Supply Chain Manager

Natron seeks a Supply Chain Manager/Sr. Planning Manager to lead the ongoing operation of its enterprise resource planning, production control, and logistics functions within its pilot operations in Holland, MI and with its contract manufacturers around the world.

The ideal candidate will manage the on-going supply chain by working closely with internal pilot operations, internal production operations, contract manufacturers, product development teams, and sales teams to plan and schedule production runs to meet customer orders and pilot runs to serve product development objectives. This position will be hands-on in establishing systems and business practices for shipping and receiving, inventory management, production scheduling, forecasting, and materials purchasing. As the business grows, the person in this role will recruit and grow the existing team to scale the planning, logistics, and procurement activities as appropriate for the business volume and needs. Qualified applicants will have prior production management experience in job-shop environments and with external contract manufacturers, preferably in the field of batteries or electronic hardware systems. The person for this position has a positive attitude, collaborates well, and does what it takes to get the job done.

Responsibilities:

• On-going, timely and accurate planning of material requirements to support manufacturing plans, and monitoring the movement of materials through the production cycle within Natron operations and through the external contract manufacturing supply chain.
• On-going, timely and accurate capacity planning across external contract manufacturers and multiple internal Natron sites.
• Lead the establishment of business operations processes for production planning/scheduling, inventory management, forecasting, materials purchasing, and customer order acknowledgement.
• Lead the implementation of new NetSuite software modules in operations as required to support company growth, integrating with the operations, finance and sales functions as appropriate.
• Develop standard costs in collaboration with Finance and Operations Management
• Develop budgets for implementation of trial development plans and new product introductions.
• Determine material requirements from sales forecasts, and engineering program schedules.
• Coordinate efficient movement of materials among Natron manufacturing sites and contract manufacturers with external logistics providers, manage shipping and receiving activities.
• Ensure accuracy of data fields in NetSuite material planning system (BOM, Item Masters, Travelers, etc.).
• Manage special builds for technology development, new product development, and field trials
• On-going management of all aspects of in-house inventory, including cycle counting process, API, Audits and inventory adjustments
• Provide reports and updates on performance measurements to Management Team.
• Carry out materials sourcing and buying tasks for raw materials and intermediate BOM components (subassemblies) from contract manufacturing partners to maintain flow in the supply chain.

Experience & Skills:

• 7+ years of industrial materials management and enterprise resource planning experience is required
• Expert knowledge of NetSuite ERP systems, tools and procedures; and MS Office applications is required
• 7+ years of successful industrial experience managing people in a production environment
• BS Degree in Operations, Management, Business or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience Proficient use of ERP systems
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills, particularly “influence management” and “conflict resolution”
• Excellent leadership and oral and written communication skills; including concise reporting of inventory, lead time, order status, and throughput
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams in a mix of small & large project-based environments
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Experience with new product introduction (NPI) best practices

Logistics:

• Regular, full-time position reporting to the VP of Supply Chain
• Position will be based out of Holland, MI.

About Us: 

Natron Energy (natron.energy) is the future of energy storage. Our battery products solve operations performance and reliability problems for the world’s biggest electricity customers. Our initial products target markets exceeding twenty-five billion dollars including data centers, oil & gas, EV fast charging, and commercial aviation. We have additional products in development for larger markets including commercial and residential grid storage. Our products are based on sodium-ion cells containing Prussian blue electrodes that deliver unique power, cycle life, and safety: full discharge and recharge in just minutes all from a nonflammable, fault-tolerant system.

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