Senior Supply Planning Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Aguadilla, PR

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Supply Planning Manager leads and develops a team of Supply Planners responsible for trusted SKU-level supply forecasts, constraint management, inventory results, and continuous planning improvement. The role translates enterprise strategy into organizational execution and manages staff activities addressing common and complex business and technical issues within established policies. It is accountable for a major program’s cost, direction, and people management, and plans, manages, and monitors operational and tactical activities. The manager provides guidance on process improvements, recommends changes aligned with business tactics and strategy, and recruits and supports the development of staff.

The position is accountable for team-wide JBAS forecast quality, cadence, controls, supply assumptions, exception resolution, and disciplined use of the Supply Plan of Record. It leads rollout of Planner of the Future capabilities, including digital workflow adoption, scenario planning, AI/ML insight governance, automation, and data quality. The manager sets goals and builds talent and succession plans across Specialist, Expert, and Master levels; oversees performance, hiring, development, and workload allocation; and partners with Fulfillment on order scheduling and customer commitments while retaining Supply Planning accountability for the supply forecast.

This is a hybrid role requiring an average of two days per week in an HPE office. HPE describes its workplace as inclusive and accessible and offers benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing, along with career development programs.

Requirements

• First-level university degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Progressive supply planning or operations experience and people leadership experience.
• Prior Master-level capabilities or demonstrably equivalent readiness.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, business acumen, and technology understanding.
• Strong negotiation, presentation, stakeholder management, and project/risk management skills.
• Proven coaching, team-building, conflict resolution, staff development, and change leadership.
• Ability to communicate abstract ideas clearly, independently manage complex project objectives, and draft and present recommendations and communications strategies.
• Advanced business acumen and technical understanding across multiple business areas, applications, and technologies.
• Very strong project management skills, including time and risk management, project structuring, and stakeholder consulting.
• Ability to manage human capital to drive workforce development and achieve desired results.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Supply Planners accountable for SKU-level supply forecasts, constraint management, inventory results, and continuous planning improvement.
• Translate enterprise strategy into effective organizational execution.
• Manage staff activities and operational/tactical work, and provide guidance on process improvements aligned with business tactics and strategy.
• Recruit and support the development of direct staff members.
• Ensure team-wide JBAS forecast quality, cadence, controls, supply assumptions, exception resolution, and disciplined use of the Supply Plan of Record.
• Lead the team’s Planner of the Future capability rollout, including digital workflows, scenario planning, AI/ML insight governance, automation, and data quality.
• Set goals and build talent and succession plans across Specialist, Expert, and Master levels.
• Manage formal performance, hiring, development, and workload allocation.
• Partner with Fulfillment on order scheduling and customer commitments while maintaining Supply Planning accountability for the supply forecast.
• Manage human capital to develop the workforce and achieve desired results.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
• Career development programs to help employees pursue career goals or apply skills in another division.

What This Job Offers

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