Director of Global Supply Chain Planning and Analysis

Job Description

The Director of Global Supply Chain Planning and Analysis will be responsible for developing and executing a supply chain planning vision and strategy. This strategy will encompass best practices across the demand and supply planning operations on a global scale, with a primary focus on exceeding customer service levels, optimizing working capital, improving forecast accuracy, and enhancing profitability. This highly impactful role will provide strategic and tactical leadership to a global team ensuring all operational and financial objectives are met while fostering a culture of collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement to support the client's commitment to meet our customer’s requirements and exceed their expectations.

• As the leader of the Global Planning and Analysis department you will recruit, retain, and continually develop a high-performing global team of 15-20 motivated supply chain professionals.
• Communicate and drive the strategic plan, goals, objectives, and KPI’s across the team, ensuring alignment and understanding.
• Build organizational capabilities and improve performance through personnel development plans, mentoring, cross-training and succession planning.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, accountability, and a sense of urgency within the team and its processes.
• Regularly review and assess ongoing performance metrics of the team against targeted objectives, taking proactive measures as necessary to ensure department and organizational goals are achieved. Ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and regulations, promoting a strong ethical and responsible approach to supply chain planning and analysis.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Materials Management, Engineering or a similar field required. 10+ years of experience in supply chain planning & analysis, forecasting, operations, and/or supply management.

• 5+ years of experience directly managing a team in demand and/or supply planning within a manufacturing environment.

• Excellent leadership and people management skills with ability to inspire and retain a diverse global team.

• Demonstrated track record of driving process improvements, working capital optimizations, and operational efficiencies in a global supply chain environment.

• Extensive knowledge of global supply chain management principles, including demand forecasting, production scheduling, inventory optimization, logistics, and sourcing.

• Ability to independently evaluate information, analyze complex data, derive actionable insights, and make decisions with minimal guidance while exercising discretion and flexibility to changing priorities.

• A passion for collaboration, a commitment to continuous improvement, and a strong customer focus with a bias to over-communicating.

• Thorough understanding of financial drivers and their impact on the financial performance of supply chain operations (e.g., turns, COGS, gross margin, forecast accuracy, etc.)

• Professional certification in supply chain, such as CPIM, CSCP, CPSM or equivalent is desired.

• Experience in driving transformational change through people, processes, and technology is a strong plus. Familiarity with Sales and Operations Planning processes and data requirements is preferred.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].