Sr. Manager Materials and Manufacturing Planning

Key Responsibilities

• Own and execute delivery strategy, daily monitoring, and risk identification with primary accountability for delivery and inventory performance.
• Lead master scheduling, NPDI, and materials management strategy, including governance and continuous improvement.
• Drive inventory optimization programs and support plants in achieving reduction targets.
• Act as a subject matter expert to enhance planning and purchasing processes across functions.
• Facilitate business unit supply and inventory planning, ensuring alignment between plants, procurement, and lines of business.
• Organize and lead SIOP processes by product line from a material management perspective.
• Manage Scheduling and Logistics from the Vertiv Manufacturing Plants to the Vertiv Warehouse in Canada.
• Establish system standards, deliver training, and share best practices across platforms.
• Manage platform-level tasks such as data maintenance, system planning, rollouts, and global business interfaces.
• Develop and implement master data quality programs 
• Develop and implement KPIs for planning and inventory.
• Partner with IT to identify, prioritize, and implement system and process improvements.
• Ensure alignment and communication between material planning, regional purchasing, order management, and customer teams.

 

Qualifications

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field required
  • MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred
• Experience:
  • 10+ years in materials management and inventory control
  • 8+ years in managerial roles
  • Experience in plant or manufacturing environments
• Skills:
  • Strong analytical and Excel expertise
  • Business acumen and ability to thrive in a matrix organization
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Proven process improvement and project management capabilities
  • Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities

 

Travel: Up to 25%

Physical Requirements: None

 

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.  

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS:  Safety.  Integrity. Respect.  Teamwork.  Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Learn and Seek Out Development
• Promote Open & Transparent Communication

At Vertiv, we offer the stability of a global leader in a growing industry and the opportunity of a startup. We design, manufacture and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. With $5 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach in nearly 70 countries, our move to establish a standalone business enables us to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

 

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