VulcanForms
Operations Strategy & Planning Manager
Devens, MA
Sponsorship not specified$121k-$167kDetected 22 days ago
OKRsSupply ChainLeadership
About the role
- Our team brings deep expertise in manufacturing, materials science, software, automation, and operations, united by a shared commitment to quality, curiosity, and accountability.
- The role also assists in strengthening cross-functional planning processes, accelerating strategic priorities, and aligning plans with broader business operations and financial planning.
- Define and steward governance structures (steering committees, working groups, RACI frameworks) that ensure the right decisions are made at the right level with appropriate speed and accountability.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement a company-wide management operating system (including intake, prioritization, decision rights, and escalation paths) that creates clarity on how strategy translates into funded, sequenced work.
- Drive portfolio-level tradeoff conversations by synthesizing competing priorities across business units and surfacing clear options and recommendations for executive decision-making.
- Own and continuously improve cross-functional planning cadences - weekly program reviews, monthly exec updates, and quarterly planning cycles - ensuring actions, owners, and follow-through are consistently captured and resolved.
- Develop practical resource and capacity visibility across engineering and operational teams (critical skills, bottlenecks, timing constraints) to support scenario planning and tradeoff recommendations.
- Partner with Finance and HR Business Partners on headcount planning, workforce modeling, and the translation of strategic priorities into funded capacity.
- Connect engineering and product program plans to broader business planning processes (readiness gates, production ramp assumptions, SIOP/IBP inputs) to drive tighter alignment between Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.
- About Us Founded in 2015 to develop the world's first industrially scalable laser metal additive manufacturing solution, VulcanForms is reshaping how the world manufactures critical products.
- We foster an inclusive culture where people take ownership, solve meaningful problems, and continuously learn, because we believe diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required (engineering or related field).
- Qualifications Bachelor's degree required (engineering or related field).
Nice to have
- An MBA or comparable advanced degree is preferred.
Compensation
- Support the development and socialization of annual and long-range strategic plans, translating leadership intent into actionable roadmaps with clear milestones and owners.
- The annual base salary range for this position is $121,101.00 to $166,513.00
Benefits
- We build and operate advanced digital infrastructure that enables innovation, accelerates growth, and supports sustainability across aerospace, defense, medical, and other essential industries.
- Create and standardize program health metrics and reporting (OKRs, quarterly business reviews, rolling forecasts, decision frameworks) and package insights into concise, action-oriented materials for leadership.
Company info
- Founded in 2015 to develop the world's first industrially scalable laser metal additive manufacturing solution, VulcanForms is reshaping how the world manufactures critical products.
- Through our vertically integrated capabilities, including scalable additive manufacturing and precision machining, we deliver true end-to-end production at scale by combining cutting-edge technology with a foundation of proven industrial craftsmanship.
- Job Purpose As a Strategy & Planning Manager at VulcanForms, Devens, MA, your main objective will be to support the design and implementation of a structured management "operating system" for executive leadership team to drive high-impact initiatives across the organization.
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