Materials Manager, Switchboards

Giga Energy • Long Beach, CA

25d • $150,000 - $185,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Manager for Switchboards owns the flow of materials behind our switchboard production — sheet metal and enclosures, busbars, electrical components, and assembly hardware — from BOM accuracy and demand planning through to materials staged and ready to build. You will manage materials planning and scheduling across our switchboard contract manufacturers, keep production supplied against manufacturing capacity, and manage the risk, lead time, and tariff exposure of a global switchboard supply base. This role is the connective tissue between Procurement, Production, Engineering, and our contract manufacturers.

Requirements

• 7+ years in materials management, production planning, or supply chain, ideally in switchboard, switchgear, electrical equipment, or related industrial manufacturing
• Hands-on experience with BOM management, MRP/ERP systems, and master scheduling
• Experience managing long lead-time materials — sheet metal enclosures, custom busbars, specialty electrical components, circuit breakers — in a switchboard or similar electrical equipment environment
• Working knowledge of tariff classification and trade compliance (Section 301/232, USMCA, HTS)
• Experience coordinating materials across multiple sites, including offshore contract manufacturers
• Strong analytical skills — comfortable building inventory, capacity, and risk models
• Ability to read BOMs, drawings, and specifications to support planning decisions
• Strong communication skills; able to work cross-functionally with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and Operations

Responsibilities

• Own BOM accuracy and structure for switchboard products — enclosures, busbars, electrical components, and assembly hardware — in the ERP/MRP system
• Translate the production schedule into materials requirements (MRP); convert demand into supplier releases and purchase requisitions
• Manage engineering change (ECO) impact on existing switchboard inventory and open orders
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) — ensure long-lead components (sheet metal enclosures, custom busbars, specialty electrical components) are ordered early enough to hit pilot build and factory acceptance test (FAT) dates
• Build and maintain the master production schedule (MPS) for the switchboard line, reconciled against real contract manufacturer capacity
• Coordinate build schedules with sheet metal fabricators, busbar manufacturers, electrical component suppliers, and final assembly contract manufacturers
• Participate in S&OP/demand planning to align switchboard production plans with sales forecasts
• Own inventory strategy — safety stock levels, buffer stock, and build-to-order vs. build-to-stock decisions for enclosures, busbars, electrical components, and assembly hardware
• Manage kitting and staging so the right components are ready at switchboard build and final assembly stations
• Track inventory health: turns, excess & obsolete (E&O) inventory, and cycle count accuracy
• Manage lead times and allocation for long-lead switchboard items — custom sheet metal enclosures, specialty busbars, circuit breakers, and power distribution components
• Make allocation calls during component shortages, balancing customer commitments and production priorities
• Identify and mitigate single-source, capacity, and geopolitical risk across the switchboard supply base
• Coordinate materials flow and inventory visibility across switchboard contract manufacturers and Giga facilities
• Own tariff and trade compliance planning for switchboard components — HTS classification, Section 301/232 exposure, USMCA qualification, and country-of-origin tracking
• Evaluate sourcing and inventory strategies (e.g., bonded warehousing, duty drawback) to manage tariff cost impact
• Manage logistics and expediting decisions — air vs. ocean freight — when schedules are at risk

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits
• Monthly team onsites where all offices come in–person to collaborate
• Pay Transparency

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed