Supply Chain Planner

About this role:

Pickle is looking for a strategic, action-oriented Supply Chain Planner to help shape the future of warehouse automation. You'll lead inventory planning and fulfillment for key product categories, ensuring smooth operations across global markets while balancing service levels, cost, and responsiveness. This role sits at the center of our supply chain, driving critical decisions that impact product flow, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Drive performance against key metrics, including on-time delivery and stock-outs to identify gaps and lead corrective actions
• Create purchase orders aligned with the outcomes of S&OP planning, anticipating long-lead needs, and adjusting them based on forecast trends
• Manage the phase-in of engineering changes and keep our master data up to date
• Monitor market conditions and advise cross-functional teams on inventory risks and long-lead-time strategies
• Manage inventory health across global locations, especially excess, obsolete, or constrained stock
• Maintain active oversight of fulfillment performance, using real-time insights to drive improvements
• Monitor service levels and inventory levels, particularly in markets with excess or obsolete inventory, and collaborate with sales, strategic sales, demand planning, marketing, and market leadership to develop corrective actions
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Strategic Sales, Demand Planning, Marketing, and Market Leadership to address service gaps and optimize product flow
• Analyze forecast data and translate it into timely procurement decisions
• Work directly with internal teams and external vendors to ensure supply chain agility, efficiency, and cost control

Skills & Experience:

• 2+ years of experience in a Supply Chain Planner role, ideally within a fast-growth tech or logistics environment
• Familiarity with leading SaaS tools or ERP systems such as NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar.
• Experience with SOS Inventory is a plus Solid understanding of supply chain fundamentals, from demand and inventory planning to manufacturing and distribution
• Previous experience working in robotics, supply chain technology, and/or warehouse automation is desirable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, especially in handling large datasets and extracting actionable insights
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and willingness to learn new tools as needed. Building macro knowledge is a plus
• Adaptable and calm under pressure; comfortable navigating ambiguity and change
• Effective communicator across written and verbal channels, with a knack for distilling key points and driving clarity
• Self-starter with curiosity and a growth mindset; comfortable speaking up in meetings to clarify direction or challenge assumptions
• Able and willing to work onsite at least three times per week at our Charlestown, MA warehouse

About Pickle Robot
Pickle Robot is a pioneer in Physical AI for supply chain applications. Today Pickle robots autonomously unload trucks, trailers, and import containers at human-scale or better performance. The alternative is manual work that is difficult, dirty, sometimes dangerous, and increasingly hard to staff at distribution centers around the globe. Pickle Robot is laser focused on automating truck unloading using generative AI, machine learning, computer vision, advanced sensors, and industrial robotics to deliver engineered products customers rely on. Pickle Robot Unload Systems work alongside people on loading docks to make the work safer, faster, and more efficient. Pickle robots are physical AI that unload trucks.

Pickle provides best-in-class benefits including health, dental, & vision insurance; unlimited vacation, along with all federal and state holidays; 401K contributions of 5% your salary, travel supplies, and other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive.

Pay at Pickle

At Pickle Robot Company, we believe transparency builds trust. The salary range listed here is provided in accordance with Massachusetts law and reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to offer for this role. We often consider candidates at different levels of seniority, and final compensation will reflect the level at which a candidate is hired, along with factors like experience and location.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.