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 in

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Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth. Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one. Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world's toughest obstacles. As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains. We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world. Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

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