Materials Program Manager, Optimus Material Planner

$72,000 - $132,000/Yr

Tesla - Palo Alto, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Palo Alto, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Tesla is seeking a motivated and experienced NPI Materials Program Manager to oversee the planning, warehousing, and delivery of materials for new program launches. This role is crucial in supporting the prototype and pre-production phases, ensuring a smooth transition to production sustaining teams. The manager will collaborate with various stakeholders to optimize material management processes and maintain accurate inventory levels.

Responsibilities

• Support programs from prototype phase through start of production until transition to production sustaining team.
• Own the transition plan for the program parts to be handed over to ongoing production.
• Work with external suppliers to establish appropriate delivery schedules for individual components, specifying quantity and frequency targeting on-time delivery.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain team and Logistics as needed.
• Own the leadership communication on the program to all key stakeholders: program management, PMI, engineering & supply chain.
• Identify and drive improvement projects/processes.
• Ensure BOM accuracy by working with engineering, PMI, and document control team.
• Maintain accurate MRP data to reflect confirmed delivery quantities and due dates from suppliers, validate, troubleshoot and resolve discrepancies.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Engineering to support material changes resulting from Change action (CAs), plan for new material and minimize obsolescence of old material.
• Provide ongoing transparency of inventory levels and ensure continuous inventory accuracy.
• Work fluidly in a highly cross-functional team environment involving manufacturing, program management, product development teams, design engineers, supply chain, production control, and logistics teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Operations Management, or other related field.
• 5+ years related experience in materials management, production planning, material scheduling, or purchasing in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, including ability to maintain and enhance Excel-based material shortage reports.
• Strong analytical capabilities, including ability to optimize delivery costs and inventory levels.
• Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, SAP enterprise system inventory management system such as MES is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks based on demand.
• Ability to present material status effectively in weekly program/executive meetings.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software
• Experience with SAP enterprise system inventory management system such as MES.

Benefits

• Commuter assistance
• Health savings account
• AD&D insurance
• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Flextime
• Employee assistance program
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Pet insurance