Director, Planning Logistics

Agility Robotics is a pioneer. Our robot, Digit, is the first to be sold into workplaces across the globe. Our team is differentiated by its expertise in imagining, engineering, and delivering robots with advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency -- robots specifically designed to work alongside people, in spaces built for people. Every day, we break through engineering challenges and invent new solutions and capabilities that will one day make robots commonplace and approachable. This work is our passion and our responsibility: our mission is to make businesses more productive and people's lives more fulfilling.

About the Role

We are currently looking for a Director of Supply Chain Planning and Logistics who is passionate about utilizing robotics to improve our daily lives. As part of the Supply Chain team, you will work closely with the manufacturing and inventory teams to ensure that the company has the necessary materials and inventory levels to meet customer demand for our groundbreaking robots going out into the world. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, strategic planning and risk mitigation experience, leadership presence to manage high performing teams, and strong executive presentation skills.

About the Work

• Design, build, deploy, maintain, and continuously improve an end-to-end planning capability - the necessary tools, processes, and staffing, to provide the following operations horizon:
• Short-to-medium term: Integrated Business Planning / SIOP
• Long term: Strategic Operations Planning and Capacity Planning
• Ensure plans are driven by forecasts provided by sales and marketing and integrated with appropriate financial planning processes and plans.
• Facilitate the appropriate periodic meetings and forums for aligning and communicating the operational plans across all relevant functions, including addressing projected supply shortages or excess.
• Drive capacity and inventory strategies and plans that optimize working capital, enable growth, and mitigate obsolescence risk.
• Work with the broader supply chain team to design and deploy supply networks for producing finished goods and spares to support customer demand and growth.
• Ensure new product introductions (NPIs) are successfully incorporated into planning and inventory management tools, processes, and plans to ensure success of the NPI.
• Develop an overall strategy for maintaining and managing all inventory pools across all facilities: raw materials, work in process, finished goods, spare parts, and R&D materials.
• Ensure proper inventory management processes are in place to provide solid inventory controls, ensure inventory gets to relevant parties in a timely manner, and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Provide leadership on ERP implementation as Business Process Architect
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for the department, set targets against each KPI, report on a regular basis to management, and use them to drive continuous improvement efforts.
• Lead a team of individual contributors in inventory, materials movement, production scheduling, materials planning, and demand planning.
• Foster a culture of high performance and a commitment to continuous process improvement with the team as well as internal stakeholders.
  

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or a related field. MBA or advanced degree is preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in supply chain functions with fundamental understanding and direct experience in relevant supply chain strategy and operations- including SIOP processes across the relevant functions of the business.
• Working knowledge of supply chain systems, architecture, and processes (e.g., MPS, MRP, etc.) - experience with Infor and Windchill is a bonus.
• Deep Analytical Skills, Critical Thinking, Strategic Vision and the ability to develop Executive Presentations required.
• Excellent oral and written communication, cultural, and organizational change expertise; ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels within the organization
• Experience with business process analysis, process design and development, and continuous process improvement.
• Willing to act as a player coach, setting the strategy and overall team development, while also rolling up your sleeves and owning daily work fundamental to the company's success.
• Experience in a startup where developing processes and mechanisms for scalability across a company's life stages has been demonstrated.
• Proven track record of recruiting, managing and developing teams and leading teams through transformational change while facilitating cross functional involvement.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively engage and interact with all teams, areas, and levels of the company impacting the planning process.
• Ability to calm a storm and hold a great sense of humor
• Experience with software packages including Windows, Microsoft Office, and Google Workspace; extensive knowledge of spreadsheet tools, data management applications (MS Access, Power BI, Tableau, etc.), and relevant project management tools such as Atlassian Suite and other relevant technology.
  
  

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
• Equity: Company stock options.
• Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
• Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
• Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Time Off:
• Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
• Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
• On-Site Perks: Catered lunches twice a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
• Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
• Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
• Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
  

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.

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