AI-Driven Materials Planning Transformation Lead

Gavroche Group; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity packages

Health, dental, vision insurance and m

Ōura Ring and employee discounts

Paid time off + holidays + wellness

Parental leave and sick leave

Job summary

ŌURA seeks a Strategic Lead, Materials Planning Transformation in San Francisco to redesign and lead the end-to-end planning function. You will drive AI-enabled processes, partner with IT, Data/Analytics, and Engineering, and align with executives to improve planning quality and efficiency.

You will build a scalable roadmap, establish governance, and oversee tools, data quality, and analytics to enable proactive decision-making across contract manufacturers, suppliers, and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Supply Chain / Materials Planning or a related field, with experience leading cross-functional initiatives at scale.
• Consumer electronics and/or hardware experience, with deep hands-on materials planning, CTB, and allocation.
• Extensive experience with Contract Manufacturers, driving data, reporting, or process standards across external partners.
• Track record designing and implementing process improvements or automation that measurably changed how a team works.
• Hands-on experience applying AI, automation, or analytics tools to operational workflows, with good judgment on what to automate and validate outputs.
• Experience evaluating, selecting, and implementing software or systems solutions, including build-vs-buy analysis and vendor management.
• Strong data fluency: advanced Excel and large, multi-source datasets; ability to define metrics and build baselines.
• In-depth knowledge of MRP and ERP systems and data flow through planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Reimagine Materials Planning and define the multi-year roadmap for the function.
• Shift planner time from data handling to analysis, judgment, and decision-making.
• Adopt an AI-first approach, redesigning processes around automation.
• Move toward proactive, exception-based planning and human-reviewed recommendations.
• Build the business case, sequence work, and decide what to scale or stop.
• Lead build-vs-buy decisions and vendor evaluations with pilots and cost considerations.
• Partner with IT, Data/Analytics, and Engineering to integrate planning tools with ERP and supply chain systems.
• Set standards for AI use in planning: data quality, outputs validation, human oversight, and auditability.

Skills

Materials Planning

AI-first

Cross-functional leadership

MRP/ERP

Vendor management

Data analytics

Process design

Data quality

Job description

ŌURA seeks a Strategic Lead, Materials Planning Transformation in San Francisco to redesign and lead the end-to-end planning function. You will drive AI-enabled processes, partner with IT, Data/Analytics, and Engineering, and align with executives to improve planning quality and efficiency.

You will build a scalable roadmap, establish governance, and oversee tools, data quality, and analytics to enable proactive decision-making across contract manufacturers, suppliers, and internal teams.