Director, Supply Chain Program & Material Planning

About the role

Located in Dallas, TX with relocation assistance available. The Director, Supply Chain Material Planning & Programs will provide strategic leadership and functional expertise for material planning, demand and supply planning, MRP, Inventory optimization and material availability for the CFM56 Program. This role will serve as a subject-matter expert and leader in Material Planning, ensuring the right material is available at the right time to support engine and MRO activities, customer commitments, and business growth. The Director will lead the development and standardization of planning processes, systems, tools, and performance metrics while partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, and Global Supply Chain. The Director will work with Enterprise SIOP to drive a disciplined planning process, improve forecast accuracy and inventory productivity, proactively identify material constraints and shortages, and establish the planning capabilities required to support StandardAero's growth and operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Material Planning efforts for the CFM56 Program, building a high-performing team of planners and developing deep technical expertise in material planning and master scheduling.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for material planning, establishing best practices for demand planning, supply planning, master scheduling, inventory management, safety stock, lead times, reorder strategies, and material availability.
• Own the end-to-end material planning process for the CFM56 Program, translating production requirements, customer demand, forecasts, and shop capacity into actionable material requirements.
• Work with the Enterprise SIOP leader, ensuring alignment between demand, production capacity, material availability, inventory, supplier capacity, and financial objectives.
• Develop and maintain robust demand, supply, and material forecasts, identifying future material requirements, constraints, risks, and opportunities.
• Establish planning parameters and governance, including lead times, safety stocks, order policies, lot sizes, minimum order quantities, planning horizons, and MRP settings.
• Drive proactive identification and resolution of material shortages, shortages-to-production, past-due orders, excess and obsolete inventory, and potential engine/work-stoppage risks.
• Establish a disciplined material shortage management process, including escalation mechanisms, recovery plans, ownership, and executive visibility.
• Partner with Procurement and Vendor/Supplier management to ensure planned requirements are converted into executable supply commitments and that supplier performance supports production requirements.
• Optimize inventory investment and working capital while maintaining the material availability required to meet customer and operational commitments.
• Develop and implement advanced