EMEA Project Delivery Manager Job Listing at Nextracker in Madrid, MD (Job ID NX-27)

Description

Job Description:

Position Overview:
We are looking for a dynamic supply chain professional to lead supply and delivery planning activities within materials planning department. This individual will own customer order fulfillment for solar projects across Europe. He/She will be responsible for developing and maintaining delivery schedules for all the tracker components and act as customer service spokesperson to communicate order status to internal teams.

The successful candidate will bring in a blend of strategic leadership and tactical expertise to help build world-class demand-driven supply chain. Additionally, we are looking for someone who has deep understanding of the dynamics of complex projects, who understands the solar space well, and who can strategize effectively to stay several steps ahead of likely problems. You will be part of a fast-paced, collaborative team propagating renewable solar solutions in the region and around the world.

Responsibilities:

The Delivery Manager will perform wide range of duties including some or all of the following:

• Own delivery schedule for detailed BOM parts and by category for all regional projects.
• Lead regional supply planning team to standardize practices and improve supplier partnerships.
• Manage supplier allocations based on schedule, pricing, volume agreements, inventory levels.
• Perform forecast analysis and part-level demand breakdown to obtain supply commitments.
• Monitor regional supplier capacity loadings and shipment conformance to allocations.
• Review project PO vs. SO variances in order to align supply with demand until fulfilled.
• Perform analysis of planned, shipped, and delivered orders for regional projects, identify gaps.
• Provide early alerts for supply gaps and recommend solutions to de-risk project LD schedule.
• Drive supplier On-time shipment (OTS) and project On-time delivery (OTD) for region.
• Point person to coordinate engineering, sourcing, NPI and logistics for project success.
• Participates in 70%, 90%, 100% Hand-Off meetings to represent and raise planning issues.
• Build operational excellence through lean and continuous improvement process management.
• Support testing and adoption of Anaplan to expedite planning system transformation.
• Ensure data integrity of supply chain planning data, and management of the data flow.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Master's preferred.
• 7+ years experience in Planning, Master Scheduling, Supply chain, or Manufacturing.
• Solar, Semiconductor or Steel manufacturing industry experience preferred.  
• Strong Planning, Forecasting, Project Management skills with attention to detail.
• Advanced user skills of planning software such as Anaplan, MS Excel, Access required.
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large dataset.
• Ability to build, negotiate and sustain networking relationships.
• Ability to work in fast pace and global start-up environment.

At Nextracker, we are leading in the energy transition, providing the most comprehensive portfolio of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions for solar power plants, as well as strategic services to capture the full value of solar power plants for our customers. Our talented worldwide teams are transforming PV plant performance every day with smart technology, data monitoring and analysis services.

For us at Nextracker, sustainability is not just a word. It's a core part of our business, values and our operations. Our sustainability efforts are based on five cornerstones: People, Community, Environment, Innovation, and Integrity. We are creative, collaborative and passionate problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds, driven by our shared mission to provide smart solar and software solutions for our customers and to mitigate climate change for future generations.