The Planner role at Doodle Labs is crucial to ensuring seamless supply chain operations, production schedules, and on-time delivery of our products. Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing our ERP system, improving inventory management, and driving supplier performance. This is a high-impact role that directly supports our commitment to delivering on time, every time.
What You'll Do:
- Ensure On-Time Delivery
- Achieve on-time delivery targets of 95%+ by ensuring critical components are available for production.
- Proactively manage material planning and procurement schedules to support production timelines.
- Optimize ERP Utilization
- Lead the effort to improve ERP system accuracy and efficiency by ensuring proper setup and maintenance of inventory data (e.g., item master, BOM accuracy).
- Perform data validation and collaborate with internal teams to streamline ERP processes.
- Drive Supplier Management
- Develop and implement supplier performance tracking, focusing on reducing lead times and improving delivery reliability.
- Conduct supplier meetings to address performance gaps and ensure timely resolution of issues.
- Improve Forecast Accuracy
- Analyze historical data and collaborate with sales and operations teams to create demand forecasts with 85%+ accuracy.
- Adjust forecasts monthly based on real-time data and business needs.
- Inventory Control and Classification
- Implement ABC classification and other methodologies to optimize stock levels and ensure proper inventory tracking.
- Conduct weekly meetings to review inventory levels, open POs, and work-in-progress components.
- Support Production Scheduling
- Collaborate with the production team to monitor adherence to schedules, identifying and resolving bottlenecks as needed.
- Track production performance metrics and adjust plans to meet targets.
Required Qualifications
- ERP Expertise: Proficiency with ERP systems, with prior experience in setting up and managing inventory, BOMs, and production planning.
- Planning Experience: 5+ years in supply chain, production planning, or a related role in manufacturing or technology.
- Analytical Skills: Strong capability to analyze data, identify trends, and drive actionable insights.
- Communication Skills: Ability to coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams, including sales, procurement, and operations.
- Attention to Detail: High standards for data accuracy and system integrity.
Employee Value Proposition
- Join a fast-growing team at the forefront of technology in robotics and defense.
- Opportunity to implement critical systems and processes that will shape the company's operational success.
- Collaborative and supportive team environment with growth opportunities.
- Competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and comprehensive benefits.
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What We Do
Doodle Labs designs and produces industrial-grade wireless networking solutions. The company focuses on mesh networking for robotic systems, providing high throughput, long-range Mesh Rider solutions for UAVs, UGVs, AMRs and other robotic applications.
The company’s Helix Mesh Rider Radio was developed with sponsorship from DIU and is the Blue UAS program’s datalink of choice.
Doodle Labs was named one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies 2024," checking in at no. 2 in the Robotics category. Doodle Labs was founded in 1999 and has offices in the United States and Singapore.
Why Work With Us
We are a fast-growing team working with some of the leading innovators creating the technology of the future. Our radios are being used to advance the development and deployment of robotics in various industries. It's been an exciting past few years and we're eager to bring on like-minded people to help us continue to build this company.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We are a hybrid team- our employees not in state are remote while our local Los Angeles natives are in office 5 days per week.
