Sr. Manager, Global Supply Planning

Vantive US Healthcare USA • Deerfield, IL

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About The Position

The Manager/Sr. Manager, Global Supply Planning acts as Vantive’s enterprise expert and business owner for global supply planning policies, processes, standards, and tools. This role drives end‑to‑end supply planning excellence across network planning, site supply planning, and procurement planning, ensuring robust supply plans, strong service levels, and optimized inventory performance. As a hands‑on supply planning subject matter expert, the role establishes global best practices, leads process governance, and strengthens planner capability across regions and business units. This person promotes consistent and disciplined planning execution, drives improvements in plan quality, and builds a cohesive global supply planning community. Operating in a fast‑moving transformation environment, this role plays a key part in elevating SIOP effectiveness by driving supply planning maturity, supporting global cadence and analytics, and enabling effective supply-demand balancing. The position also partners closely with IT, master data, and digital teams to evolve planning systems, deploy enhancements, and introduce AI‑enabled automation that improves supply planning efficiency, visibility, and decision support.

Requirements

• BA/BS in supply chain, engineering, business, analytics, or related field required.
• 5+ years of experience in supply planning, network planning, production planning, procurement planning, or related roles, with strong working knowledge of SIOP processes , preferably within the regulated medtech industry.
• 3+ years of demonstrated e xperience leading supply planning process improvements and delivering results in a matrixed, cross‑functional environment.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Advanced analytical capability and the ability to translate complex data into clear insights and executive‑ready materials.
• Hands‑on expertise with advanced planning platforms (e.g., Kinaxis RapidResponse/ Maestro or equivalent), statistical modeling, and agentic AI tools.
• Proficiency with MS Office, ERP systems (e.g., JDE), and analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Strong process discipline, attention to detail, and continuous improvement mindset.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or MS preferred but not required.
• Professional certifications such as APICS/ASCM SCPC, CTSC, CPIM or CSCP, SCOR-P, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or data analytics credentials are highly desirable.
• Demonstrated leadership in global process governance, COE roles, or multi-site planning environments.
• Experience leading enterprise‑wide planning improvements or transformation initiatives.
• Greater depth in advanced analytics, AI‑enabled planning, inventory optimization techniques, or large-scale digital transformations.
• Stronger ability to independently lead cross‑functional alignment and influence senior‑level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and improve global supply planning policies, standards, and tools aligned with SIOP principles.
• Lead global supply planning process governance, ensuring consistency, data integrity, analytical rigor, and adherence across regions and business units.
• Establish and maintain performance metrics (plan adherence, inventory health, capacity utilization, supply reliability/service level, etc.), drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions, and manage a continuous improvement roadmap.
• Coach and mentor network planners, site supply planners, procurement planners, analysts, and related functions to build skill depth, promote standard ways of working, and strengthen engagement.
• Develop and deliver training materials, playbooks, and standard work to promote global planning discipline and maturity.
• Build a cohesive planning community and foster a culture of continuous improvement and cross‑regional learning.
• Coordinate the end‑to‑end global supply planning cycle, ensuring timely and high‑quality handoffs, documentation, and governance.
• Drive improved inventory management, master production scheduling (operating plans), capacity planning, constraint identification, supply risk management, and scenario analysis.
• Support SIOP supply reviews, including escalation of major risks, alignment on mitigation strategies, and integration with demand and financial planning.
• Partner with commercial, manufacturing, quality, fulfillment, and finance teams to resolve issues and improve execution.
• Serve as the supply planning SME for planning and reporting systems.
• Define supply planning system requirements, partner with IT to resolve issues, deploy enhancements, and enable new capabilities.
• Identify and lead initiatives that introduce automation, AI , and advanced analytics initiatives that improve planning accuracy, speed, efficiency, and visibility.
• Oversee supply-related master data standards, ensuring data quality that supports accurate MPS, MRP, supply heuristics, and inventory planning.
• High‑quality, feasibly supply plans and supporting analytics (scenarios, assumptions, etc.) that drive strategic alignment and optimized financial and operational outcomes.
• Improved manufacturing schedule adherence, service levels, inventory health, and cost efficiencies.
• Increased adoption, compliance, and consistency of standardized supply planning processes and tools.
• Enhanced planning efficiency, productivity, and cross‑functional integration across the global supply network.
• Effective translation of demand signals into supply planning and inventory optimization.
• Stronger alignment within SIOP supply reviews, enabling faster issue resolution and better scenario‑based decision making.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one
• insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”), Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• educational assistance programs
• paid holidays
• paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• family and medical leaves of absence
• paid parental leave
• commuting benefits
• the Employee Discount Program
• the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• childcare benefits

What This Job Offers

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