Senior Manager, Planning Systems

Job Summary

Vertiv is transforming and digitizing supply chain capabilities by re-engineering business processes and implementing advanced technologies/systems that powers world‑class operations, customer experiences, and AI‑driven decision-making. 

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Planning Systems for our Digital Supply Solutions group. This leader acts as a Product owner and is responsible for end-to-end planning systems from strategy, team development/leadership, business stakeholder management and delivery/maintenance of planning capabilities to support Vertiv’s business units. The position provides subject matter expertise in various domains of supply chain planning (demand, supply, manufacturing etc.) a hands-on systems knowledge and experience/exposure to AI in supply chain opportunities. 

Responsibilities:

Lead Supply Chain Planning Transformation Program

• Responsible for implementation of Advanced Planning capabilities
• Manges portfolio of digital supply chain programs spanning across demand, supply, inventory and manufacturing planning
• Works across teams and external partners to drive major transformation program
• Scope, plan, and manage projects, quality of software development, risks, schedules, communication plans, and deliverables.
• Responsible for building a global template of supply chain planning capabilities and rollouts across 33+ and growing plants around the world

Planning Product & Architecture

• Build supply chain planning capabilities as a Product
• Serves as primary IT contact to business stakeholders for all things planning
• Brings a DevOps mindset and helps expand it into a CoE 
• Responsible for standardizing the planning global template and baselining with industry and tool standards 
• Orchestrate executive-level partnerships with global integrators, utilizing performance scorecards to drive excellence in sustainability, cost, and capacity.
• Owns and manages relevant KPIs 

Team Leadership and Talent Development

• Mentor and grow a high-performing global team, fostering a data-driven culture to execute multi-year strategies 
• Responsible for team development, hiring and onboarding new talent 

Thought Leadership & Mentorship

• Revolutionize end-to-end supply chain models
• Serve as a senior technical mentor to data engineers, solution architects, and product teams
• Introduce best practices, emerging patterns, and modern architectural approaches
• Influence stakeholders across business and technology with strong communication, storytelling, and technical depth

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Statistics, or related field. MBA or master’s preferred but not required. 
• 12+ years of progressive experience in implementing supply chain solutions for major companies
• Deep domain expertise in supply chain planning across multiple capabilities of demand forecasting, multi-level integrated supply planning, distribution, inventory optimization, manufacturing planning and scheduling, ATP/CTP
• Multiple E2E implementations of advanced planning technologies including Kinaxis Rapidresponse/Maestro, O9, Blue Yonder
• Proven experience translating business processes into scalable digital solutions
• Experience leading small to mid-size teams 
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes and supply chain strategies (ETO/CTO, MEIO, VMI etc)
• Preferred
  • Kinaxis Maestro authoring and solution consultant certifications
  • Experience enabling AI/ML for supply chain use cases
  • Prior experience with global manufacturing environments
  • Background in solution architecture or enterprise architecture

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