Senior Planner

Fremont, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 92000 - 114000

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Overview:

The Senior Planner owns production and materials planning strategy and execution driving predictable stable production plans with minimal disruption. This role ensures strong alignment between demand capacity and inventory to support high on-time delivery and improved inventory performance. Acting as a central integrator across Sales Operations Procurement and Engineering the Senior Planner creates clear cross-functional alignment and leads planning processes that scale effectively with company growth supporting both near-term execution and long-term business objectives.

Responsibilities

Own the master production schedule (MPS) and material planning strategy
Translate demand forecasts customer orders and business priorities into executable plans
Identifycapacity constraints material risks and delivery threats; lead mitigation planning
Partner with Senior Buyers to align material availability with production plans
Lead planning inputs to S&OP or demand review processes
Drive improvements in planning accuracy schedule stability and inventory turns
Maintain and govern planning master data (BOMs routings lead times planning parameters)
Support NPI planning ramp-ups and engineering change implementation
Establish and track planning KPIs (OTD schedule adherence inventory health)
Mentor junior planners or cross-train operations staff as needed

Qualifications

Required:
610 years of production or materials planning experience in manufacturing
Deep understanding of MRP MPS capacity planning and inventory management
Proven ability to make trade-off decisions balancing cost delivery and capacity
Advanced ERP/MRP and Excel skills (what-if analysis planning scenarios)
Strong executive-level communication and influence skills
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and scaling environments

Preferred
APICS CPIM (or equivalent)
Experience in high-mix low-volume complex manufacturing
Exposure to demand planning S&OP or IBP processes

About the Company:

Velo Velo3D Sapphire and Intelligent Fusion are registered trademarks of Velo3D Inc. Without Compromise Flow Flow Developer and Assure are trademarks of Velo3D Inc.

With the only SupportFree laser powder bed fusion capability we enable on-demand manufacturing of production quality Titanium Inconel and Aluminum parts with an unprecedented degree of design freedom and quality control. The VELO3Daward-winning solution includes an integrated offering of hardware and software: Sapphire metal AM production printer Flow print preparation software Assure quality assurance and control system and an integrated manufacturing process that runs throughout the printing operation.

Our team enjoys excellent benefits including healthcare coverage and 401(K) employer contributions. We believe in transparency and recognizing exceptional efforts through our monthly all-hands meetings and team member appreciation awards.

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting base salary for this full-time position is between $92000 and $114000. This salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for this position in the U.S. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors such as work experience job-related skills related education work location and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the addition to a competitive base salary and a comprehensive benefits package this position may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and equity program as applicable.

Velo3D provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race color religion age sex national origin disability medical condition genetic information military or veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Position Overview:The Senior Planner owns production and materials planning strategy and execution driving predictable stable production plans with minimal disruption. This role ensures strong alignment between demand capacity and inventory to support high on-time delivery and improved inventory per...