Material Planner, Production Control
Description
Production and maintenance at Gigafactory New York depend on having spare parts, packaging, and consumables on site when they are needed. This role owns that plan. If material is late, equipment stays down and production waits. If we overstock, we lock up cash and create obsolete inventory. The Material Planner exists to keep supply continuous and inventory efficient.
You are responsible for end-to-end demand and supply planning and procurement for assigned indirect materials. You own the inventory and purchasing strategy for your categories. You make sure items are delivered to the factory and stocked at the right levels. Categories may include equipment spare parts, packaging, consumables, or other indirect items. You will need a solid understanding of Tesla's supply chain, maintenance, and production operations, and you will be the subject matter expert for your area.
The work covers daily supply management, purchasing, status reporting, escalation, and supplier execution. You will place and manage purchase orders, set planning parameters such as safety stock, reorder points, min/max, and lead times, and deploy inventory and buying strategies. You will work with Maintenance, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, NPI, and suppliers. You will also build mathematical models and dashboards to monitor demand, failure rates, and inventory, and you will keep improving how planning and buying are done.
Responsibilities
- Own demand and supply planning and procurement for spare parts, packaging, and consumables supporting production, maintenance, and engineering. Balance service levels against inventory investment
- Set and maintain planning parameters and master data in ERP/MRP, including safety stock, reorder points, min/max, lead times, sourcing, inventory locations, and regulatory constraints
- Monitor inventory positions, supplier performance, and supply constraints. Maintain a weekly exception list for parts with availability issues, drive recovery plans, and escalate material and financial impact to leadership
- Partner with Maintenance and Engineering on spare parts strategy. Set stocking levels using PM schedules, equipment criticality, MTBF, failure rates, and consumption history, and build models that predict material requirements
- Execute purchasing for assigned parts, including purchase orders, replenishment, and supplier follow-up. Deploy inventory and buying strategies, including consignment or VMI for long-lead and critical spares. Support supplier onboarding and escalate to GSM, Quality, Engineering, or Accounts Payable when needed
- Own planning KPIs including service level/OTIF, forecast accuracy/MAPE, past due and backorders, and excess and obsolete inventory. Improve planning processes, standard work, MRP data quality, and reporting using SQL, Power BI, and Excel
- Run the weekly operating rhythm with internal customers and suppliers. Use analytics and AI tools to catch exceptions earlier and adjust plans as factory constraints change
Requirements
- Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Data Analytics, Mathematics, or equivalent experience, plus at least 3 years of experience in Demand, Material, Supply, or Inventory Planning, or in Procurement
- Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP in discrete manufacturing, including bills of material, planning attributes, product lifecycle, procure-to-pay, and supply chain operations
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, with attention to detail, ownership, and follow-through
- Advanced Excel skills (pivots, Power Query, complex formulas) and experience building dashboards in Power BI or a similar BI tool. SQL experience is a plus
- Knowledge of demand and supply planning, procurement, and spare parts or hardware service models, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams
- Clear written and verbal communication, including leadership updates on supply risk and recovery. Hands-on experience with AI tools and workflows is preferred
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
Expected Compensation
- Associate Materials Planner - $72,000 - $108,000/annual salary
- Materials Planner - $79,200 - $118,800/annual salary
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.