Director - Global Supply Chain Planning & Analysis

Mini-Circuits•Melville, NY

About The Position

The Director of Global Supply Chain Planning and Analysis develops and executes a global supply chain planning vision and strategy encompassing demand and supply planning best practices. The role focuses on exceeding customer service levels, optimizing working capital, improving forecast accuracy, and enhancing profitability. It provides strategic and tactical leadership to a global team, ensuring operational and financial objectives are met while fostering collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement. The Director leads global strategic planning and the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process; develops demand forecasting, finished goods inventory, supply planning, and replenishment strategies; and coordinates with Sourcing, Quality, Sales, Operations, Logistics, and Finance. The role develops analytical models and tools, monitors performance through KPIs, provides management reporting, and identifies and mitigates supply chain risks. The Director leads the Global Planning and Analysis department, including recruiting, retaining, and developing a global team of 15–20 supply chain professionals. The position may require up to approximately 10% domestic and international travel to suppliers, customers, Mini-Circuits facilities, and trade shows. The employee must support corporate safety initiatives and comply with the company’s Code of Conduct.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Materials Management, Engineering, or a similar field.
10 or more years of experience in supply chain planning and analysis, forecasting, operations, and/or supply management.
5 or more years of direct team management experience in demand and/or supply planning within a manufacturing environment.
Excellent leadership and people management skills, including the ability to inspire and retain a diverse global team.
Demonstrated record of driving process improvements, working capital optimization, 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 adapting to changing priorities.
Strong collaboration skills, commitment to continuous improvement, customer focus, and a bias toward over-communicating.
Thorough understanding of financial drivers and their impact on supply chain performance, including turns, COGS, gross margin, and forecast accuracy.
Strong oral, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to influence using data and risk/benefit analysis and to build relationships and trust.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Ability and willingness to comply with the Company’s Code of Conduct.
Ability to support corporate safety initiatives and a safe work environment.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience driving transformational change through people, processes, and technology.
Familiarity with Sales and Operations Planning processes and data requirements.
Professional supply chain certification such as CPIM, CSCP, CPSM, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a comprehensive global planning strategy aligned with Mini-Circuits’ vision, goals, and objectives.
Lead the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and foster stakeholder collaboration and consensus-based decisions.
Drive global planning department improvements in capabilities, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and responsiveness.
Develop and execute demand forecasting processes to predict product demand, optimize finished goods inventory, and minimize stock-outs.
Collaborate across functions on demand planning, inventory control, and replenishment strategies that account for market dynamics and customer preferences.
Lead cross-functional reviews of finished goods for potential lifecycle progression to limit obsolescence and its financial impact.
Develop and execute supply planning strategies that balance customer demand, inventory productivity, and operational efficiency.
Coordinate with Sourcing, Quality, Sales, and Operations to meet service levels, inventory targets, and other operational objectives while accounting for demand, customer and NPI requirements, and manufacturing and supply constraints.
Optimize inventory to minimize excess and obsolete stock while supporting timely order fulfillment and minimizing backorders.
Develop and maintain analytical models and tools to analyze global supply chain data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
Use statistical methods, data visualization, and other analytical techniques to evaluate performance and support strategic and tactical decisions.
Identify and quantify supply chain risks and vulnerabilities, including geopolitical, economic, and environmental factors, and implement mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and business continuity measures.
Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Sales, customers, Sourcing, Operations, Logistics, and Finance, and collaborate globally to improve supply chain performance.
Establish KPIs and metrics, evaluate results against targets, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
Provide regular and ad hoc management reporting on objectives, initiatives, supply chain metrics, and KPIs.
Recruit, retain, and develop a high-performing global team of 15–20 supply chain professionals.
Communicate and drive the department’s strategic plan, goals, objectives, and KPIs across the team.
Build organizational capabilities through personnel development plans, mentoring, cross-training, and succession planning.
Foster innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, accountability, and urgency within the team and its processes.
Review team performance against objectives and take proactive measures to achieve department and organizational goals.
Ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and regulations and promote ethical and responsible supply chain planning and analysis.
Travel domestically and internationally as required, up to approximately 10%.
Support corporate safety initiatives and comply with the Company’s Code of Conduct.