Manager, Production & sales planning

Faraday Future•El Segundo, CA

13d•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

As the Production & Sales Planning Manager, you’ll be working with some of the industry’s brightest minds to establish sales planning processes for North America. Basically, you’ll ensure that FF maintains optimal inventory levels at various stages in the supply chain to achieve customer satisfaction levels as well as mitigate inventory exposure.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Production, National Sales Company, or equivalent work experience
8+ years experience providing Sales Planning and accurate monthly forecasts to be used in all company communications.
Short term and long-term planning based on volume forecasts and product/projects.
Ability to chair weekly Business Performance Meetings, agree forecasts, log all comments and actions for further review.
Track weekly forecast accuracy and build, to be discussed in the Business Update Meeting and with the commercial team.
Understanding of sales and volume planning theories
Ability to quickly grasp the “big picture” of a problem
Working experience in a sales environment
Experienced in developing strong, positive working relations
Act as first point of contact for P&A to determine optimal flow for upcoming events and business initiatives
Advanced Microsoft Suite experience (Excel, PowerPoint)
Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and self-motivational skills
Experience working on cross-functional teams advising all levels of management within key distribution departments (production, finance, sales, business affairs, product fulfillment)
Experience supporting the preparation of weekly forecasting data to provide visibility of bookings from customers.

Nice To Haves

Previous automotive experience is strongly preferred.
A diverse skillset including strong analytical and mathematical skills, logic aptitude and familiarity with statistical modeling and statistical concepts.
Creative curiosity, collaborative ethics, hardworking enthusiasm, and driving personal vision.
A genuine fascination for the electric vehicle field and a commitment to global change
Strong data mining, data analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Responsibilities

Operational short-term planning, model mix prioritization, and equipment option scheduling
Operational project volume planning including bespoke edition builds
Strategic long-term planning and forecasting
Global and regional volume allocation and specification alignment
Production, retail volume management
Maintain regional allocation plan for FF globally
Sales volume planning and adjustments for existing production and volume plans
Market/sales intelligence
Preparation, evaluation, and alignment of all required reporting and presentation material
Preparation of production request for monthly sales report
Assist in delivery process establishment, from order planning and delivery to end user full loop monitoring and process optimization.