Space-Ready Supply Chain Planner & Buyer

Solestial, Inc.; Tempe, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401K with employer match

Paid time off: 15 vacation days, 5 SDD

Holiday pay and extended year-end休

Job summary

Solestial, Inc. is advancing space-based solar power and expanding its manufacturing capacity in Tempe, AZ. The Supply Chain Specialist will schedule production, procure materials, and coordinate ramping plans to meet capacity and on-time delivery goals.

You will analyze inventory, manage kanbans, and collaborate with Production, Process Engineering, and Program Managers to scale our high-volume lines while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience using MES, MRP, and/or WMS systems in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, with preferred candidates having Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting/ analytics tools.
• Ability to work in a class 10,000 clean room environment.
• Ability to work in processing area wearing the necessary PPE.
• Strong analytical skills, basic data analysis and presentation, clear communication.
• Production planning and scheduling experience, including coordinating build priorities, material readiness and capacity constraints.
• Experience managing warehouse/ material control activities.
• Ability to generate, analyze, and communicate production and inventory reports from multiple data sources.
• Collaborative, takes ownership, and works well across the team to get things done.
• Preferred candidate: SQL/ Database experience for pulling, organizing, and validating production or inventory data.
• Previous experience with photovoltaic solar modules or flexible circuits (R&D, manufacturing, reliability) is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly schedules for the production teams and monitor production output to the schedule.
• Work directly with the operations team in development of production ramping plans.
• Prepare raw material inventory reports, monitor kanbans, and update other documentation with MES, MRP, WMS, etc.
• Procure raw materials for production of solar cells and modules, including creation and usage of purchase orders, negotiating for price, lead time, and payment terms.
• Complete all receiving, in alignment with purchase orders for a complete 2-way match.
• Expedite orders with suppliers or transportation as required.
• Develop innovative methods to reduce the cost of materials and logistics.
• Create standard methods for data analysis to communicate material usage and determine scaling with ramp up of production.
• Support continuous improvement of scheduling, warehouse management, procurement, and reporting processes.
• Follow safety requirements and prevent accidents.
• Maintain a clean work environment.
• Work in collaboration with operations to achieve output performance (production capacity, on-time delivery, inventory levels)

Skills

MES/MRP/WMS experience

Excel

Power BI/Tableau

Clean room environment

PPE compliance

Analytical skills

Production planning/scheduling

Warehouse/material control

SQL/Database experience

Team collaboration

Data reporting from multiple sources

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

MES

MRP

WMS

Job description

Solestial, Inc. is advancing space-based solar power and expanding its manufacturing capacity in Tempe, AZ. The Supply Chain Specialist will schedule production, procure materials, and coordinate ramping plans to meet capacity and on-time delivery goals.

You will analyze inventory, manage kanbans, and collaborate with Production, Process Engineering, and Program Managers to scale our high-volume lines while maintaining safety and quality standards.