Manager, Supply Planning

Owens & Minor • Remote - Virginia, VA

1d • $81,000 - $88,000

About The Position

The Supply Planning Manager leads enterprise supply planning strategy and execution to ensure product availability, supply continuity, inventory optimization, and operational performance across the supply chain. The role balances customer demand, inventory investment, supplier capabilities, capacity constraints, and business priorities to meet service, operational, and financial objectives. It drives cross-functional alignment across Demand Planning, Procurement, Operations, Distribution, Finance, Commercial, Customer Service, and related functions through integrated planning processes and governance. The manager leads supply reviews, supply-risk management, allocation and prioritization decisions, and business-continuity planning, including responses to supply disruptions, material constraints, and inventory risks.

The position advances planning excellence through leadership of Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE), Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP). It establishes planning strategies, develops organizational capability, leads transformation initiatives, and promotes accountability, collaboration, and data-driven decisions. The role is responsible for planning standardization, operational excellence, and continuous improvement in support of supply-chain performance and long-term business growth.

The position is performed under inside working conditions and involves approximately 25% travel to distribution centers and plants. No environmental hazards are indicated for this classification. The anticipated annual salary range is $81,000–$88,000, with 10% AIP eligibility; actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in Supply Planning, Inventory Management, Materials Planning, Production Planning, Supply Chain Operations, Procurement, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated success leading supply planning and inventory optimization strategies that improve service, operational, and financial performance.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence decisions across Demand Planning, Procurement, Operations, Logistics, Finance, Commercial, and Customer Service organizations.
• Experience using ERP, advanced planning, analytics, and business intelligence tools to improve planning effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Track record leading operational excellence, process transformation, and continuous-improvement initiatives in complex supply-chain environments.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, developing talent, and building high-performing teams.
• Advanced expertise in Supply Planning, Inventory Management, S&OP, S&OE, IBP, and end-to-end supply-chain management.
• Deep understanding of inventory optimization, supply balancing, capacity planning, and supply-risk management.
• Strong business, financial, and operational acumen, including the ability to evaluate trade-offs and make decisions in complex and changing environments.
• Strategic thinking and ability to translate business objectives into actionable supply-chain strategies and execution plans.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and build alignment across organizational levels.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and talent-development capabilities and commitment to fostering high-performing teams.
• Commitment to operational excellence, continuous improvement, and organizational change leadership.
• Proficiency with ERP, advanced planning, analytics, and business intelligence platforms supporting integrated supply-chain planning and execution.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% to distribution centers and plants.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in supply chain management, Operations, Engineering, Business Administration (MBA), or a related discipline.
• APICS/ASCM certification such as CPIM, CSCP, or CLTD.
• Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, or Continuous Improvement certification.
• Experience leading enterprise planning initiatives, supply-chain transformation programs, or advanced planning system implementations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated supply plans aligned with approved demand and business priorities.
• Establish supply planning strategies that balance service, inventory, capacity, and cost objectives.
• Own inventory targets, inventory optimization strategies, and working-capital performance.
• Evaluate and approve inventory deployment, rebalancing, and allocation strategies across the network.
• Lead rough-cut capacity planning and mitigation strategies for projected constraints.
• Develop and evaluate planning scenarios addressing service, inventory, capacity, and supply imbalances.
• Oversee inventory health, service performance, and supply continuity; prevent and mitigate shortages, excess inventory, and service risks.
• Direct decisions on inventory positioning, safety-stock strategies, and supply balancing; establish recovery plans for disruptions and material constraints.
• Monitor supply-plan performance and direct corrective actions.
• Own planning policies, parameter standards, and governance processes; approve changes to safety stock, lead times, lot sizes, sourcing rules, and inventory policies.
• Drive consistent planning practices across business units, product categories, and locations, and sponsor improvements to planning systems, SAP IBP capabilities, and planning analytics.
• Lead management of supply disruptions, material shortages, supplier constraints, and inventory risks; establish escalation protocols and decision frameworks for constrained supply.
• Direct prioritization and allocation decisions that protect customer commitments and business continuity; communicate risks, recovery plans, and mitigation strategies to senior leadership.
• Partner with Procurement leadership to improve supplier performance and reliability, support supplier recovery and risk mitigation, align planning and sourcing strategies, and resolve significant supply issues.
• Lead supply reviews, S&OE processes, and planning governance meetings; facilitate decisions on constraints, inventory risks, capacity limitations, and service impacts.
• Build alignment across Demand Planning, Procurement, Operations, Distribution, Finance, Customer Resiliency, Sales, and other relevant organizations; integrate Supply Planning with S&OP and IBP.
• Coach and develop planning professionals; establish performance expectations, planning disciplines, and best practices.
• Foster accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement; lead organizational change and adoption of new planning processes and technologies.
• Lead S&OE, S&OP, and IBP processes and drive planning standardization, transformation, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one for full-time teammates.
• Educational assistance for eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.
• Employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
• Voluntary supplemental insurance programs, including supplemental life, hospitalization, and critical illness coverage.
• Adoption assistance, fertility benefits through the medical plan, and parental leave.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) programs, plus other voluntary benefits.
• Paid sick days, short-term leave, holidays, vacation days, personal days, and other leave including parental leave.
• Teammate Assistance Program, Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs at no cost.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager