Sr. Manager, Production Program Planning

Rivian • Palo Alto, CA

5d • $145,400 - $216,300

About The Position

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.
As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

The Sr. Manager, Production Program Planning is the central architect of Rivian’s global Master Production Plan (MPP) across all major platforms, including R1, R2, Commercial Vans (EDV/RCV), DCFC, and future vehicle programs. This role bridges Alignment across the executive leadership teams of Product, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Logistics, and Supply Chain, and Finance. Operating as a critical leader within the S&OP framework, this role is accountable for generating the enterprise supply response, developing 24-month capacity models, and establishing factory shift strategies across a growing multi-plant network. The leader also manages the near-term production planning for S&OE replanning, overseeing global order allocation rulesets and near-term sequencing alignment the scheduling team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Planning, Master Scheduling, or Production Control.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related analytical field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrable experience scaling production planning from a single facility to a global, multi-plant manufacturing network, preferably within the automotive, EV, or highly complex hardware industries.
• Deep technical understanding of Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP), Master Production Scheduling (MPS), vehicle sequencing, and BOM/configuration management.
• Proven ability to distill highly complex capacity constraints into clear financial and operational trade-offs for C-suite executive decision-making.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and manage significant amounts of data to drive algorithmic allocation strategies.
• Advanced experience with ERP systems (SAP PP/DS strongly preferred), Advanced Planning Systems (Kinaxis required), and data visualization/management tools (Databricks, SQL, Hex).

Responsibilities

• Develop the Master Production Plan (MPP): Create, maintain, and own the 24-month rolling Master Production Plan across all programs. Develop Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) models to balance internal manufacturing capabilities and external supplier constraints against the demand forecast.
• Lead Scenario Modeling & Supply Risk Mitigation: Build complex shift strategies to meet production strategy and demand. Partner with supplier capacity and material planning teams to map critical paths and present financial and operational trade-offs when critical parts face shortages.
• Drive Executive Decision-Making: Chair the monthly Supply Review and present finalized production commitments, vehicle mix changes, and risk mitigations to the Executive Operations team for formal approval.
• Oversee Program Change (PCCR) Integration: Assess and integrate Program Change Requests (PCCRs) into the production timeline, translating feature cut-ins to ramp curves and capacity requirements.
• Manage Near Term Production Response and Allocation Own the production inputs in weekly S&OE reviews. Manage the daily firm zone, order slotting, and explicit manufacturing quantities to dictate Build-to-Stock and Build-to-Order allocations in close coordination with the scheduling teams.
• Ensure Systemic Alignment: Oversee the accurate republication of the approved MPP across SAP, Kinaxis, and Databricks to ensure all cross-functional teams execute against a single source of truth.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees.
• You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements.
• Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment.
• Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
• More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive