Company Description
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
Who We Are
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.
As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!
At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.
Job Description
Your Career
Palo Alto Networks is looking for an experienced and knowledgeable individual to own supply planning demand alignment for specific product categories, monitor product performance and adjust plans based on sales trends, historic, and lead times. Partner with demand planners, and sourcing teams to align product-level plans with business needs. Use planning tools and ERP systems to maintain accurate forecasts and demand levels. Optimize safety stocks and healthy service levels with minimum excess inventory impact. This individual will need to collaborate with planning, materials and multiple cross functional teams to achieve all objectives. The position will report to the Sr. Network Planning Manager.
Your Impact
- Develop and calculate accurate supply plan forecasts for assigned product categories
- Conduct scenario planning for various demand and supply constraints with different criteria for best decision making
- Collaborate with various Ops teams to align supply chain plans with business objectives
- Work closely with manufacturing teams to align on supply plan expectations, constraints, evolving priorities
- Monitor and analyze supply chain performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions.
- Participate in S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) meetings, contributing insights and recommendations to optimize the overall supply chain.
- Analyze data to forecast needs, identify risk, and drive continuous improvement
- Utilize advanced planning systems and tools to enhance planning accuracy and efficiency
- Maintain and provide metrics on Supply Plan completion, accuracy, risks
- Identify and escalate issues or delays early and propose solutions
- Support budget planning and material allocation activities
- Ensure data accuracy and consistency across planning systems are reports
- Support “what-if” analysis to help decision-making
Qualifications
Your Experience
- Must have Master’s degree in related field and 6+ years experience in supply planning, supply chain management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Use ERP or planning systems (e.g., SAP, Pigment, Anaplan) to maintain planning data integrity
- Develop and maintain supply plans based on demand forecast, production schedules, and inventory targets
- Experience working with Contract Manufacturing
- Experience with lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and make data-driven decisions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Experience in managing projects with cross-functional teams
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
- Must be local in SF bay area to be onsite.
Additional Information
The Team
Our Manufacturing team has extensive business and project-management experience in the contract manufacturing industry. This team has a dedication to, and a consistent track record of, success in all aspects of supply-chain and project management.
Our Manufacturing team leadership establishes clear objectives, defining and implementing profit improvement and profiling inventory management, valuation, and lead-time improvement programs. If you have a passion for and knowledge and experience with extensive end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain, we want you!
Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $118000 - $191500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.