Hybrid Channel Planner: Service Parts & Logistics

Rivian; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Health insurance

Paid time off

Dental

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Channel Planner, Service Parts to support front line operations at Rivian Service Centers and drive inventory strategies, ensuring parts availability at optimal cost. The role is hybrid between Irvine, CA or Plymouth, MI, reporting to the Manager, Channel Planner.

The successful candidate will own data, optimize stocking strategies, and collaborate across Supply Chain to meet service levels and cost targets. Prior experience in automotive supply chain is preferred.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in Automotive, Tier 1, OEM, or technical field preferred with emphasis in demand supply chain, materials management, distribution, or logistics.
• BS/BA in Data Analytics, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field required.
• MS or MBA preferred in related discipline.
• Proficient in SAP, Google Workspace, PTC-Servigistics, DataBricks, Hex, SQL and Python (a plus).
• Experience with high volume ordering within a fast-paced distribution environment.
• Strong collaborator, with willingness to drive change.
• Knowledge or experience setting up and managing analytics-based performance tracking within supply chain.
• Clear understanding of planning systems, warehouse management systems, establishing inventory levels, and integration/interdependencies across ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the Channel Planning and Analytics strategic plan which will support better service levels with less inventory and optimized safety stocks
• Own master data and inventory parameters for Service Center materials to support stocking to meet the demand forecast, provide excellent fill rates, reduce down time, and deliver cost-efficient supply chain models
• Support development, launch, and continuous improvement of part inventory stocking models and strategies, part order replenishment generation logic, and distribution planning to meet our global SLAs
• Evaluate and analyze system outputs to ensure correct materials are being ordered, replenished, and available to support global service requirements. Focus on automation and controls to quickly identify errors to eliminate supply chain noise by modifying, removing, or adding orders to meet forecasted/unforecasted demand
• Coordinate and execute transactional movements of materials to optimize and reduce logistics costs (consolidation), meet SLAs (replenish, transfer logic), and reduce global inventory costs
• Drive operational excellence and best practices across the network aimed at reducing costs and improving service levels such as replenishment order generation, Bill of distribution
• Collaborate with Service Field operations, Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, and other key partners to launch channel planning ensuring clarity around service level expectations, part allocation strategy, part availability, inventory refresh cycles, part consumption, and field performance
• Seek out new innovations and present new strategies to continuously improve all areas of the organization
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned

Skills

Analytical thinking

Collaborative

Process design

Change management

Education

BS/BA in Data Analytics, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field

MS or MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

Google Workspace

PTC-Servigistics

DataBricks

Hex

SQL

Python

Job description

Rivian is seeking a Channel Planner, Service Parts to support front line operations at Rivian Service Centers and drive inventory strategies, ensuring parts availability at optimal cost. The role is hybrid between Irvine, CA or Plymouth, MI, reporting to the Manager, Channel Planner.

The successful candidate will own data, optimize stocking strategies, and collaborate across Supply Chain to meet service levels and cost targets. Prior experience in automotive supply chain is preferred.