Supply Chain Planner – Hardware

Responsibilities: — Support short-term supply chain planning for server hardware deployment by translating customer demand forecasts into actionable supply plans. — Collaborate with regional capacity managers and cross-functional teams to understand hardware requirements, priorities, quantities, and delivery timelines. — Analyze demand and supply data to identify capacity gaps, inventory constraints, delivery risks, and potential mitigation actions. — Create, update, and maintain demand entries in planning systems, ensuring accuracy across quantities, locations, and required delivery dates. — Use Microsoft Excel extensively to reconcile datasets, validate planning information, track changes, analyze capacity, and prepare operational reports. — Monitor hardware inventory, supply availability, costs, lead times, and deployment schedules to support planning decisions. — Perform detailed manual tracking and maintain accurate records of planning inputs, open actions, risks, and delivery progress. — Follow up with partner teams to resolve discrepancies, address planning gaps, and ensure requirements progress from initial planning through execution. — Independently manage daily planning activities while balancing multiple priorities and deadlines. Requirements: — 5–7 years of experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, capacity planning, inventory planning, or related operations. — Strong understanding of supply chain fundamentals, logistics, inventory management, and demand and supply planning processes. — Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, data validation, and reconciliation of large datasets. — Hands-on experience creating, maintaining, updating, and validating demand or supply plans within planning systems. — Experience analyzing supply and demand gaps, tracking inventory, monitoring lead times, and managing deployment schedules. — Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify discrepancies, assess risks, and maintain accurate planning data. — Comfortable performing detailed, hands-on operational work rather than focusing primarily on project coordination or oversight. — Strong communication and follow-through skills, with the ability to work independently and collaborate across multiple teams. — Ability to work a consistent Pacific Time (PST) schedule. Preferred Qualifications: — Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field. — Experience supporting hardware supply chain operations, server deployment, data center infrastructure, or technology logistics. — Experience with capacity planning, resource allocation, and hardware inventory management. — Familiarity with Power BI or similar reporting and data visualization tools. — Experience working with enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management, or demand planning systems. — Experience coordinating supply planning activities across geographically distributed teams. Benefits: — Medical, dental, and vision coverage. — Flexible Spending Account (FSA). — 401(k) retirement plan. — Competitive paid time off. — Parental leave. — Professional growth and development opportunities. — Benefits and eligibility may vary based on role, employment status, and location. Equal Opportunity Employer: Blueprint Technologies, LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, orientation, veteran/military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital, or familial status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other status protected by law. Applicant Accommodations: If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the application or interview process, please contact recruiting@bpcs.com.