Supply Chain Planner – Hardware

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Assist in short-term supply chain planning for the deployment of server hardware, converting customer demand forecasts into actionable supply strategies.

• Collaborate with regional capacity managers and cross-functional teams to gain insights into hardware requirements, priorities, quantities, and delivery schedules.

• Evaluate demand and supply data to pinpoint capacity shortfalls, inventory limitations, delivery risks, and possible mitigation strategies.

• Create, revise, and uphold demand entries in planning systems, ensuring precision across quantities, locations, and necessary delivery dates.

• Utilize Microsoft Excel to reconcile datasets, verify planning information, monitor changes, analyze capacity, and generate operational reports.

• Oversee hardware inventory, supply availability, costs, lead times, and deployment timelines.

• Conduct thorough manual tracking and maintain precise records of planning inputs, outstanding actions, risks, and delivery status.

• Coordinate with partner teams to address discrepancies, tackle planning gaps, and ensure requirements progress smoothly from initial planning to execution.

• Independently oversee daily planning tasks while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, capacity planning, inventory planning, or related operations.

• In-depth knowledge of supply chain principles, logistics, inventory management, and demand and supply planning processes.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including skills in PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, data validation, and reconciliation of large datasets.

• Practical experience in creating, maintaining, updating, and validating demand or supply plans within planning systems.

• Background in analyzing supply and demand discrepancies, tracking inventory, monitoring lead times, and overseeing deployment schedules.

• Strong analytical abilities to identify inconsistencies, evaluate risks, and maintain reliable planning data.

• Comfortable with detailed, hands-on operational tasks rather than primarily focusing on project coordination or oversight.

• Excellent communication and follow-through abilities, with the capability to work independently and collaborate with various teams.

• Ability to adhere to a consistent Pacific Time (PST) schedule.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field (preferred).

• Experience in supporting hardware supply chain operations, server deployment, data center infrastructure, or technology logistics (preferred).

• Familiarity with capacity planning, resource allocation, and hardware inventory management (preferred).

• Knowledge of Power BI or similar reporting and data visualization tools (preferred).

• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management, or demand planning systems (preferred).

• Experience in coordinating supply planning efforts among geographically distributed teams (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Competitive paid time off.

• Parental leave.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.