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Senior Demand Planner

At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations, allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1, scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in August 2025. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.

Vast is looking for a Senior Demand Planner, reporting to the Manager, Demand Planning, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Work collaboratively with engineering and integration teams to determine the required materials and quantities to support production schedules and integration timelines; includes but is not limited to, leading BOM maturity
  • Serve as the lead in identifying and assessing the impact of shortages while incorporating viable and achievable work-arounds that mitigate the effect of shortages
  • Develop, manage, and maintain accurate BOM records within ERP/MES system
  • Provide source of truth in clear to build discussions
  • Creation and utilization of commodity and part lead times to improve design release process 
  • Facilitate make versus buy decisions based on business need date and resource allocation
  • Build and develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders including supply chain, engineering and mission management
  • Develop performance measures to clearly illustrate actions, risks and opportunities

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Business or Engineering discipline
  • 5+ years experience with demand planning in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with different manufacturing states of hardware
  • Lead scheduling discussions with multiple stakeholders and customers

Preferred Skills & Experience:

  • Significant experience working with BOMs and understands how they integrate with overall systems (ERP/MRP)
  • Demonstrated familiarity with program/project management and managing associated schedules
  • Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
  • Logical and strategic approach to solving problems
  • Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction

Additional Requirements:

  • Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
  • Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
Salary Range: California
$96,600—$139,400 USD
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
 
Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 15 days of vacation for non-exempt staff, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, free catered meals and snacks and beverages, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, One Medical membership, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks.

U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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