Director, Integrated Business Planning

Arcwood Environmental • Indianapolis, IN

33d • Onsite

About The Position

Arcwood Environmental is seeking a strategic Director of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) to institutionalize, own and drive the integrated business planning process for the enterprise. This role will lead forecasting, demand planning, and network optimization to influence positive financial results for the Company. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), this role ensures cost-effective short-, medium-, and long-term forecasts while maintaining reliable customer service. By leveraging IT-enabled systems and collaborating with Commercial, Operations, Finance, and Logistics, the IBP Director will develop and refine business plans that optimize volume and mix to balance the network efficiently in both steady state and offline assets conditions. As the subject matter expert in demand planning, capacity management, and revenue forecasting, the IBP Director will drive key initiatives, including monthly demand plans, consumption modeling, network strategy optimization, and business integration. This leader will also facilitate the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring alignment across teams and supporting executive decision-making. Additionally, this role will lead embedding AI, Generative AI and market as well as competitive intelligence tools to drive improved forecasting accuracy through planning software and advanced data analysis. With direct collaboration across key functions of the enterprise, the IBP Director plays a pivotal role in shaping Arcwood's operational and financial success. If you excel in cross-functional leadership and strategic business planning with an eye for detail and using data to bring high quality business insights for decision making, we invite you to join our team!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or logistics (required)
• 10+ years of experience in Integrated Business Planning (IBP), supply chain, or business operations with significant exposure to the waste, logistics, or industrial services sectors (required)
• Proven success leading enterprise-wide IBP processes with financial accountability and executive-level influence (required)
• Experience leading and facilitating executive IBP meetings, ensuring alignment on key decisions and strategic priorities (required)
• Expertise in supply and demand planning, inventory management, and financial forecasting, with a strong track record of designing and executing IBP-related processes
• Deep knowledge of market dynamics in the waste of environmental services industry, including seasonal trends, regulatory impacts, and competitive positioning
• Strong financial acumen with a comprehensive understanding of operational, commercial and supply chain drivers
• Advanced technical and analytical skills, with proficiency in ERP systems (e.g. Oracle, SAP), Microsoft Excel, Google Suite, and data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)
• Ability to balance long-term vision with immediate execution needs
• Strong ability to develop strategy, communicate effectively at all levels and drive execution
• Ability to lead, contribute, and influence cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment
• Excellent ability to manage projects, foster teamwork, and convey information clearly and concisely
• Regular and predictable attendance to perform the functions and requirements of this role

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in business, engineering, supply chain management, finance or related field (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Integrated Business Planning Leadership & Execution
• Leads the enterprise-wide IBP process, integrating demand planning, supply chain management, financial forecasting, and operational execution to drive strategic alignment
• Facilitates monthly IBP review meetings with cross-functional leadership, balancing demand, supply, and financial trade-offs to optimize business performance
• Develops and maintains forecasting models, dashboards, and scenario-based planning tools to enhance decision-making and business resilience
• Establishes and tracks IBP performance metrics, continuously refining processes to improve forecast accuracy, supply-demand alignment, and operational efficiency
• Leverages digital tools and advanced analytics to enhance IBP processes, incorporating market conditions, customer demand, inventory levels, and planned outages
• Market Intelligence & Demand Forecasting
• Monitors industry trends, customer behaviors, regulatory shifts, and competitor activity to inform planning assumptions and strategic decisions
• Collaborates with Commercial and Strategy teams to assess market developments and their impact on volume, service mix, pricing, and profitability
• Develops and refines statistical models to optimize inventory management, mitigate plant disruptions, and maintain high customer service levels
• Analyzes forecast accuracy, identifying trends and variances to enhance predictive capabilities and proactive business adjustments
• Maintains and updates rolling 18-month forecasts, ensuring timely and precise data uploads to support long-term planning
• Demand & Capacity Planning
• Develops short- and long-range forecasts that balance customer demand with operational capacity and financial targets
• Identifies demand variances and aligns production, routing, and staffing strategies accordingly to optimize service delivery and asset utilization
• Proactively manages risks to profitability, scalability, and operational efficiency through early detection of imbalances
• Communicates significant forecast or capacity changes to Scheduling and Operations, ensuring proactive adjustments and seamless execution
• Coordinates seamless information flow to internal teams and third-party transportation and disposal providers, ensuring a seamless, one-stop solution for customers
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Executive Engagement
• Partners with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Strategy teams to ensure end-to-end alignment of demand signals, service capabilities, and budget assumptions
• Acts as a key liaison between field operations and executive leadership, ensuring operational realities are reflected in planning assumptions
• Prepares and presents business plan summaries to senior management, delivering actionable insights that drive high-impact strategic decision-making
• Provides strategic input into capital investment planning, pricing strategies, and growth modeling to enhance profitability and scalability
• Serves as a key strategic leader, collaborating with the COO on supply and capacity planning, the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) on demand planning, and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on revenue forecasting
• Network Optimization, Cost & Mix Management
• Manages overall waste allocation across the network, ensuring proper balance for lowest cost and highest customer reliability
• Leads network optimization processes to mitigate costs, maximize service efficiency, and resolve key supply-demand challenges
• Sets the parameters for third party disposal agreements, swaps, etc. and partners with Procurement to lead agreement negotiations
• Develops capacity simulation models to run sensitivity analyses for growth, pricing opportunities, and bottleneck resolution
• Feeds constraint capacity data to Pricing and Engineering teams to enhance profitability, operational efficiency, and mix optimization
• Analytics & Continuous Improvement
• Leads the development of KPIs and performance dashboards to measure IBP effectiveness, forecast accuracy, and supply-demand alignment
• Supports executive decision-making through scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and capacity planning tools
• Identifies planning gaps or opportunities and recommends continuous improvement strategies to enhance efficiency and business impact
• Drives mix enrichment strategies, optimizing product and service offerings to maximize EBITDA growth and overall enterprise profitability

Benefits

• Arcwood offers competitive pay and bonus incentives.
• Benefits include choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending or health savings accounts, employee and dependent life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401(k) savings plan with 7% company match, and tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director