Manager, Demand Supply Planning
About Etched
Etched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers - delivering over 10x higher performance and dramatically lower cost and latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history.
Job Summary
Etched is hiring a Manager, Demand Supply Planning to own end-to-end demand and supply planning for Etched’s next-generation AI hardware, ensuring accurate forecasting, healthy inventory levels, and reliable execution in a fast-scaling production environment. You will build and manage weekly, monthly, and quarterly demand–supply plans, translate forecasts into executable build plans with manufacturing and supply chain partners, and continuously monitor performance against plan. The role requires leading scenario planning, identifying risks under capacity or component constraints, and driving mitigation strategies to keep programs on track. You will regularly present demand, supply risks, and recommended actions to leadership while improving planning processes, tools, and models. Success in this role means combining strong analytical rigor with clear cross-functional communication in a high-growth, ambiguous startup setting.
Key Responsibilities
Own demand-supply forecasting and finished goods inventory.
Generate and execute weekly and quarterly demand - supply plans that meet Etched’s S&OP objective. Evaluate risks. Plan and implement contingency plans to mitigate risk.
Build and execute weekly, monthly, and quarterly demand and supply plans
Monitor planned vs. actual builds, inventory levels, and consumption rates; adjust plans as needed
Partner with Manufacturing OPM and Global Supply Management to translate forecasts into executable build plans
Lead scenario planning, risk identification, and mitigation under capacity or component constraints
Present demand, supply risks, and recommended actions to leadership
Drive continuous improvement of demand planning processes, tools, and models
You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field
5+ years of experience in demand planning, supply planning, or supply chain operations
Strong analytical skills; highly proficient in Excel
Experience supporting production environments and NPI ramps
Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous, startup environments
Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)
Experience with APS, MRP/ERP systems, or scenario planning tools
Background in hardware, semiconductor, or advanced manufacturing
Experience with data visualization, SQL, or Python
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
$500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
Housing subsidy of $2k per month for those living within walking distance of the office
Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
Daily lunch + dinner in our office
How we’re different
Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We think most of the progress in the AI field has come from using more FLOPs to train and run models, and the best way to get more FLOPs is to build model-specific hardware. Larger and larger training runs encourage companies to consolidate around fewer model architectures, which creates a market for single-model ASICs.
We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and greatly value engineering skills. We do not have boundaries between engineering and research, and we expect all of our technical staff to contribute to both as needed.