Sr. Director, Demand Planning - Remote

• Drive and lead the development of culture within and outside the Demand Planning organization.
• Lead the Planning function – to include policies, and procedures and direct the leverage of systems to benefit the organization.
• Be responsible for implementation, analytics, and continued improvements of a robust S&OP process.
• Facilitate the development of tools and systems to drive flexibility and visibility of growth surges in product family demand. Utilizing a Supply strategy that is aligned with the business and translates into execution actions.
• Drive inventory targets and monitor supply/replenishment to achieve targeted inventory levels on both cost and turn basis.
• Lead Demand planning objectives to manage and optimize inventory, slow-moving and obsolescence.
• Lead (where appropriate) standardization of and Incorporate inventory positions into the overall S&OP process to help facilitate Supply decisions.
• Support global processes to plan current and future demands.
• Support functional leads and manufacturing leads to plan optimization of the Supply Chain footprint to address cost and service targets.
• Partner with Customer Service leads to drive common alignment in the service model, culture, and relationships.
• Driving adherence to service metrics; On-Time Performance, Lead Time, Voice of the Customer.
• Financial metrics; Inventory Levels, Inventory Turns, Quality of Inventory, E&O.
• Develop, direct, and support ongoing and new planning technology initiatives.
• Provide senior leadership to establish processes, procedures, and tools related to new business processes.
• Lead strategic initiatives to improve service, minimize supply chain costs, and optimize working capital.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain is required. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Broad inventory management knowledge is essential.
• Experience in navigating cross-business complex organizational needs and requirements.
• Extensive experience in running end-to-end S&OP processes, IBP knowledge desirable.
• Understanding of Demand Planning within ERP systems, SAP is preferred but not essential.
• Strong competencies in Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft tools.
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple functions and organizational levels.

• Demonstrated leader with strong strategic and operational skills to lead transformational change.
• Proven ability to drive successful inventory/working capital strategies, lead time responsiveness, and customer service levels.
• In-depth knowledge of end-to-end Supply Chain.
• In-depth S&OP Knowledge base.
• Organizational capability to sustain results through systems.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives with measurable results.
• Demonstrated leadership with the ability to effectively interact with and influence personnel of various levels and disciplines.
• Expertise in the global supply chain.
• Ability to travel globally.
• Able to lead strategically, but able to get into details of process and data in order to build sound business cases and to drive root cause and corrective actions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, including senior executives and hourly personnel.
• Highly collaborative and able to work in a team-based matrix management environment.
• Possess strong analytical skills and be able to apply principles of logical and methodical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Strong project management skills, including demonstrated ability to develop and manage project plans, establish priorities, work to deadlines, and control several projects at various stages of work.
• Sound decision-making skills, especially in situations with conflicting priorities or uncertainties.
• Results-driven, strong work ethic with integrity and commitment.
• Self-driven and able to work with minimal supervision.

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