Commodity planning / Supply Chain Program Manager

BCforward is seeking a Program Manager II with supply chain experience to work in Austin TX or Melo Park CA-1

Start / End Dates : 12 / 8 / 2025 - 12 / 7 / 2026

Location : US - CA - Menlo Park / Austin

Program Manager II

The role demands an understanding of supply chain dynamics, strong quantitative background, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members. You will play a critical role in developing new tools for our planning team, working with internal and external stakeholders to develop new processes and manage the planning for 1 or more commodities. This role presents an opportunity to drive a crucial supply chain initiative in a dynamic environment and significantly impact the performance of our operations.

Responsibilities

Provide support to the planning team in creating rack / commodity supply plans, validate supply responses from suppliers and communicate supply commits internally.

Develop and utilize advanced analytics to understand shortages, identify priorities and work with the Sourcing and Operations team to resolve any supply demand gaps.

Work cross functionally across our supply chain organization to ensure timely and accurate data set-up in our systems.

Utilize Oracle to manage planning processes. Collaborate with our Enterprise Products team and data management teams to continually enhance our automation efforts, efficiency, and data accuracy.

Create weekly / Monthly KPIs and create communication for upper management

Must have Skills :

Supply Chain Analytics and modeling focused project management is secondary

5+ years of experience in supply chain-related roles or other quantitative roles with understanding of Supply chain.

5+ years of analytical / data management

3+ years proficient using planning tools and ERP software (Oracle, SAP, o9, Kinaxis, Anaplan, or custom build)

Strong cross functional collaboration across our bro

Ability to drive partner data input and rapidly validate / verify accuracy across multiple data sources

Ability to rapidly synthesize data and communicate risk areas to broader business

Create communications across different levels of organization IC to sr Mgmt.

Nice to have

Demand, supply, materials, or inventory planning experience preferred.

Infrastructure / electronics or industry experience

Education :

Undergrad in Supply Chain / Business / Industrial Engineering

Additional Information

Top 3 must-have HARD skills :

Analytical, visualization, data stitching, ERP is essential, they may talk with suppliers

Good to have skills :

Sourcing or supply chain, Program manager keeping the team in line, communicate wells

Motivated by non automation

Sense of ownership

Commodity categories : Commodity categories : GPU, NICs, SSDs and ASICs (Custom silicon

Lead spend and save models of the commodity group (Compute & storage, network HW, mechanicals / system products)

Experience with server commodity / semiconductor supply chain