Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

We are seeking a forward-thinking, enthusiastic, and experienced Sr Manager, Order Operations Channel Stocking. This role will drive programs and processes that deliver high-impact solutions for our internal teams and stocking customers. You will have the opportunity to provide significant value to the organization, thereby impacting the success of our company at large. You will be responsible for leading a team and participating in the development and delivery of our Distribution Stocking program. You will have an active role in the CPFR process across our distributors and multiple cross-functional teams at Palo Alto Networks. This position relies on an understanding of sales, operations processes as well as the processes of our distributors.

Your Impact

• Manage Distribution stocking program, leading the engagement and program execution with our distributors, acting as the liaison between sales and operation related elements related to the program

• Manage cross-functional stocking program items with operations, order fulfillment, finance and sales teams.

• Drive CPFR planning activities with the sales team and distribution accounts.

• Ability to collaborate on CPFR analysis for sales and item trends, order trends and inputs for forecasting and replenishment.

• Collaborate with planning teams to communicate orders, forecast and product availability along with order lead times.

• Own the Reconciliation process of Sell Through and credit memo processing (ship and claim)

• Oversee Order Operations Administration to ensure adherence to process flows and SOX regulations

• Partner with Sales, Finance, and Accounting to drive execution of quarterly shipment targets and WOS.

• Provide on-going reporting and dialogue around inventory availability, and progress towards forecasted units shipped, and sold through.

• Provide expertise to troubleshooting issues due to manual processes.

• Enable new distributor onboarding - materials, training, processes and procedures, initiating agreements/contracts, etc.

• Provide feedback from distributor business lines regarding best practices

• Develop and apply data analysis to identify areas of improvement; create programs and processes that help close gaps

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or 5+ years experience in CPFR, Supply Chain, or related business

• Distribution or retail experience managing multiple accounts

• Strong organizational, time management, and multitasking skills

• Strategic thinking, business analysis, problem-solving, collaboration, presentation, and communications skills

• Proven experience in managing and scaling operational teams.

• Strong knowledge of the Order to Cash process flows and SOX requirements

• Ability to coordinate programs cross-functionally to deliver on-time measurable results

• Experience building process documentation and training internal/external stakeholders as needed

• Knowledge and experience with common business applications and tools, such as Salesforce.com, G Suite, Smartsheets, Jira, etc. (Google Sheets / MS Excel experience a must)

• Strong written and spoken communication skills in English required

• Able to work independently in a fast-paced growth environment

The Team

Our Manufacturing team has extensive business and project-management experience in the contract manufacturing industry. This team has a dedication to, and a consistent track record of, success in all aspects of supply-chain and project management.

Our Manufacturing team leadership establishes clear objectives, defining and implementing profit improvement and profiling inventory management, valuation, and lead-time improvement programs. If you have a passion for and knowledge and experience with extensive end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain, we want you!

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $133,000 - $214,500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here (http://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) .

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com .

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.