Global Supply Chain Manager - Erlanger, KY

Job Description

Global Supply Chain Manager - Erlanger, KY

Position Overview:
The Global Supply Chain Planning Manager will play a critical role in driving transformation and optimization initiatives within the Global Supply Chain Excellence Team. This position is responsible for developing best-in-class supply chain planning strategies and processes across multiple regions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational excellence.
The role will focus on demand and supply planning, S&OP integration, inventory modelling and optimization, and process transformation, working closely with cross-functional teams, including procurement, manufacturing, logistics, finance, and commercial teams. This professional will leverage data analytics, process improvement methodologies, and Advanced Planning Solutions (APS) to deliver the expected process improvements.
This position will spearhead a wide range of supply chain initiatives, including the cultural change required to design how our people, processes, and technologies converge to deliver speed, visibility, resilience, and value.

Key Responsibilities:
Supply Chain Planning & Optimization

• Lead the development of Best-in-Class processes to optimize demand and supply balance across multiple manufacturing sites, co-manufacturers, and warehouses.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance supply chain resilience, mitigate risks, and improve service levels.
• Support the development of inventory models by division / product group and inventory optimization efforts, ensuring alignment with overall inventory policies and financial objectives.
• Collaborate with business leadership to align supply chain planning strategies with the company’s long-term business objectives.
• Identify and support cost reduction and efficiency improvement initiatives within supply chain planning.

Demand & Supply Planning Integration

• Coach local teams to create seamless integration between demand and supply planning, supporting collaboration between commercial and operational teams.
• Establish forecasting methodologies to enhance demand signal visibility by leveraging advanced analytics and cross-functional inputs.
• Develop structured frameworks to manage new product introductions (NPI), phase-in/phase-out strategies, and portfolio rationalization efforts.

S&OP and Strategic Alignment

• Drive the adoption of global S&OP process by the local teams, ensuring alignment between supply chain planning and business objectives.
• Coach local teams to improve their decision-making through scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and risk mitigation strategies.

Technology & Advanced Planning Systems (APS) Enablement

• Lead the decision process for the implementation of Advanced Planning Systems (APS) to enhance supply chain planning capabilities.
• Support digital transformation initiatives by integrating AI/ML-based forecasting, control towers, and real-time planning dashboards.
• Work closely with IT and data analytics teams to drive the standardization and automation of planning processes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Change Management

• Drive change management initiatives to embed a culture of continuous improvement and supply chain excellence.
• Create and standardize processes
• Mentor and develop planning teams by providing training, guidance, and best practice sharing.
• Drive the adoption and integration of best practices across planning teams globally.

 

Qualifications:

• 10+ years in supply chain planning, S&OP, demand planning, or inventory management on a regional or global scale.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business or related field. MBA or master/s degree preferred.
• Strong experience in SC analytics, modeling, demand planning, and inventory optimization.
• Proven record in leading transformational supply chain improvement and process standardization.   
• Ability to navigate and influence in a complex, global, matrixed organization. Strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture while focusing on operational execution. Strong collaborator who can build relationships across multiple functions and regions.

Additional Information

• Travel: 10-20% (as needed, depending on project requirements).
• Language: English required; additional languages are a plus.

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