Demand Planning Program Manager at Lime | Powderkeg

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Full-time

Team: Business Operations

Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company. We are on a mission to build a future of transportation that is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Named a Time 100 Most Influential Company in 2021, Lime has powered more than 250 million electric bike and scooter rides in more than 200 cities across five continents, saving an estimated 60+ million car trips. Learn more at li.me!

The Supply Chain Operations Planning (SCOP) team plays a critical role in enabling all markets to achieve their expansion plan by using data to drive resource allocation decisions. We partner with cross functional partners such as Local Operations, Hardware, Supply Chain, and Logistics to make sure every decision we make is aligned with the overall company strategy. The team leads the global strategy for fleet allocation and the process for spare parts ordering. Additionally, the team owns the recommendation process on how many vehicles (vehicles, bikes) to order and oversees all the inventory at Lime. This team sits within Strategy and Planning, and frequently interacts with operations and functional leaders across Lime.

We are looking for a Program Manager to drive the Fleet Planning process. This includes owning the demand/supply model to optimize our inventory to match the demand from local markets. You’ll be working with local teams to ensure plans are achievable and aligned with their growth projections. In addition, you’ll collaborate with Supply Chain focused teams (Logistics, Production, Procurement) which requires strong collaboration and a willingness to dive deep into the complexities of supply chain processes and planning.

What You'll Do

  • Use data to build strategic planning models to determine how to best allocate resources to markets across the world and support market growth and company objectives
  • Work with the Hardware team to influence product development decisions and incorporate that information in our vehicle order recommendation process
  • Work with the Supply Chain team to shape our supply strategy to make sure commercial agreements suit the needs of our markets
  • Collaborate with the Product/Data team to automate processes and create dashboards that act as a source of truth for the company
  • Oversee inventory reporting and collaborate with cross functional partners to ensure data accuracy and derive actionable insights to improve asset efficiency
  • Establish and improve processes that help SCOP towards the goal of information transparency, accurate forecasting
  • Represent the SCOP team in the ERP implementation to ensure our business requirements are met in this critical project
  • Use your business judgement to make critical trade-off decisions across various stakeholders

About You

  • Bachelor degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, business intelligence, strategy and operations, or related experience; 2+ years of Supply Chain and Logistics Management experience a plus
  • Strong business judgment, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
  • A strong bias for using data to support decision making and establish priorities/strategies; ability to interpret and translate data into actionable insights for a range of stakeholders
  • Exceptional Excel/Google Sheets/data management skills, plus writing code in SQL to turn dynamic datasets into actionable insights
  • Experience executing multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
  • Self-driven with ownership mindset. Adaptive to multi-culture environment
  • Ability to be autonomous with great time management and prioritization skills
  • Excellent communication with the ability to engage and align internal stakeholders
  • Strong attention to detail

What We Offer

  • Opportunity to revolutionize transportation with the leader in urban mobility solutions
  • A position that offers a variety of career and resume building experiences at the intersection of strategy and operations, where you will drive immediate impact
  • Work with a team of fun and motivated individuals
  • Competitive salary and benefits

In accordance with Colorado State Law, if the candidate selected for this job resides in Colorado, the anticipated minimum salary will be $65,000, plus equity and benefits. Exact salary will ultimately depend on the candidate’s qualifications. In addition to base salary, this role will be eligible for a variable bonus based on a combination of management discretion and employee performance.

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Lime is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that’s only the start. We strive to build a workforce composed of individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities, and mindsets—not just to do great work, but to become a better company and grow as individuals.

Job Summary
  • Job Title
    Demand Planning Program Manager
  • Company
    Lime
  • Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Employment Type
    Full time
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