Material Planner, Energy Products

About the Role

The Material Planner is responsible for ensuring raw materials, components, and subassemblies are delivered to Tesla production sites to support production needs at optimal efficiency. This role requires a deep understanding of Tesla’s supply chain and production operations, with expertise in assigned products or commodities. The planner will deploy inventory strategies, manage product changes and their material planning implications, resolve exceptions, and drive supplier execution. This position involves daily management of supply and constraints, status reporting and escalation, supplier engagement, and a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement. The Supply Chain Planner role is typically global and necessitates cross-functional engagement within Tesla and across the extended supply chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and deploy supply requirements to the supply base via MRP to achieve production, inventory, and cost objectives.
• Ensure demand from all sources (production, aftermarket, engineering, etc.) is supported.
• Manage planning system parameters and master data to optimally reflect supply chain capabilities and plan supply.
• Apply analytics and supply chain expertise to manage system parameters, meet target inventory and service level goals, and minimize costs and obsolescence.
• Build and maintain operational partnerships with assigned suppliers, serving as the primary interface for delivery status, issues, and resolution.
• Escalate to commercial or technical partners (GSM, accounts payable, quality, engineering, etc.) when required.
• Support onboarding and training of new suppliers to ensure operational excellence and compliance with Tesla’s supply chain processes and policies.
• Coordinate supplier ramp up and down for new product launches, ensuring suppliers deliver shipments to support production targets.
• Deliver clear-to-build status, material coverage, run-out reports, and other analyses.
• Provide data-driven decision support through what-if and scenario planning.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP.
• Solid understanding of discrete manufacturing, bills of material, product lifecycle management, procure to pay processes, and supply chain ops.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to evaluate and analyze data to enable operational decision-making or present clear recommendations to leadership.
• Demonstrated skills in supplier operational and relationship management.
• Passionate and high energy, with the diplomacy and cooperative style necessary to positively influence others.
• Ability to write, speak and present effectively and persuasively.

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing, finance, or supply chain management.
• CPIM or APIC training is a plus.