Job Description:

The US Delivery Manager will be based in Nashville, TN .

In this role you will report to the Director, North America Supply Chain.

The Delivery Manager (DM) acts as the "Face of the Supply Chain" for North America projects, ensuring that Nextracker projects are well planned, delivered on time, and delivered under budget. The DM engages with project team while the project is at 70% confidence and ensures that the project is manufacturable and compliant to all contract terms.

Role Overview:

The Delivery Manager (DM) owns the supply chain aspects of each project, starting at 70% confidence through delivery completion (typical duration ~26 weeks). A DM will typically be managing ~15 projects across 2-4 customers. The DM represents all aspects of the supply chain to our internal customers and is a one stop shop for the Project Managers and Sales to understand all supply chain related aspects of the project. Functions include:

• Participating in 70%, 90%, 100% Hand-Off meetings to represent and raise planning issues including: BOM, NPI, Domestic Content, Delivery Schedule/Lead Time
• Ensuring that new projects under contract are planned and allocated in the Nextracker system (Anaplan)
• Ensuring that the delivery plan for each project conforms to the contractual agreement.
• Troubleshooting any delivery concerns by working with Planning, Logistics and Project Managers.
• Ensuring logistics terms are met
• Ensuring On Time Delivery to plan.
• Reviewing project PO vs. SO variances in order to align supply with demand until fulfilled.
• Driving supplier On-time shipment (OTS) and project On-time delivery (OTD) for region.
• Point person to coordinate with engineering, sourcing, NPI and logistics for project success.
• Building operational excellence through lean and continuous improvement process management.
• Support testing and adoption of Anaplan to expedite planning system transformation.
• Ensure data integrity of supply chain planning data, and management of the data flow.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business Administration, Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years experience in Planning, Master Scheduling, Supply chain, or Manufacturing.
• Experience in Construction Projects (preferred)
• Solar, Semiconductor, or Steel manufacturing industry experience (preferred)
• Strong Planning, Forecasting, Project Management skills with attention to detail.
• Advanced user skills of planning software such as Anaplan, MS Excel, Access required.
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large dataset.
• Ability to build, negotiate and sustain networking relationships.
• Ability to work in fast pace and global start-up environment.

Key Characteristics:

The DM Role functions as a Supply Chain Project Manager and as such should display the following characteristics:

• Strong Cross Functional Networking Skills, ability to lead across disciplines
• Ability to both analyze as well as clearly communicate risks and recovery plans
• Willingness to represent the Supply Chain organization to our internal customers, acting as the owner for all the functions
• Ability to learn and adapt to a dynamic and demanding environment
• Ability to collaborate with other teams to problem solve
• Enthusiasm to work in a dynamic and fast paced environment

At Nextracker, we are leading in the energy transition, providing the most comprehensive portfolio of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions for solar power plants, as well as strategic services to capture the full value of solar power plants for our customers. Our talented worldwide teams are transforming PV plant performance every day with smart technology, data monitoring and analysis services.

For us at Nextracker, sustainability is not just a word. It's a core part of our business, values and our operations. Our sustainability efforts are based on five cornerstones: People, Community, Environment, Innovation, and Integrity. We are creative, collaborative and passionate problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds, driven by our shared mission to provide smart solar and software solutions for our customers and to mitigate climate change for future generations.

Nextracker is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Culture is our Passion