Global Planning Master Data Senior Analyst

Vertiv Group•Westerville, OH

About The Position

The Planning Master Data Senior Analyst is responsible for governance, accuracy, standardization, and continuous improvement of planning master data and planning parameters across a global manufacturing and distribution network. The role serves as a subject matter expert for parameters that drive MRP, production planning, material planning, capacity planning, inventory, and supply planning. The Senior Analyst partners with Global and Regional Planning and Materials Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, NPDI, Engineering, Finance, IT, and Product Management to establish global standards, improve data quality, and ensure planning systems generate reliable and actionable supply plans. The position leads initiatives to identify, analyze, and correct master data and parameter issues affecting material availability, inventory, lead times, production schedules, planning stability, and customer delivery performance. The role also supports ERP, APS, and planning-system implementations and enhancements, translates business planning requirements into system and master-data requirements, and identifies opportunities for automation and AI-enabled master-data monitoring. Key deliverables include improved data accuracy and completeness, parameter compliance, exception closure, planning stability, and reduced shortages and excess inventory caused by incorrect master data.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in supply planning, materials planning, MRP, supply chain analytics, or master data.
Strong understanding of MRP, production planning, inventory management, BOMs, routings, lead times, and supply planning processes.
Experience working with ERP/MRP and/or advanced planning systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Advanced Excel and data-analysis skills.
Strong project-management and cross-functional communication skills.
Ability to work effectively across global teams and multiple manufacturing locations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power BI or similar analytics tools.
Experience in large, complex manufacturing environments.
Experience with Oracle, Kinaxis, or similar planning platforms.
Experience in planning master-data governance.
Experience with ERP/APS implementation or transformation projects.
Experience in manufacturing environments with ETO, CTO, or complex configurable products.
Experience with SQL, Power BI, or other data-analysis and automation tools.
Experience developing global planning standards and governance.
Experience with AI/digital applications in supply-chain planning.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain global planning-parameter standards across plants, products, and planning environments.
Govern planning lead times, safety stocks, reorder points and Min-Max settings, lot sizes, MOQs and order multiples, planning time fences, demand and supply settings, Make/Buy indicators, MRP policies, sourcing and replenishment parameters, supplier and manufacturing lead times, capacity and scheduling parameters, and planning BOM- and routing-related parameters.
Establish parameter ownership, approval processes, review frequency, and escalation mechanisms.
Monitor planning master-data quality and identify inconsistencies, missing data, and abnormal parameter values.
Develop data-quality dashboards, reports, exception-management processes, thresholds, and automated checks for critical planning parameters.
Analyze the impact of master data on shortages, inventory, schedule adherence, and supply performance.
Develop and deploy global planning-parameter standards across AMER, EMEA, China, India, Asia, and manufacturing locations; identify opportunities for plant-level standardization.
Support harmonization of planning processes and parameters during new plant and product implementations.
Document global standards, business rules, and operating procedures.
Serve as the Planning Master Data subject matter expert for ERP, APS, and planning-system implementations and enhancements.
Translate business planning requirements into system and master-data requirements; support planning-tool implementation and optimization.
Participate in testing, data migration, validation, and deployment activities.
Identify opportunities for automation and AI-enabled master-data monitoring.
Partner with global and regional functions and plant teams to resolve root causes of parameter and master-data issues.
Provide training and guidance to planners, buyers, and master-data teams, and facilitate global alignment on planning-data ownership and governance.
Lead or support improvement projects focused on planning stability, material availability, inventory reduction, lead-time accuracy, schedule adherence, supplier performance, and planning automation.
Use data analysis and root-cause methodologies to identify systemic planning-data issues.
Establish KPIs to measure planning master-data health and process adherence.