Director Supply Chain Planning

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Description

The Planning Director – Center of Excellence (COE) is a strategic leadership role responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving a center-led organization focused on global best practices in planning processes such as Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP), Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE), and Materials Management. This leader will serve as the architect of a globally aligned, yet business unit enabled, planning ecosystem that fosters business collaboration, drives consistent execution, and builds long-term supply chain resilience.

As the Director Supply Chain Planning, you will:

• Define the vision, structure, and strategic roadmap of the Planning Center of Excellence (COE)
• Lead the development and deployment of global planning standards, frameworks, and toolkits
• Design, deploy, and optimize the global SIOP process, integrating demand, supply, finance, and business planning at the executive level
• Design, deploy, and optimize the global S&OE practices to drive real-time responsiveness, executional excellence, and plan adherence on a weekly basis
• Define enterprise-wide policies and playbooks for inventory optimization, lead-time management, and supply assurance
• Support master data governance and drive global consistency in replenishment strategies, supply planning parameters, and planning system configurations
• Ensure consistent adoption of best practices and performance metrics across all regions and business units
• Serve as a trusted planning partner to Business Unit (BU) leaders, translating enterprise strategy into effective supply chain planning solutions
• Establish formal governance forums and operating rhythms (e.g., SIOP councils, planning summits) to ensure continuous alignment and knowledge-sharing across BUs
• Collaborate with BU supply chain and commercial leaders to tailor planning strategies that reflect business-specific needs while maintaining enterprise-wide consistency
• Collaborate cross functionally to drive through complex business problems, including finance, marketing, sales, strategy, product development, and various supply chain functions.
• Develop necessary relationships to ensure continuous sponsorship and enrollment  
• Actively manage feedback loops to ensure the COE remains relevant, value-driven
• Lead the creation and cultivation of a global planning and materials management community across the organization
• Launch planning academies, learning journeys, and communities of practice to elevate organizational capability and engagement
• Promote a culture of transparency, continuous learning, and cross-regional support through collaboration platforms and internal events
• Partner with the supply chain excellence teams to establish end-to-end planning KPIs and dashboards that drive visibility, accountability, and decision-making across the network
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, including advanced analytics, scenario modeling, and digital automation
• Conduct periodic maturity assessments and lead targeted improvement projects across underperforming regions or functions

Required education, experiences & skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, SIOP, S&OE and materials management roles, including 5+ years in a leadership position within a matrixed/global organization
• Demonstrated success in building and leading planning Centers of Excellence or enterprise-wide transformation programs
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