Senior Director, Strategic Planning & IBP

GAF • Parsippany, NJ

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About The Position

The Senior Director, Strategic Planning & IBP architecturally owns, designs, and governs GAF's end-to-end strategic planning engine and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) framework. This role builds the operational bridge between multi-year Enterprise Strategy (5 year horizon), Strategic Planning, IBP (24 month rolling execution horizon), and the Annual Operating Plan (AOP). This leader establishes the enterprise annual strategy cycle—moving GAF from ad-hoc planning to a structured calendar that incorporates market intelligence, Business Unit (BU) / Category strategy development, Functional strategy alignment, and continuous IBP management processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree Strategic Management, Finance, Business Administration, or Supply Chain required
• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in corporate strategy, Integrated Business Planning (IBP/S&OP), or enterprise transformation within complex manufacturing or industrial sectors.
• Deep expertise in the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Strategic Planning methodologies.
• Proven capability to connect market intelligence, product category management, BU go-to-market strategies, and functional capabilities with core P&L and balance sheet outcomes.
• Exceptional capability to lead cross-functional executive alignment across Strategy, Finance, Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain teams without direct line authority.
• Ability to turn ambiguous, fragmented processes into standardized, calendar-driven planning cadences.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and govern the annual Enterprise Strategy Cycle.
• Oversee key milestones including Strategy Deployment/Reset, External Scan/Market Intelligence, Enterprise Strategy Updates, Strategic Programming, and Final Strategy Compilation/Commitment.
• Drive the design, deployment, and ongoing governance of the Integrated Planning model.
• Connect multi-year strategic ambitions down to monthly and rolling IBP execution processes.
• Integrate BU + Product Category Strategies and Functional Strategies (linking execution, organization, and capability needs back to BU plans) into a unified strategic plan.
• Coordinate directly with Finance and Executive Leadership to ensure strategic programming feeds directly into the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Draft Capital Plans, 5-Year Cash Flow projections, and Springboard processes.
• Serve as the strategic "TO Connector" across in-flight GR8 imperatives, annual cycle/process, and core tools (SAP, Salesforce, Master Data Management) to eliminate functional silos and disconnects.
• Partner with HR, Talent, and Internal Communications to ensure validated strategies cascade seamlessly into annual goal setting, performance reviews, compensation models, town halls, and leadership messaging.

Benefits

• We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
• Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
• Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
• Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.
• Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
• We're committed to fostering a culture that reflects our values to connect, empower, evolve, and inspire. We offer many opportunities for employees to connect with one another, including through our Employee Resource Groups who focus on education and allyship for all of our employees.
• competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions.

What This Job Offers

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