Project Planning Manager

You will be joining FTC Solar Inc, a team of dedicated renewable energy professionals committed to delivering cost reductions to clients worldwide in the solar project development and construction sector. With a collective experience of over 4.3 GW of US and 4 GW of worldwide project installations, our unique offerings, spearheaded by our single-axis tracker named Voyager, bring value to utility-scale solar EPCs, developers, and long-term asset owners. As a Project Planner at FTC Solar Inc, your primary responsibility will be project-specific buying, planning, and material delivery. You will ensure that cost, quality, and delivery requirements are consistently met throughout the project lifecycle - from engineering design to material delivery at the customer's site. A successful candidate will exhibit strong cross-functional collaboration skills, adept project management capabilities, and a profound understanding of procurement processes. Your roles and responsibilities will include leading internal project material and logistic cost reviews and approvals, collaborating with the procurement team to ensure timely release of Purchase Orders to uphold project schedules, tracking open purchase orders for assigned projects to identify schedule risks and implement necessary mitigations, monitoring supplier ship dates and each stage of the shipment cycle to guarantee on-time material delivery to project sites, managing change revisions of the project BOM, developing and maintaining reporting for supply chain planning, and applying lean principles to enhance efficiency and responsiveness within the supply chain network. For this role, you are required to have a BE degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration (Masters degree is a plus), along with 15+ years of work experience in sourcing, supply chain, planning, or operations. Experience in the solar, semiconductor, or steel industry is preferred, along with familiarity with sourcing, vendor management, and relevant software. You should possess a good understanding of Solar market dynamics, sound business judgment, strong project management and leadership skills, negotiation abilities, networking skills, data analysis proficiency, and the capability to make informed decisions. Additionally, comfort with figures, familiarity with ISO 9001 and 14001 standards, and the ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment are essential. The work location for this position is Chennai, India, with occasional travel to FTC offices and suppliers as needed.,