Director of Materials Planning

Danaher•Coralville, IA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Materials Planning is responsible for developing and executing inventory strategies that ensure material availability, optimize working capital, and support business growth across IDT’s global operations. This role provides strategic leadership for materials planning, stocking policy, and inventory governance, with direct accountability for improving planning effectiveness, On-Time Delivery performance, and long-term supply chain health. This position reports to the Sr. Director of Supply Chain and is part of the Supply Chain department located in Coralville, IA, Boulder, CO, or Fargo ND and will be an on-site role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
7+ Multiple years of progressive experience in materials planning, supply planning, inventory management, supply chain, or operations.
Management experience leading materials planning, supply chain, operations, or related functional teams.

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or CPIM certification preferred, but not required.
Experience implementing AI-enabled planning capabilities, advanced analytics, or planning technology improvements preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead global materials planning strategy to ensure material availability, inventory health, and reliable support of customer demand across IDT operations.
Own inventory policy, stocking strategies, planning parameters, and governance for approximately $56M+ in inventory across eight key sites.
Drive working capital improvement through disciplined inventory management, strategic planning, and proactive excess and obsolete risk mitigation.
Improve On-Time Delivery performance by ensuring material supply, planning accuracy, and inventory policies support production schedules and customer commitments.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of materials planning professionals, building capability, accountability, and consistent planning execution.
Serve as the business lead for key inventory and planning programs, including IMAG, PFEP, AI-enabled planning capabilities, and technology improvements that strengthen inventory governance, planning accuracy, and long-term supply chain performance.
Partner cross-functionally with manufacturing, operations, commercial, finance, procurement, and supply chain teams to align planning execution with operational and financial objectives.