Senior Material Program Manager

Reports To

Director, Materials Management

What You Will Be Doing

• Manage the material scheduling strategy and processes, ensuring material supply meets demand in each of our multi-national sites. Load the Revenue MPS into a material demand plan to run through the MRP process for each site.  Provide guidance to buyer/ planners for ordering and to understand lead times and develop creative flexibility strategies.  Provide a coordinated supply response each month
• Work with master schedulers/planners to understand strategic information that impacts the forecast, such as upcoming product transitions or introductions, or critical sales strategies
• Using deep understanding of demand planning processes and BOM structure, evaluate MRP demand through pegging, and utilization of differing procurement approaches to planning ABC items
• Ensure and maintain data integrity of BOM structures, planning/item master parameters in planning/ERP systems. Review ECO/MCO activities or manufacturing transitions from in house production to turnkey
• Support, resolve and troubleshoot MRP-related planning/ERP system issues
• Support E&O analysis activities and reporting, including development of system-generated reports, providing product-level analysis/disposition and summary/management reporting
• Manage inventory risk and ensure that contingency plans are in place
• Support planning/MRP system implementation or enhancement activities and work with Business Applications team to improve processes and reporting
• Help enhance the support of warranty and spare parts planning utilizing planning tools vs spreadsheets

What You Will Bring to ChargePoint

• Applicable system knowledge:
• NetSuite/comparable ERP systems, and Arena/Agile PDM systems
• 3^rd Party Planning Engine such as Oracle Supply Planning Cloud
• High level of expertise with Excel, able to create and manipulate complex spreadsheets and data to simplify presentation review/analysis
• Microsoft Office Suite including: Word, Power Point, Outlook
• Analytical and detail oriented, including understanding of ECO/MCO processes, and deep knowledge of purchasing, materials, operations processes
• Excellent communication skills, ability to manage multiple projects and maintain focus to meet deadlines

Requirements

• Eight or more years of experience in Material Planning in a high-tech manufacturing environment
• Significant experience with both manufacturing startups and established/growing manufacturing organizations, including global organizational experience
• Experience with multi-level BOM product structures and planning/item master parameter strategies
• Proven problem-solving skills and ability to work with close-knit teams in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Location

Mexico, remote

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