Global Planning Master Data Senior Analyst

Vertiv•Westerville, OH

About The Position

The Planning Master Data Senior Analyst is responsible for the governance, accuracy, standardization, and continuous improvement of planning master data and planning parameters across the 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. It partners with global and regional planning and materials management teams, Procurement, Manufacturing, NPDI, Engineering, Finance, IT, and Product Management to establish standards, improve data quality, and ensure planning systems generate reliable and actionable supply plans. The Senior Analyst leads initiatives to identify, analyze, and correct master data and parameter issues that affect material availability, inventory, lead times, production schedules, planning stability, and customer delivery performance. The position also supports planning-system implementations and enhancements, global standardization, data-quality analytics, and continuous-improvement work across manufacturing locations.

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 standards for planning parameters across plants, products, and planning environments.
Govern planning lead times, safety stocks, reorder points and Min-Max, lot sizes, MOQ and order multiples, planning time fences, demand and supply planning 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 values.
Develop data-quality dashboards, reports, and exception-management processes; analyze how master data affects shortages, inventory, schedule adherence, and supply performance.
Establish thresholds and automated checks for critical planning parameters.
Develop and deploy global planning parameter standards across AMER, EMEA, China, India, Asia, and manufacturing locations; identify differences between plants and opportunities for standardization.
Support harmonization of planning processes and parameters during new plant and product implementations, and document standards, business rules, and operating procedures.
Serve as the Planning Master Data SME 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, and identify opportunities for automation and AI-enabled master-data monitoring.
Partner with global and regional Planning and Materials Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, NPDI, IT, Finance, and Product Management.
Work with plant teams to resolve root causes of parameter and master-data issues; provide training and guidance to planners, buyers, and master-data teams.
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 and establish KPIs to measure master-data health and process adherence.