Inventory Manager

Company Overview

Driven by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid of the future, Mainspring has developed a new category of power generation — the linear generator — that delivers local, scalable, and fuel-flexible power to help accelerate the transition to the net-zero carbon grid.

The unique combination of attributes offered by Mainspring’s linear generator enables applications on both the commercial and utility sides of the meter for the $816B global electricity equipment market. We serve a wide range of Fortune 500 customers across markets and industries as well as top-tier utilities and other gridside providers.

We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:

• Pragmatic Optimism. Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.
• Excellence without Ego. We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.
• Proactive Collaboration. The integration and cross-disciplinary nature of Mainspring’s business requires intentionally seeking out others who bring different skills, perspectives, and priorities. Our culture of inclusion and respect extends beyond our team to interactions with our partners and customers.

Mainspring is based in Menlo Park and has partnered with top-tier investors and utilities such as Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, NextEra, and American Electric Power. More information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.com.

Responsibilities

As the Inventory Manager at Mainspring Energy you will manage global inventory for the company. This includes inventory accuracy, turns improvement and continual reduction of Excess & Obsolete (E&O). You will develop and implement materials planning strategies to achieve target materials levels, customer service levels and working capital objectives. In this role you will help us develop policies and procedures to ensure proper oversight between Mainspring, as well as external contract manufacturing and sub-tier supplier partners. In addition, you will protect Mainspring's assets and evaluate potential risks using financial and other reporting analytics. Regular cross functional collaboration with other departments, including Supply Chain, Sourcing, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Support Teams to achieve company objectives. Some of the role responsibilities include:

• Support and implement materials planning strategies to align finished goods availability and working capital objectives with monthly SIOP expectations
• Analyze and update MRP planning parameters to ensure inventory optimization; the right products at the right locations at the right time, including dock policies, lead-time off-sets, and pull-in/push-out messaging
• Review and improve transactions/processes of various stakeholders, including but not limited to production, R&D, supply chain, project delivery, and O&M, to improve inventory/service levels and accuracy
• Monitor the daily warehouse activities and ensure that process and quality standards are met
• Develop or enhance processes to track in-transit inventory
• Ensure inventory control, including processes for cycle-counting, analyzing and handling adjustments as well as improving overall production material flow
• Develop policies and processes to minimize/improve slow-moving, excess and obsolete materials and ensure O&M service levels are met
• Provide periodic updates on overall improvements/plans relating to Key Process Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to leadership, managers and stakeholders
• Drive systems and process improvements in inventory accuracy through increased use and scope of cycle counting needed to eliminate/reduce the scope and business impact of our need of Annual Physical Inventory (API)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field such as Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, or Engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience in operations and inventory management is preferred
• Outstanding data analysis and working knowledge of common inventory management software
• Proven experience and knowledge with Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) software, such as SAP, Oracle and/or other related ERP systems
• Demonstrated financial acumen particularly around inventory and operations
• Strong problem solving, analytical skills and experience with databases, query/reporting tools, ability to manipulate large data sets, analyze data, and create reports. Experience with Rapid Response and/or similar reporting tools is a plus
• High-level of organization skills with an attention to detail, effective communication, and the ability to prioritize tasks and responsibilities needed to meet deadlines
• Exposure and experience within a lean manufacturing environment is a plus

The Bay Area salary wage for this role is $115k-$145k + pre-IPO stock options + benefits. This position is on-site in Menlo Park, CA. The salary will be adjusted based on the experience of the employee.

Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don’t meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we’d still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.

In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.