Supply Chain Planning Manager

About the role

You will own the end-to-end planning lifecycle for Raptor sub-assemblies or finished goods, translating complex program goals into resilient and scalable supply chain strategies. You will work in close coordination with engineering leadership, production, and procurement to balance cost, reliability, and production rate effectively in a highly dynamic NPI environment. This role requires fast-paced, high-horsepower project management skills to clearly communicate risks and implement mitigation strategies while optimizing processes. You will manage the supply schedule for raw material and finished goods to minimize obsolescence and enable the production line to output at full rate. Additionally, you will identify and mitigate potential risks in the multi-tier global supply chain by proposing creative solutions and driving them to closure. You will balance new product introduction (NPI) with rapid iteration and design changes alongside stable production using strong risk intuition. Finally, you will guide and mentor peers and team members to strengthen organizational resiliency and bolster the talent pipeline for future scale.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Own the end-to-end planning lifecycle for Raptor sub-assemblies or finished goods, from accurate bill of material requirements, appropriate supply coverage, and timely configuration management to satisfy the engine production plan.
• Work very closely with engineering, production, and procurement counterparts to understand internal rate goals, design change landscape, and supplier production plans to set up a robust supply chain plan capable of scaling with multiple configurations and production rates.
• Utilize good risk management intuition to balance cost, reliability, and production rate based on knowledge of program goals and context in a highly dynamic environment - and make effective risk calls knowing when to prioritize one over the other.
• Manage the supply schedule for raw material and finished goods in order to optimize days on hand and inventory turns, minimize obsolescence, and enable the production line to output at full rate while being mindful about excess inventory.
• Communicate forecasts to internal and external stakeholders that accurately reflect minimum requirements while hedging against potential upside or change in business direction.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks in the multi-tier global supply chain by coordinating with the appropriate stakeholders (procurement, logistics, engineering, etc.) to propose creative solutions and drive to closure.
• Balance a spectrum of both new product introduction (NPI) with rapid iteration and design changes as well as stable production with good risk intuition to balance challenges in both.
• Partner with engineering and production teams to effectively plan for and incorporate design or process changes seamlessly into the production line without impacting ability for production to maintain build rate.
• Support insourcing efforts where applicable to guarantee constant supply from internal and external sources to enable overall production targets.
• Assess and monitor supply base capacity and constraints at primary and sub-tiers suppliers to inform program scenario planning and mitigate potential challenges when ramping a product line.
• Maintain part and planning master data as needed to accurately reflect lead-times, manufacturing allocations, yields and attrition, offsets, order policy, and other parameters.
• Guide and mentor peers and team members to strengthen organizational resiliency and bolster the talent pipeline.
• Define and incorporate organization-level processes and improvements that enable the business to scale and efficiently utilize its human capital, leveraging learnings from world-class manufacturers and other high-volume industries.
• Develop applications, reporting, and dashboards to measure team KPIs and support the program as it scales to meet Starship vehicle manifest.
• Utilize good risk management intuition to balance cost, reliability, and production rate based on knowledge of program goals and context in a highly dynamic environment - and make effective risk calls to prioritize one over the other.

Requirements

• Advanced degree and 3+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or 9+ years of experience in a relevant role.
• Must have experience working in one or more of the following; or equivalent practical experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Must be able to demonstrate strong risk management intuition and the ability to balance cost, reliability, and production rate in a highly dynamic environment.
• Must have experience managing the supply schedule for raw material and finished goods to optimize days on hand and inventory turns.
• Must have experience communicating forecasts to internal and external stakeholders while hedging against potential upside or change in business direction.
• Must have experience identifying and mitigating potential risks in the multi-tier global supply chain.
• Must have experience balancing new product introduction (NPI) with rapid iteration and design changes alongside stable production.
• Must have experience partnering with engineering and production teams to incorporate design or process changes seamlessly without impacting production build rate.

Practical notes

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