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Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director, Materials Planning to join Oura's Supply Chain team. This role is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight to the Materials Planning team, ensuring the seamless execution and communication of end-to-end material planning processes within our global Supply Chain. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in supply chain management, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to lead and develop talent.
What you will do: Manage the Clear-to-Build (CTB) process with suppliers and CMs, ensuring efficient processes and clear visibility on procurement strategy.Drive the selection and implementation of an integrated end-to-end supply chain control tower/system to optimize WIP and component tracking, demand forecasting, supply management, and inventory planning.Proactively manage materials and reporting to maintain target levels, prevent stockouts, and identify risks, while recommending critical actions for E&O and other material issues.Optimize the value chain planning process to reduce logistics and excess/obsolete inventory costs.Collaboration and Strategic Development Work closely with Supply Chain leaders to enhance operational efficiency and support the development of supply chain strategies.Lead and create a strategic framework to guide a team of material planners, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.Assess and communicate critical materials updates at weekly executive reviews; including materials risks and mitigation plans.Establish critical and scalable improvement initiatives related to materials planning tools and processes.Partner with CMs to develop models that incorporate specific supply chain and materials flow details to project availability.Collaborate with Sourcing leadership to ensure seamless communication and coordination between teams to resolve issues.Materials Management and Optimization Provide strategic direction for material planning strategies that align with company goals and production schedules.Work cross-functionally to identify and set target material levels across our global supply chain.Create and maintain reporting that summarizes material levels, upcoming availability, risks to CM performance and all related issues that support these key performance indicators.Monitor and manage key operational and supply chain metrics, including MRP usage.Create allocation strategies for constrained materials by developing models across factories and programs.Act as an escalation point to resolve or minimize risk to the production plan or contract date.This is a remote US role.
We would love to have you on our team if you have:
10+ years of experience in Supply Chain Materials Planning, or Supply Planning, or a related field.4+ years of experience managing, leading, and developing a team in material program management, or procurement organization.A background with consumer electronics, hardware, or medical device companies.In-depth knowledge of MRP and ERP systems.Experience implementing and working with integrated planning systems, such as supply chain control towers or centers of excellence.Experience working with Contract Manufacturers (CMs).Adaptability and comfort with ambiguity, including the ability to establish and improve processes in a dynamic environment.Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel; expertise working with large datasets.Excellent communication skills across all levels of the organization.Willingness to travel two to three times per quarter to Mexico and Finland.At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health and add to our benefits!
What we offer:
Competitive salary and equity packages.Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources.An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family.20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off.Paid sick leave and parental leave.Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers.Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Region 1 $165,000 - $206,000Region 2 $156,000 - $195,000Region 3 $143,000 - $179,000A recruiter can determine your zones/tiers based on your US location.
Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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