Supply Chain Planning Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North America.

📋 Description

• Lead supply planning efforts that support Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) processes.

• Develop scenarios for supply, inventory, and capacity to inform strategic business decisions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to design customer-centric, actionable supply plans.

• Manage both short- and long-term capacity planning for manufacturing sites across North America.

• Balance internal and external production resources while addressing constraints and bottlenecks.

• Identify opportunities to enhance service levels, decrease lead times, reduce costs, and optimize network performance.

• Oversee Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes and planning parameters for essential raw materials and components.

• Work alongside Procurement and Operations to pinpoint supply risks and develop mitigation strategies.

• Support sourcing initiatives aimed at reinforcing supply continuity and business resilience.

• Implement inventory strategies that balance customer service, working capital, and operational goals.

• Enhance planning accuracy, inventory health, and execution performance.

• Minimize supply disruptions, premium freight costs, and surplus or obsolete inventory.

• Lead initiatives for planning transformation and process improvement.

• Promote the adoption and optimization of advanced planning tools like o9 and SAP IBP.

• Utilize analytics, KPIs, and scenario modeling to enhance decision-making and responsiveness.

• Lead a distributed supply planning team that supports operations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

• Act as the primary planning partner for Operations and Production Scheduling teams.

• Collaborate with plant leadership to enhance planning discipline and execution.

• Encourage accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Advocate for and support a safety-first culture throughout business operations.

• Travel occasionally to manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and customer locations.

• Adhere to Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) policies, site requirements, training, and PPE standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain planning, production planning, materials planning, manufacturing operations, or a related field.

• Proven experience leading planning processes, cross-functional initiatives, projects, or teams in a manufacturing or industrial setting.

• Strong expertise in supply planning.

• Strong expertise in capacity planning.

• Strong expertise in materials planning / MRP.

• Strong expertise in inventory management.

• Strong expertise in supply risk management.

• Strong expertise in IBP, S&OP, and S&OE processes.

• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA and/or SAP ECC.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including capacity modeling, inventory analysis, scenario planning, and KPI management.

• Demonstrated ability to lead change, influence stakeholders, and achieve results in a dynamic environment.

• A Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related field is preferred.

• Experience with o9 Solutions, SAP IBP, SAP APO, Kinaxis, or similar planning platforms is preferred.

• APICS/ASCM certifications (CPIM, CSCP), Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent certifications are preferred.

• Comply with all Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) policies, site requirements, training, and PPE standards.

• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.

• Capable of navigating manufacturing environments during site visits.

• Available for domestic and occasional international travel as needed.

🏝️ Benefits

• Primarily work in a remote setting.

• Periodic travel to manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and customer sites.

• Commitment to a safety-first culture.

• Adherence to training and PPE standards.

• Opportunity to engage with advanced planning technologies and transformation initiatives.