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About the Role

Ouster builds sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers to make the world safer and more efficient. We have transformed LIDAR technology into an elegant digital device. Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones, and many other applications. We are hiring key roles across the company to solve big problems.

Responsibilities

Review backlog, SFDC, and incoming supply daily to maintain balanced inventory levels across worldwide locations to support customer shipments.
Prepare and present monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) slides specifically for accessories.
Collaborate with Contract Manufacturers (CMs) to direct purchase orders to the correct production or fulfillment locations.
Review the global order backlog daily; expedite supply to meet active demand and promptly resolve inquiries from Account Executives (AEs) and Sales Operations.
Manage inventory transitions and stock allocations as new SKUs are released.
Plan, schedule, and execute monthly worldwide inventory counts, including creating count sheets, establishing inventory freezes, and building reconciliation workbooks.
Distribute count sheets to offsite CM vendors and reconcile all offsite vendor bins.
Maintain all SOX-required documentation for inventory controls.
Prepare inventory adjustment (IA) files, secure necessary approvals, and collaborate with Accounting to process adjustments.
Investigate, explain, and resolve all inventory variances.
Track and maintain monthly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and implement corrective actions for systemic inventory errors.
Monitor worldwide transactions to resolve receiving issues, bottlenecks, transfer orders, adjustment requests, part number conversions, and work order/assembly build issues for production.
Review aging inventory (90+ days inactive) and drive cross-functional teams to transition slow-moving material to obsolete status.
Manage the quarantine bin tracker and actively resolve items stuck in quarantine.
Prepare weekly Material Review Board (MRB) files, lead the weekly MRB meeting, and drive cross-functional accountability for action items.
Perform inventory transactions to scrap bins, secure approvals, and deliver processed files to Cost Accounting for adjustments.
Coordinate with regional logistics/operations leads to manage and process offsite MRB material.
Ensure all required Bills of Materials (BOMs) are accurately loaded and updated in NetSuite (NS). Review all ECO/PCO releases.
Gather lead times (LT) and safety stock requirements for required part numbers; input data into NetSuite to ensure MRP settings are accurate.
Enter item demand plans based on current build plans, accounting for weekly production completions.
Run MRP, analyze output, and host the weekly SCM meeting to gain alignment on new purchasing requirements.
Manually plan for exception items.
Publish weekly meeting minutes, secure management approvals for PO placement, and maintain compliance documentation for PTP-11 audits.
Execute transactions for vendor service POs for production parts.
Partner with internal production leads to perform receipts and assembly builds.
Provide analytical input on BOM structures to optimize inventory tracking across CM vendors.
Act as the primary operational backup for the Master Planner during absences or peak volumes.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in inventory control, material planning, or global supply chain management within a manufacturing environment.
Proven experience managing inventory processes under strict SOX compliance.
Experience working directly with international Contract Manufacturers (CMs) and managing offsite vendor inventory bins.
Ability to work fully on-site in San Francisco and travel internationally from time to time to other global facilities to conduct inventory reviews and audits.

Skills

Advanced proficiency in NetSuite (ERP) and Salesforce (SFDC) is strongly desired.
Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills (reconciliation workbooks, VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables) with a strong ability to investigate root causes of data variances.
APICS / CPIM certification is highly preferred.

Location

San Francisco (SF)

Work Type

On-site
Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years

Salary/Compensations

$128,000 - $170,000

Benefits

Equity
Benefits

About the Company

Ouster builds sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers, so they can make the world safer and more efficient.
We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor.
The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price.
Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones and many other applications.
If you’re motivated by solving big problems, we’re hiring key roles across the company and need your help!

Equal Opportunity

Ouster is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that pursues and hires a diverse workforce.
Ouster does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.
Ouster also strives for a healthy and safe workplace, and prohibits harassment of any kind.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ouster considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.