Supply Planning Lead

Job description

## **About Halter** At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including [Founders Fund](https://foundersfund.com), [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://www.bvp.com/), [BOND,](https://www.bondcap.com/) [DCVC](https://www.dcvc.com/), [Blackbird](https://www.blackbird.vc/), [Promus Ventures](https://www.promusventures.com/), Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and [Icehouse ventures](https://www.icehouseventures.co.nz/?utm_term=icehouse%20ventures&utm_campaign=Brand+Keywords&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=4064636360&hsa_cam=16902737884&hsa_grp=134004309485&hsa_ad=592971340272&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-1082530126230&hsa_kw=icehouse%20ventures&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2v-gBhC1ARIsAOQdKY0J0DepRVFDmjQlAkJPbZuQnLSA5UVzUzOXYiPxkjX-SeVa513_BhkaAr-MEALw_wcB). To find out more, visit our [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/halter-limited) & [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/lifeathalter/). # **About the Role** Getting the right components and materials to the right place at the right time is one of the most operationally critical things Halter does. Miss it and production output slips, customers wait, and the business pays for it. The Supply Planning Lead is the person who makes sure that doesn't happen - running the supply plan across our product portfolio, working our suppliers and contract manufacturers to get results, and taking on the gnarly problems in our supply base that need someone experienced to own them end to end. You'll be deep in the detail: converting demand signals into material requirements, placing and managing purchase orders, holding inventory in healthy shape, and staying ahead of anything that could disrupt supply. You'll work closely with our suppliers and contract manufacturers, our internal operations teams, and the Supply & Operations Planning Lead so the supply side of the business is always in good shape and clearly visible. This is a hands-on role with real leverage. You'll come in at a level where you can pick up meaningful problems from week one and deliver them, and as supply planning grows at Halter, there's room to grow with it. # **What You’ll Do** - Run the supply plan across Halter's product portfolio, translating demand forecasts and production requirements into material and component requirements at the right quantities and timing. - Place, manage, and track purchase orders across our supplier base, ensuring orders are confirmed, on schedule, and flagged early if they're at risk. - Build and maintain relationships with the people who actually control outcomes at Halter's contract manufacturers and key suppliers, from planners and factory leads through to commercial decision-makers, positioning yourself as the influence that makes the hard things possible. - Convert that standing into results when it counts: expediting with real leverage, calling the right person, and clearing delays at the source. This is the core output of the relationships you build. - Take on the hard supplier problems that need someone experienced to own them through to resolution: the underperforming vendor, the lead time that keeps slipping, the part that's always the reason we're short. - Map supply risk across the portfolio, including single-source exposures, lead time cliffs and geopolitical vulnerabilities, and drive the mitigations that reduce it. - Own Halter's material inventory position across raw materials, components and sub-assemblies, holding enough cover to protect production without carrying cash on the shelf. - Own the reporting that gives Halter an honest view of supply health: coverage, on-time delivery, supplier performance and inventory position. # **What You Bring** - Solid experience in supply planning or materials planning in a hardware or electronics manufacturing environment. You've owned a supply plan end-to-end and know what it takes to keep it reliable. - Strong understanding of MRP, purchase order management, inventory control, and how demand translates into supply requirements. - Trusted by suppliers and contract manufacturers - you've built relationships with the people who actually control outcomes (planners, factory leads, decision-makers, not just account managers), and know how to get things done inside a CM: factory scheduling, internal escalation, and expediting with real leverage. - Sharp analytical skills. You're fluent in the data that underpins a supply plan, comfortable building your own analysis, and good at spotting the signal in the noise. - A high degree of ownership and follow-through. You keep track of everything that matters and you close things out. - Clear, direct communication. You can give a crisp supply position update to a senior stakeholder and a precise expedite request to a supplier. - A bias for getting ahead of problems. You see them coming, you raise them, and you drive them to resolution. - Low ego and comfortable with discomfort. You handle hard conversations with honesty, directness, and good judgement about when to escalate. # **Our Benefits:** - Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow. - Healthy body, healthy mind. We're partnered with Southern Cross Health Insurance to support your well-being. - We offer 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and many other parental benefits that support you and your family. - Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth. - Our time to recharge is valued, we're offered wellness leave and unlimited paid annual leave. - Importantly, we offer an inclusive and attractive remuneration package made up of salary, benefits and an employee stock ownership plan. # **Our Office First Approach** Humans are wired for connection. Being office first is a core pillar of our culture because in-person connections drive your growth, learning, impact, and relationships. Strong relationships make it easier to disagree, give feedback, and do meaningful work together. We're office first, not office only. Working from the office is our default, but we flex when needed. We have a high-trust culture where everyone is trusted to do what's best for Halter. Our office vibe is special, the high energy and spectacular people make work enjoyable. Your growth and impact are unlimited here, coming from solving problems, innovating, and constantly learning from each other. # **Join our team** Halter is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace — a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and under-represented groups of candidates tend to only apply when they meet every requirement. If you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily tick every requirement on this job description, please still get in touch and apply to Halter. We’d love to chat to see if you’ll be an epic fit! If this opportunity sounds like you, please apply below by sending through your cover letter explaining why you’re excited about this role and working at Halter, along with your CV, and we’ll be in touch! Please also feel free to check out the [careers page](https://www.halterhq.com/careers) for more information on working at Halter and don't forget to follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/halter-limited) & [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/lifeathalter/). # **Why our team loves working at Halter:** - **Work that genuinely matters.** Every now and again a company comes along that transforms an entire industry and leaves the world in a better place. Our team gets to be part of something truly meaningful, helping farmers improve their livelihoods, spend more time with their families, and build more sustainable operations. - **Spectacular people solving hard problems.** Our culture is designed for talented people to do work that changes lives. The team is filled with diverse, kind, and driven people who push each other to do their best work. You'll be thrown into the deep end, tackling complex challenges and building something tangible that solves real problems. - **You'll grow here.** Autonomy, mastery, and learning define how we work. You'll have the freedom to work on interesting problems, master new skills, and continuously develop yourself, both through your role and our $1,000 personal growth fund. - **This isn't easy, and we love that it's hard.** Working at Halter will be the most rewarding and the most challenging work of your life. We move fast, take bold bets, and work hard to reshape an entire industry. As one team member put it: "Joining Halter is a bit like strapping yourself to a rocket ship, but it's an epic journey to be a part of!"