Manager, Material Planning and Purchasing

About Us

You know those loud, dirty, and inefficient generators found at construction sites, conferences, and entertainment venues? Moxion has developed a commercial-scale, all-electric version that is powerful, silent, and emissions-free. We’re pioneering mobile energy storage technology and leveraging vertical integration and a software-enabled service model to deliver last-mile electrification for our customers and communities. The Moxion team is a passionate group of humans who care about the environment and want to use technology to make a real impact at scale. Come build the first distributed utility with us, propelling the biggest energy transformation of our lifetime!

The Role

As a Manager of Material Purchasing team within our Supply Chain organization, you will play a key role in streamlining the material planning and purchasing processes & systems, right sizing inventory, and assuring that we have the right quantity of parts in the factory at the right time. 

The products you help bring to market will transform and disrupt massive industries that haven’t seen innovation in decades. This is an opportunity to roll up your sleeves and solve big problems that really matter. Like, save the world type stuff. Come electrify the future with us!

What you'll do:

• Ensure timely execution of purchasing and supplier scheduling
• Manage supply and constraints, status reporting and escalation, supplier engagement in order to ensure material supply meets production requirements with minimum stock levels, whilst optimizing costs
• Lead, manage, coach and develop a high performing team of Material Planners & Purchasing Specialists
• Own and present clear-to-build status, material coverage, run-out reports and other analyses as needed to the senior management team
• Implement and ensure effectiveness and accuracy of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system
• Manage material planning system configuration, parameters and master data to optimally reflect supply chain capabilities and plan supply to right size inventory and exceed service level goals while minimizing costs and obsolescence

Skills to be successful:

• 3+ years’ experience in manufacturing, distribution, finance, or supply chain management
• Experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably working with medium-to-high volume products) with knowledge & experience in converting and communicating demand requirements for products into detailed plans and schedules for inventory acquisition.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in developing, implementing, and assessing key operational and financial metrics
• Demonstrated skills in supplier operational and relationship management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelors or Masters in Supply Chain, Finance, Industrial Engineering or similar discipline or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability

Nice to haves:

• APICS or other supply chain management certifications
• Electric vehicle or battery pack related supply chain management experience

At Moxion you get

Health, dental, and vision coverage, unlimited PTO, competitive equity & compensation packages, free coffee and snacks, flexible work from home policy, access to Mountain Hardware, Columbia, Sorel, & Prana employee stores and discounts, credit to company swag store, investment in professional development courses, and parental leave program.

We Value

People are at the core of Moxion’s values. We care about growth for our people and team, this translates to an open and transparent culture. Moxion believes that diversity is as core to our business as the underlying products and technology we’re developing. Diversity in people leads to diversity of thought, and different perspectives from which to draw from, often resulting in a new or unique way of approaching or solving a problem. Diversity drives innovation. 

Moxion is looking for candidates who identify with different races, religions, national origins, age groups, genders, or gender identities, and we don’t discriminate against marital status, physical or mental disability, health or medical conditions, military and veteran status, genetic information, and other classifications that may or may not be protected by law. If you can bring a unique perspective or experiences to our company, please apply. If you require any accommodations throughout the process please let us know.