Global Supply Chain Manager

About the Role:

Planet is currently seeking a Global Supply Manager to join our team in San Francisco, CA. In this role, you will act as a focal point in communication and relationship building with suppliers and working on supply chain projects or process improvement to meet Planet’s overall goals. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, motivated, driven individual with strong interpersonal skills and a procurement background in a high-mix-low-volume environment. 

At Planet, Supply Chain is at the forefront of Planet’s manufacturing growth. We take the combined efforts of all  our engineers, reconcile it against the program schedules and budgets, and turn that demand into hardware to build into satellites and launch into orbit. The GSM sits at the intersection of business, engineering, manufacturing operations, quality, and finance teams, and will effectively balance the needs of all groups to enable successful production campaigns.  Together, these teams execute and scale both new and existing manufacturing processes, materials, technologies, finishes, and form factors.

This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our San Francisco HQ 3 days per week.

Impact You'll Own:

• Lead strategic procurement for your suppliers, including developing and executing purchasing plans, identifying and mitigating long lead POs, and generally ensuring material availability to meet critical program timelines.
• Define, measure, and drive improvement on key performance metrics, such as OKR fulfillment, cost reductions, and strategic vendor management, including contracts review and negotiation.
• Drive and manage costs for assigned programs, representing Supply Chain in Program Spend reviews.
• Analyze component lifecycle status or production costs and influence engineering teams to make design updates as appropriate
• Work closely with the supply planners and EPMs to manage the supply to meet demand, expedite delivery with suppliers in the event of shortage, and overall own the vendor relationship from start to finish.

What You Bring:

• 6+ years of experience in a production environment, executing and delivering results to leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience partnering with Engineering and manufacturing leads to onboard suppliers, equipment, and capabilities to support manufacturing scaling.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, and the ability to effectively influence a wide range of stakeholders (i.e., colleagues, suppliers, and internal/external customers).
• Ability to both think strategically and execute tactically, a persistent attention to details, and a high level of comfort in working with numbers.
• Ability to work independently, manage shifting priorities, and multi-task to deliver on while maintaining a positive and collaborative attitude.
• Ability to analyze, create, and manage complex structured BOMs and configurations.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills with the ability to learn technical applications quickly; familiarity with engineering drawings and specifications.

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Experience with mechanical or electrical systems, especially satellite bus systems or optical payloads in a technical or procurement specialist capacity.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T and specialty processes, for quoting and program management purposes.
• Proficiency in using ERP and other procurement tools like Netsuite and Coupa.
• Ability to interpret export/import policy, including EAR, ITAR, and HTS, and working with Compliance teams and suppliers to draft and manage export requests and technology control plans.

Application Deadline:

August 01, 2026 at 11:59p PT

EAR/ITAR Requirements:

This position requires access to export-controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

Benefits While Working at Planet:

These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
• Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off 
• 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
• Equity
• Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
• Volunteering Paid Time Off

Compensation:

The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity). The final salary range is determined by job related experience, skills and location. The range displays our typical hiring range for new hire salaries in US locations only. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.