Senior Demand Planner

Vast is looking for a Senior Demand Planner, reporting to the Manager, Demand Planning, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• Work collaboratively with engineering and integration teams to determine the required materials and quantities to support production schedules and integration timelines; includes but is not limited to, leading BOM maturity
• Serve as the lead in identifying and assessing the impact of shortages while incorporating viable and achievable work-arounds that mitigate the effect of shortages
• Develop, manage, and maintain accurate BOM records within ERP/MES system
• Provide source of truth in clear to build discussions
• Creation and utilization of commodity and part lead times to improve design release process 
• Facilitate make versus buy decisions based on business need date and resource allocation
• Build and develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders including supply chain, engineering and mission management
• Develop performance measures to clearly illustrate actions, risks and opportunities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business or Engineering discipline
• 5+ years experience with demand planning in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with different manufacturing states of hardware
• Lead scheduling discussions with multiple stakeholders and customers

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Significant experience working with BOMs and understands how they integrate with overall systems (ERP/MRP)
• Demonstrated familiarity with program/project management and managing associated schedules
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
• Logical and strategic approach to solving problems
• Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones