Global Master Planning Leader

As Global Master Planning Leader within Gore Fabrics, this leader is accountable for business-wide aggregate supply chain (Material & Capacity) and inventory planning across respective businesses. The role leads a globally distributed Master Planning team and ensures that mid-to-long term supply plans are integrated, scenario-based, financially-informed, and reliable. This position offers flexible work arrangement options, including on-site at our facility in Elkton, Maryland or Putzbrunn, Germany, hybrid in most locations within the United States or Germany.

Responsibilities

• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing Global Master Planning team with a Lean, Gemba, and customer-focused mindset
• Foster a culture of integrity, collaboration, continuous learning, accountability, and operational excellence aligned with Gore's guiding principles
• Establish clear priorities, planning standards, and governance aligned with the Gore Fabrics SIOP operating model
• Partner with the Process and Data CoE and Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Plant Leadership to deliver integrated planning outcomes
• Own the constrained global supply, capacity, and inventory plan across the SIOP planning horizon
• Lead mid- and long-term capacity planning, including Resource Requirements Planning (RRP), aligned with business strategy and growth plans
• Define and govern inventory strategies, including inventory positioning, safety stock, and decoupling points, to optimize customer service, working capital, and supply resilience
• Partner with Sourcing to assess supplier capability, constraints, and supply risks impacting the global supply plan
• Partner closely with the SIOP Leader, Demand Planning Leader, and SC Operations team to enable integrated, cross-functional business decisions
• Establish and govern global planning parameters, assumptions, and planning policies across businesses, regions, and plants
• Ensure clear separation between strategic planning and plant execution while maintaining strong alignment with detailed scheduling and operational delivery
• Reconcile aggregate supply plans with Master Production Schedules across Make-to-Stock, Assemble-to-Order, and Make-to-Order environments to proactively identify gaps and risks

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline OR relevant Supply Chain education e.g. APICS certifications (CPIM, CSCP)
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in Master Planning, Supply Planning, SIOP/S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, or related supply chain leadership roles within a manufacturing environment
• Deep expertise in mid- and long-term supply, capacity, and inventory planning across complex manufacturing operations
• Experience leading or developing globally distributed planning organizations or enterprise-wide planning initiatives
• Demonstrated experience establishing planning governance, standard planning processes, and scalable planning capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment across Commercial, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Supply Chain without formal authority
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into integrated supply, inventory, and capacity plans that balance customer service, lead time competitiveness, working capital, and financial performance
• Strong systems thinking with the ability to simplify complexity, connect strategy to execution, and make data-driven decisions through scenario planning and financial analysis
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills with the ability to lead organizational change in a global matrix environment
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Qualifications

• Masters degree
• Experience in complex, multi-product or platform-based manufacturing environments
• Experience driving planning capability and process maturity
• Advanced scenario planning and financial impact assessment experience
• Strong ERP and supply planning system expertise

Pay

$152,000 - $199,000 per year

Roles above $150k are eligible for the variable pay program each fiscal year, based on defined business performance metrics.

Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment
• Comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits
• Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country
• Potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”

More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits