Planning Transformation & Deployment Manager

Position Summary The Manager, Center of Excellence Planning Deployment is responsible for leading the deployment and adoption of new planning processes, technologies, analytics, and ways of working across the enterprise. This role translates Center of Excellence strategies and standards into structured transformation programs that prepare the business for change, coordinate implementation, and enable sustainable adoption. The position partners with planning, operations, commercial, technology, and other business teams to manage business readiness, organizational change, training, and deployment risks. By ensuring solutions are implemented effectively and deliver intended outcomes, this role accelerates planning maturity, strengthens business performance, and supports long-term transformation objectives. This is a remote role with the requirement of residing within the UnitedStates. If you are local to Mentor, OH, this position will be hybrid with the expectation of being onsite in Mentor, OH 3 days/week. Up to 50% domestic and international travel. This role isnot eligible for Visa Sponsorship or H1B Transfer. What You'll do as the Planning Transformation & Deployment Manager - Transformation Program Leadership - Leads enterprise planning transformation programs from strategy through deployment, coordinating scope, milestones, resources, dependencies, risks, and governance to deliver intended business outcomes. - Process & Technology Deployment - Plans and executes the deployment of new planning processes, advanced planning systems, analytics, and enabling technologies, ensuring solutions align with Center of Excellence standards and operational requirements. - Change Management & Adoption - Develops and executes organizational change management strategies, including stakeholder engagement, change impact assessment, communications, training, coaching, and adoption reinforcement. - Business Readiness - Establishes and manages business readiness plans, criteria, assessments, and deployment checkpoints to confirm that processes, data, technology, roles, and users are prepared for implementation. - Value Realization - Defines expected business outcomes, adoption measures, and value realization plans; monitors post-deployment performance and coordinates corrective actions to sustain benefits. - Cross-Functional Deployment Alignment - Partners with planning, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, commercial, finance, technology, and other business teams to align deployment priorities, decisions, responsibilities, and implementation activities. - Deployment Governance & Risk Management - Establishes deployment governance, implementation standards, decision forums, escalation paths, and risk controls to enable consistent execution across business units and initiatives. - Capability Building & Continuous Improvement - Develops deployment playbooks, change management tools, training approaches, lessons-learned practices, and reusable methods that strengthen organizational capability and improve future implementations. The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed Required - Bachelor's Degree. - 8+ years of experience in supply chain planning, integrated business planning, or related business process functions. - 8+ years of experience in process deployment, technology implementation, change management, or business readiness activities. - 8+ years of experience in cross-functional projects, process improvements, or business transformation initiatives. - 8+ years of experience in planning systems, advanced planning solutions, or supply chain technologies. Preferred Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a