ERP Planning & Manufacturing Techno-Functional Lead

Job Description :

ERP Planning & Manufacturing Techno-Functional Lead

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This is a hybrid role (4 days / week onsite) at our headquarters in Fremont, California. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated ERP Planning & Manufacturing Techno-Functional Lead to manage the design, delivery, and support of Nextpower's global planning, manufacturing, and inventory control processes. This is a strategic role responsible for partnering with Supply Chain, Operations, and Manufacturing teams to implement and optimize ERP systems that drive operational agility, scalability, and efficiency.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on ERP technical expertise with deep functional knowledge of planning, manufacturing, and inventory processes in a project-based discrete manufacturing environment (captive and outsourced). Strong ERP experience-specifically Oracle Fusion Cloud or SAP-is required. As part of our large-scale ERP transformation journey, this individual will lead the full project lifecycle, from discovery through implementation, stabilization, and continuous improvement in the planning and manufacturing functional areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead ERP Planning & Manufacturing Implementations : Provide technical leadership and functional guidance for Oracle Fusion Cloud or SAP planning and manufacturing modules. Drive process design, configuration, testing, rollout, and adoption.
• Short-Term Planning : Configure and optimize Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to ensure material availability and production efficiency.
• Manufacturing Execution : Configure and support ERP modules for shop floor control, BOMs, routings, work orders, FGI, FGI and production reporting.
• Configure, extend and support ERP modules; build and troubleshoot customizations, reports, extensions and interfaces. Support reporting and analytics requirements.
• Inventory Control : Standardize and optimize global inventory management, including cycle counting, lot / serial tracking, valuation, and warehouse management integration.
• System Optimization & Rollouts : Recommend solutions for process gaps, implement phased rollout strategies, and lead planning / manufacturing tracks across discovery, CRPs, integration, data conversion, UAT, and deployment.
• Integration Leadership : Collaborate with IT and business teams to design, test, and deploy integrations between ERP, PLM, MES, WMS, TMS, and advanced planning platforms.
• Data Migration : Develop and execute strategies for migrating BOMs, routings, work orders, and inventory data into ERP with accuracy and integrity.
• Continuous Improvement : Drive KPI-based improvements in forecast accuracy, planning adherence, inventory turns, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Innovation : Stay current with emerging technologies, including Generative AI, Agentic AI, and advanced planning solutions, to identify opportunities for automation and optimization.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Why Join Us?

Nextpower offers a comprehensive benefits package. We provide health care coverage, dental and vision, 401(K) participation including company matching, company paid holidays with unlimited paid time off, generous discretionary company bonuses, life and disability protection and more. Employees in certain positions may be eligible for stock compensation. All plans are in accordance with relevant plan documents. For more information on Nextpower's benefits please view our company website at www.Nextpower.com.

Pay is based on market location and may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education and other job-related reasons. The annual salary range for this position is $180,000 to $195,000.

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