Director, Supply Planning

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ABOUT US (AND OUR EXCITING FUTURE)

About The Opportunity

The Director, Supply Planning leads the development and execution of integrated supply plans that support manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and product lifecycle management. This role ensures the efficient flow of materials and finished goods across the supply chain while balancing cost, service, risk, and inventory investment.

High-quality supply planning is essential to maintaining optimal inventory positioning, service performance, and operational resilience. The Supply Director serves as a subject matter expert in supply planning, inventory optimization, S&OP / IBP, systems, analytics, and continuous improvement.

The role requires a strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes and the ability to assess upstream and downstream impacts of supply decisions. The Supply Director partners closely with Demand Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Finance, and Commercial teams to translate demand into feasible, executable, and financially aligned supply plans.

Supply Planning Strategy & Governance

• Define and own the enterprise supply planning strategy aligned with business objectives
• Establish governance, standards, and best practices for supply, inventory, and replenishment planning
• Ensure supply plans effectively balance service, cost, capacity, and working capital
• Lead long-range supply planning and scenario modeling to support growth and risk mitigation.

Production & Procurement Alignment

• Lead the conversion of demand forecasts into feasible production and procurement plans
• Oversee capacity planning, constraint management, and material availability across suppliers and manufacturing sites
• Collaborate with Procurement to improve supplier performance, lead times, and supply continuity
• Ensure alignment of procurement, production, and inventory policies across the organization

S&OP / IBP Leadership

• Lead the supply side of the S&OP / Integrated Business Planning process
• Provide supply feasibility assessments, risk scenarios, and mitigation strategies
• Align supply plans with demand, financial targets, and executive decision-making
• Ensure disciplined execution of approved supply plans

Risk Management & Supply Resilience

• Identify supply risks, bottlenecks, and vulnerabilities across the network
• Develop contingency plans, alternate sourcing strategies, and mitigation actions
• Lead response to supply disruptions and ensure timely escalation and communication
• Strengthen supply chain resilience and business continuity

Performance Management & Continuous Improvement

• Define, track, and improve KPIs such as service level, fill rate, inventory turns, forecast bias impact, and supply adherence
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for service failures, stockouts, and excess inventory
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives across supply planning processes
• Benchmark performance against industry best practices and implement improvements

Data, Systems & Analytics Enablement

• Own supply planning data integrity within ERP and advanced planning systems (SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, IBP, etc.)
• Drive adoption and optimization of planning tools, analytics, dashboards, and automation
• Partner with IT to support system implementations, upgrades, and enhancements
• Ensure integration between demand, supply, inventory, and financial systems

Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing supply planning teams
• Coach and mentor talent to strengthen analytical, planning, and decision-making capabilities
• Act as a senior supply chain partner to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Communicate supply pe