Manager, Supply Chain Planning & Systems

Neros Technologies; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Neros Technologies is seeking a Manager, Supply Chain Planning & Systems to lead the planning processes, team structure, and systems roadmap that support rapid production scale. You will own demand and material planning accuracy, drive ERP/MRP improvements, and establish the cadence needed for high-volume SKUs.

You will manage a growing team of planners and analysts, partner with Production, Finance and Engineering, and implement data-driven processes to reduce planning misses, improve forecast

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in supply chain planning or related operations
• 2+ years of people management or team leadership experience
• Strong ERP/MRP knowledge including planning parameters, BOMs, lead times, purchase signals, inventory policy, and planning data quality
• Experience improving forecast accuracy, inventory health, production readiness, and cross-functional planning discipline

Responsibilities

• Lead the Supply Chain Planning & Systems team, including material planning, demand planning, and supply chain systems
• Own the demand/supply planning cadence and ensure forecast, material, inventory, and production assumptions are translated into executable plans
• Drive S&OP/S&OE process ownership for Supply Chain, including cross-functional inputs, constraint reviews, planning actions, and follow-through
• Improve forecast accuracy, planning discipline, and inventory health through metrics, root-cause analysis, and process improvements
• Define and execute the planning systems/tools roadmap across ERP/MRP, planning workflows, reporting, and data quality
• Reduce business risk from planning misses, including expedite fees, premium freight, shortages, and excess or obsolete material

Skills

Supply chain planning

Material planning

Demand planning

S&OP

Forecasting

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Production readiness

Communication

Tools

ERP/MRP Systems

BI dashboards

Planning software

Job description

Manager, Supply Chain Planning & Systems

Who we are

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.

As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.

What you will be doing

Neros is seeking a Manager, Supply Chain Planning & Systems to lead the planning processes, team structure, and systems roadmap that support our next stage of production scale. This role will own demand and material planning accuracy, drive ERP/MRP and planning tool improvements, and create the operating cadence needed to support growing SKU count and high-volume production targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Supply Chain Planning & Systems team, including material planning, demand planning, and supply chain systems


• Own the demand/supply planning cadence and ensure forecast, material, inventory, and production assumptions are translated into executable plans


• Drive S&OP/S&OE process ownership for Supply Chain, including cross-functional inputs, constraint reviews, planning actions, and follow-through


• Improve forecast accuracy, planning discipline, and inventory health through metrics, root-cause analysis, and process improvements


• Define and execute the planning systems/tools roadmap across ERP/MRP, planning workflows, reporting, and data quality


• Reduce business risk from planning misses, including expedite fees, premium freight, shortages, and excess or obsolete material

You should have the following

• 7+ years of experience in supply chain planning, material planning, demand planning, S&OP, supply chain systems, or related operations roles


• 2+ years of people management or direct team leadership experience, preferably leading planners, analysts, project managers, or supply chain systems/process owners


• Demonstrated ownership of demand planning, supply planning, material planning, or S&OP/NSOP cadence in a manufacturing environment


• Strong ERP/MRP knowledge, including planning parameters, BOMs, lead times, purchase signals, inventory policy, master data quality, and planning exception management


• Experience improving forecast accuracy, inventory health, production readiness, and cross-functional planning discipline through metrics and structured operating reviews


• Ability to work cross-functionally with Production, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, and leadership to align plans and resolve constraints


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use planning data, inventory data, and operational metrics to identify root causes and drive process changes


• Clear written and verbal communication skills; able to translate ambiguous business requirements into process, systems, and team priorities


• Comfortable operating in a fast-scaling environment where process ownership, systems maturity, and production targets are evolving quickly

Nice to have

• Experience scaling planning processes in aerospace, defense, robotics, hardware, electronics, or other complex manufacturing environments


• Experience implementing or materially improving ERP/MRP, advanced planning tools, BI dashboards, or supply chain reporting infrastructure


• Experience managing planning through rapid SKU growth, new product introduction, or high-volume production ramp


• Familiarity with lean manufacturing, production control, inventory optimization, or cost-of-poor-planning metrics such as expedite fees, premium freight, shortages, and E&O

US Salary Range

$170,500 - $238,500 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Neros' total compensation package.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Voluntary Self-Identification

A \"disabled veteran\" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A \"recently separated veteran\" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An \"active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran\" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An \"Armed forces service medal veteran\" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

As set forth in Neros Technologies’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.