Senior Manager, Material Planning

Intuitive•San Francisco, CA

5d•$135,300 - $238,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Material Planning is responsible for establishing policies that guide strategies and execution for planning tools, processes, and personnel overseeing raw-component planning. The role covers component yield planning, lineside kanban sizing, MRP plan-load accuracy and integrity, ECO process guidance and best practices, planning and excess-and-obsolete (E&O) mitigation for major product transitions, and chronic-shortage analysis. The position partners with Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Service teams to streamline component planning and material flow, strengthen operational excellence, and coordinate recovery plans for chronic shortages and material movement from warehouses to production lines. The role manages component-level planning and MRP integrity, including demand changes, component buffering and inventory strategies, E&O analysis, and root-cause investigation. It leads yield reviews and material-load processes with Procurement, and lineside kanban sizing and closed-loop implementation with Manufacturing, Warehouse, and Inventory Control teams. It also coordinates shortage recovery, factory-to-factory material transfers and raw-material allocation, product-transition planning, alternate-parts planning, and NPI material cleanup. The position establishes performance metrics and facilitates improvements to planning tools and ERP/MRP functionality to support scalable raw-material planning. It requires strong cross-functional influence, stakeholder alignment, analytical problem-solving, and operational-excellence leadership. The role is fully onsite, on the day shift, and requires approximately 20% domestic and international travel.

Requirements

Detailed understanding of material planning, demand scheduling, and supply planning.
Strong knowledge of ERP systems and advanced planning systems.
Process-driven mindset and strong data and analytical capabilities.
Ability to solve problems and drive future system and process solutions.
Ability to resolve conflicts, build consensus, and gain stakeholder commitment.
Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional colleagues in matrixed, multinational environments and promote best practices for systems, tools, processes, and planning competencies.
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and executive communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with diverse internal customers.
Master's degree, bachelor's degree, or equivalent.
12+ years of experience in Production Planning, Demand/Supply Planning, Purchasing, or Inventory Management.
5+ years of experience directly managing high-performing teams.

Nice To Haves

Multi-plant work experience.
Experience in medium-to-large medical-device manufacturing organizations and multinational, cross-matrixed management settings.
Master's-level degree in engineering, supply chain/business management, or finance.
Significant experience with core business systems, including SAP, Agile, and advanced planning solutions.

Responsibilities

Establish policies guiding strategies and execution of planning tools, processes, and personnel for raw-component planning.
Understand finished-good and subassembly demand and communicate changes at the component level.
Maintain component-level MRP integrity, including understanding component buffers, inventory strategies, E&O analysis, and root causes.
Lead component-level yield-planning reviews and material-load processes in collaboration with Procurement, using historical trends, forward planning, and scrap-reduction opportunities.
Lead lineside kanban sizing and closed-loop implementation of recommended sizing with Manufacturing, Warehouse, and Inventory Control.
Work with Production Planning and Manufacturing to identify chronic shortages and with Procurement to establish critical priorities and recovery plans.
Improve material-flow processes from warehouses to manufacturing lines.
Manage material flow between factories, including transfers and allocation of raw materials across production lines, warehouses, and factory locations.
Coordinate major product transitions with Planning and Procurement to minimize raw-material E&O through communication, best practices, impact assessments, and mitigation actions.
Supervise alternate-parts planning to ensure raw-component data integrity.
Drive periodic review and cleanup of NPI planning material in NPI locations.
Establish key performance metrics and facilitate enhancements to planning tools and ERP/MRP system functionality.
Lead operational-excellence projects and initiatives that drive business outcomes.