IBP Supply Planning Manager - Industrial

Sherwin-Williams•Cleveland, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The IBP Supply Planning Manager leads and optimizes the supply portion of Enterprise Planning for USCA Industrial sites, supporting the USCA portions of the General Industrial, Protective & Marine, Industrial Wood, Automotive Refinish, and Coil Business Units. The role enables cross-functional decision-making and alignment through data-driven insights, strengthens planning governance, and advances continuous improvement initiatives to improve planning and service performance. The position leads USCA IBP Supply Reviews to validate feasibility, constraints, capacity considerations, and readiness of supply plans for selected business units. It executes and documents monthly reviews, including actions, owners, assumptions, and decision records; develops monthly flash and annual budget plans aligned with Global Supply Chain objectives; and supports inventory-control initiatives to optimize finished-goods working capital. The manager also partners with Finance on projections and budgets by providing operational data, analyzing variances and cost drivers, and translating supply-chain metrics into financial insights. This position reports to Sherwin-Williams Global Headquarters at 1 Sherwin Way, Cleveland, Ohio, and is not remote or hybrid. Travel is required up to 10%. The role is eligible for a performance-based bonus subject to the applicable company plans. The position may involve access to confidential or proprietary information; the company has determined a criminal-history review is necessary.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without current or future sponsorship for an employment work visa.
Bachelor’s degree or 10 years of experience.
Five years of experience in Supply Chain, Customer Service, Operations, or Finance.
Strong knowledge of BoB or BIOS ERP tools, including but not limited to Blue Yonder, Oracle, AOM, QAD, MES, BI4, OTBI, and Tableau reporting.
Ability to analyze production constraints and develop optimized supply-planning solutions to meet service-level, inventory, and capacity goals.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills for complex scenario planning.
Proven ability to drive process improvements or system enhancements.
Leadership and coaching capabilities to manage, develop, and influence others and foster a high-performance culture.
Strong decision-making and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a supply-chain-related field.
MBA and/or APICS certification.
Seven or more years of experience in Supply Chain or a related field.
Five or more years in a manager or supervisory capacity.
Six Sigma, Lean, IBP, and Continuous Improvement experience.
Procurement, Technical, or Manufacturing experience within the coatings industry.
Experience in Master Production Scheduling across multiple plants.
Experience with Integrated Business Planning.

Responsibilities

Lead USCA IBP Supply Reviews to validate feasibility, constraints, capacity considerations, and readiness of supply plans for selected business units.
Execute and document monthly IBP Supply Reviews, including actions, owners, assumptions, and decision records.
Develop and manage monthly flash and annual budget plans aligned with Global Supply Chain objectives for the USCA Industrial Region.
Support strategic planning and execution of finished-goods inventory-control initiatives to optimize working capital.
Collaborate with Finance on monthly flash projections and annual budget planning by providing operational data, analyzing variances, identifying cost drivers, and aligning supply-chain activities with financial targets.
Use data-driven insights to enable cross-functional decision-making and alignment, strengthen planning governance, and advance continuous improvement initiatives.
Translate supply-chain metrics into financial insights to inform strategic decision-making.