Global Supply Manager

NetApp•Wichita, KS

About The Position

Global Supply Management is a strategic organization responsible for enabling NetApp and customer success through disciplined supply planning and tactical execution. The Global Supply Manager applies supply-planning expertise and uses enterprise systems, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to support global material planning and supply pipelines. The role assures material availability and schedule fidelity, improves decision speed and visibility, and minimizes associated costs while ensuring solutions are accurate, scalable, secure, and aligned with business requirements. The position develops strategic supply plans and tools, dashboards, and reporting to identify supply risks, improve forecast quality, automate repetitive work, and accelerate decision-making. It also monitors consumption, inventory, forecasts, commits, and supply performance, using exception-based and predictive insights to identify imbalances and recommend corrective actions.

Requirements

Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex supply and analytical insights into clear business recommendations.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, including the ability to assess data quality, recognize patterns, and convert insights into action.
Quality orientation and attention to data accuracy, model and report validation, controls, traceability, and continuous improvement.
Proficiency with MS Office and enterprise planning platforms such as SAP/Oracle and SAP IBP.
General understanding of ERP/MRP and shop floor control systems, supply planning, inventory management, and production scheduling.
Focus on continuous improvement.
Typically requires a bachelor’s degree, although equivalent experience may be considered.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects.
Demonstrated ability to use AI solutions to create reporting, generate dashboards, and automate repetitive tasks.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Tableau or Power BI.
Practical use of AI.

Responsibilities

Apply supply-planning principles and data-driven insights to create, optimize, and communicate strategic supply plans.
Use enterprise systems, business-intelligence platforms, and AI-enabled tools to manage supply, communicate issues, automate repetitive tasks, and improve planning efficiency and data visibility.
Develop tools, dashboards, and reporting using AI, analytics, and automation to identify supply risks, improve forecast quality, and accelerate decision-making.
Improve processes through systems-based automation and tools.
Report on consumption, inventory, forecasts, commits, and supply performance; use exception-based and predictive insights to identify imbalances and recommend corrective actions.
Manage multiple projects.