Staff Vehicle Program Planner

Rivian•Normal, IL

About The Position

Owns the production plan of record for different programs across the 24-month MPP and near-term S&OE horizon and translates demand and program inputs into a feasible, capacity-aligned build plan, integrates engineering changes, and delivers the supply response into S&OP and S&OE. A deliberately technical seat — pairs functional planning depth with hands-on Python / Databricks development and early AI-modeling adoption to help define and build Rivian’s next-generation planning capabilities alongside internal software teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management/Logistics, Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics/Statistics or related field.
5+ yrs production / supply-chain planning
Must have: Hands-on Python, SQL, & Databricks development
Early adopter of AI / ML planning models and Agent development
Demonstrated ability to learn, grow and adapt to ambiguous situations
Advanced planning system (Kinaxis / APS) acumen
Partners with software / data teams to build tooling
RCCP & capacity modeling; automotive preferred

Responsibilities

Own the Master Production Plan — Build & maintain the 24-month rolling plan using RCCP; balance demand, capacity & material constraints.
Capacity & scenario modeling — Model line-rate and shift scenarios; surface critical-part constraints and trade-offs to the platform lead.
Integrate program changes — Translate Program Change Control Requests (PCRRs) into the timeline — feature cut-ins, effectivity & ramp impacts.
Near-term S&OE & allocation — Provide production inputs to weekly S&OE; support firm-zone, order slotting & BTS/BTO allocation with Scheduling.
Build planning tooling & models — Develop in Python / Databricks; prototype and pilot AI-assisted planning; partner with internal software teams to productize what works.
Shape advanced planning systems — Bring APS acumen to the advanced planning systems implementation — define what “good” looks like and drive toward automated, single-source planning.
Feed the forums & hold alignment — Deliver the supply response into S&OP and S&OE forums; keep the plan republished across SAP, Internal Planning Systems & Databricks as one source of truth.