Manager, Integrated Business Planning & OFCI Demand Planning - Data Center Supply Chain

SB Energy•San Diego, CA

6d•$140,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

SB Energy is seeking a Senior Manager to build and lead the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and demand planning team for owner-furnished, contractor-installed (OFCI) power and cooling equipment. This role will own the portfolio equipment demand plan, demand/supply scenarios, and planning recommendations for constrained equipment allocation. The individual will work with SB Energy’s clients, OEMs, and vendors to align equipment availability with customer milestones while improving total cost of ownership (TCO) and limiting excess capital exposure. This position requires making independent planning decisions from day one, incorporating approved product roadmaps, fungibility, and multi-sourcing options. The role involves building a team with sufficient planning capacity and category expertise to support the full equipment portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, operations research, finance, business, or a related discipline required.
10+ years in IBP, sales and operations planning, capital equipment demand planning, or supply planning, including substantial data center development or deployment experience.
Deep planning expertise and success building and leading planning teams. Experience hiring and developing category planners and analysts, managing performance, and allocating capacity across a growing equipment portfolio.
Extensive OEM supply-planning experience or direct planning against OEM capacity, long-lead equipment, engineered configurations, and factory commitments. Understanding of engineering changes and supply feasibility.
Strong knowledge of power and cooling equipment and the relationship between portfolio capacity, redundancy, equipment quantities, project phasing, installation, and commissioning.
Ownership of cross-functional IBP or comparable planning processes that improved supply visibility and equipment availability. Ability to challenge forecasts and build consensus around explicit assumptions.
Quantitative and commercial judgment in scenarios, forecast bias, TCO, capital timing, reservations, and allocation. Experience planning product transitions, approved fungible equipment pools, and multi-source supply.
Proficiency in spreadsheet modeling, ERP or advanced planning systems, and business intelligence. Strong master-data and configuration/BOM skills.
Independent judgment under ambiguity and credible communication with clients, OEMs, vendors, and executives.
Willingness to travel to supplier facilities, client locations, and project sites as needed.

Nice To Haves

An MBA, relevant master’s degree, or ASCM/APICS credential is preferred.
SQL or advanced analytics experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Build, hire, and lead an IBP and equipment demand planning team sized to deliver power and cooling category planning and portfolio analysis. Establish planning ownership, develop planners, manage performance, and allocate resources to maintain reliable coverage across the portfolio.
Own the consolidated, time-phased equipment demand plan. Translate client demand, portfolio plans, project phasing, required-on-site dates, and approved configurations into quantities and timing. Reconcile assumptions directly with clients and internal project owners.
Own planning master data, forecast assumptions, and demand revision control. Reference Supplier Engineering’s controlled BOD/BOM and approved fungibility records; reconcile engineering revisions and eliminate duplicate or obsolete demand.
Own the IBP consensus cycle and demand/supply scenarios. Combine Category Procurement’s vendor commitments, Supplier Engineering’s verified manufacturing constraints, and TPM’s readiness dates to identify feasible coverage and gaps.
Recommend allocation, reservations, contingencies, and project sequencing under constrained supply. Quantify capital and cash timing, cancellation, storage, obsolescence, and delay exposure. Make planning decisions within delegated authority and obtain approvals for material commitments.
Plan equipment pooling, redeployment, and multi-source allocations using technically approved fungibility. Reflect product-roadmap transitions and qualification timing in demand scenarios. Domain engineers approve substitutions; Category Procurement owns sourcing awards and contracts.
Work with clients, vendors, Category Procurement, and Finance to optimize availability and TCO. Evaluate inventory and reservation tradeoffs, lifecycle demand, and approved alternative supply without changing technical acceptance requirements.
Own planning horizons, freeze windows, change thresholds, and demand-confidence assumptions. Quantify portfolio effects of client changes and supply disruption; provide agreed priorities to TPM, which owns package-level execution scheduling and change coordination.
Track forecast accuracy/bias, demand volatility, supply coverage, capacity gaps, and excess equipment exposure. Improve planning through connected data and scenario analysis; technical product decisions, supplier qualification, and execution tracking remain with their designated owners.

Benefits

100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
401(k) with Company Match
Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
12 Weeks Parental Leave
Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)
Mental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)
Flexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits
Monthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data
Optional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans
Device Purchase Support