Supply Planner IV

Russell Tobin; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell Tobin is seeking a Service Supply Planning and Procurement Analyst for a 3-month contract in Sunnyvale, CA. The role focuses on supporting service supply planning, procurement, inventory management, and supplier operations.

You will manage PO lifecycle, collaborate with OEMs and vendors, analyze supply requirements, and maintain material availability to meet customer demand. Contract with W2, hourly pay $65–$70.64.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply planning, procurement, or related field.
• Experience with OEMs, manufacturers, or external suppliers.
• Experience managing POs and supplier follow-up.
• Experience analyzing supply, inventory, and forecasts.
• Strong Excel data analysis and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer backlog and recovery dates based on supply plans.
• Create and manage POs; expedite supply with OEMs.
• Publish weekly production schedules to OEMs.
• Monitor material availability, inventory levels, shortages, and backlogs.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to resolve issues.
• Drive backlog activities and supply recovery actions.
• Collaborate with planning, warehouse, and finance teams to meet demand.

Skills

Supply planning

Procurement

PO management

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

OEM coordination

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Kinaxis

Job description

Service Supply Planning and Procurement Analyst

Company Description/Details

A leading global technology company is seeking a detail-oriented supply chain professional to support service supply planning, procurement, inventory management, and supplier operations. This role works closely with OEMs, vendors, warehouse and planning teams to maintain material availability, resolve supply constraints, and support customer demand.

Details

Employment Type - Contract

Duration - 3 months with possible extension

Location - Sunnyvale, CA

Pay Range - $65 - $70.64 hourly on W2

Responsibilities

• Manage customer backlog and provide recovery dates based on supply plans and OEM commitments.
• Analyze weekly new-buy and repair supply requirements using supply planning systems.
• Create and manage POs and work with OEMs to expedite supply when demand increases.
• Maintain planning parameters and support weekly supply planning and execution.
• Publish weekly master production schedules (MPS) to multiple OEMs.
• Monitor material availability, inventory levels, shortages, backlogs, and potential supply interruptions.
• Manage the complete PO lifecycle, including creation, past‑due management, takeovers, price updates, and quantity changes.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to resolve shipping, scheduling, invoice, and supply issues.
• Drive backlog activities, warehouse escalations, substitutions, and other supply recovery actions.
• Analyze inventory levels and collaborate with warehouse and planning teams to maintain operational efficiency.
• Coordinate order processing for OEM and broker component sales, ensuring orders are accurately tracked and fulfilled.
• Work cross‑functionally with planning, warehouse, finance, vendors, and other stakeholders to support product demand and resolve supply issues.

Qualifications

Experience

• Experience in supply planning, materials planning, supply chain operations, procurement, or a related field.
• Hands‑on experience working directly with OEMs, manufacturers, or external suppliers.
• Experience managing purchase orders, supplier follow‑up, expediting, and supply execution.
• Experience analyzing supply requirements, inventory, demand, shortages, backlogs, or forecasts.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve supply issues.
• Hands‑on Excel experience for data analysis, reporting, tracking, or planning activities.
• Experience working cross‑functionally with vendors, warehouse teams, planning teams, finance, and internal stakeholders.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, Finance, or a related field preferred.

Other qualifications/requirements

• Strong communication, organization, and follow‑through skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced supply chain environment.

Must‑Haves

• Supply Planning Experience - Hands‑on experience with supply/material planning, supply requirements, MPS, inventory planning, or related planning activities.
• OEM Experience - Direct experience working with OEMs, contract manufacturers, or manufacturing partners; this should be clearly demonstrated within the candidate's employment history.
• Excel Experience - Hands‑on Excel usage must be demonstrated under the candidate's jobs/experience, preferably for analysis, planning, reporting, or supply‑chain tracking.
• Strong Analytical Skills - Experience analyzing supply, demand, inventory, shortages, backlog, forecasts, or other operational data.
• Procurement/PO Management - Experience creating, managing, expediting, or resolving purchase orders and supplier issues.
• Supply/Shortage Management - Experience handling material availability, shortages, backlogs, expedites, or supply interruptions.

Nice‑to‑Haves

• Experience with service parts, repair supply, replacement parts, or aftermarket supply chains.
• Experience in electronics, hardware, semiconductor, or consumer technology environments.
• SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, or other ERP/supply planning system experience.
• Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or other analytical tools.
• Experience with inventory optimization, inventory turns, safety stock, or supply‑chain KPIs.
• Experience with warehouse operations, supplier escalations, or invoice discrepancy resolution.
• Experience with Wrike or similar workflow/project-management tools.

Benefits

For workers in the United States, PrideGlobal and its affiliates offer eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PrideGlobal and its affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

PrideGlobal and its affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

San Francisco Lactation Accommodation

Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Kentucky Criminal Record Check

For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long‑term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.