Planning, Sentry

The role

The Manager of Demand & Supply Planning will manage a team of planners to execute S&OP and provide analysis for business partners. They will be responsible for sending signals to Purchasing and Manufacturing regarding what and when to buy or build for product lines.

What you will do

• Own the outcome of the S&OP process for assigned products.
• Evaluate and hold the S&OP plan against Annual and Quarterly Operating commitments.
• Articulate risk to the plan with mitigation options.
• Lead, coach, and grow a team of Demand & Supply Planners.
• Act as the connective tissue between Planning, Supply Chain, Finance, Manufacturing, and Program Leadership.
• Set inventory strategy across supported product lines.
• Define Key Performance metric targets for Supply & Demand Planning functions.
• Implement and maintain planning systems and tools.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations on New Product Introduction and rate ramps.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (i.e. manufacturing, engineering, analytics, computer science, etc.) or business field (i.e. finance, economics, supply chain management, business administration
• 8+ years of experience in a supply chain or production role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment with complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies
• 3+ years of experience managing a direct team
• Demonstrated ability to completely own complex value chains from start to finish
• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, Netsuite, and CRM systems like Salesforce
• Ability to demonstrate a willingness to take on substantial responsibility across supply chain, logistics, engineering, and supply planning functions with a bias towards speed and accuracy
• Strong technical expertise including ability to read technical documentation, drawings, and CAD data
• Understanding of a variety of hardware manufacturing processes for both electronics and structures/mechanisms
• Strong experience with Slack/Teams and Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or other higher education/certification
• Ability to demonstrate a willingness to take on substantial responsibility across supply chain, logistics, engineering, and supply planning functions with a bias towards speed and accuracy
• Strong experience with SQL databases, including building custom queries for production and inventory metrics
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Qlikview
• Knowledge of supply chain planning systems like Blue Yonder and best practices in demand planning, inventory management, and S&OP
• Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, six sigma principles, and big data evaluation techniques
• Proactive, able to take substantial responsibility across various functions, with a focus on speed and accuracy
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.