Global Supply Planning & CI Excellence Lead

About the role

This is a permanent position reporting to the Planning Global Hub & CoE Lead. The Supply Planning Excellence & CI Lead identifies, leads, and executes continuous improvement activities for Supply Planning (Supply and Material Planning, Co-packing, MRP and Scheduling) across the markets in scope.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritize, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across global and regional supply planning activities, aligned to the Global Planning Excellence strategy
• Lead, support, or execute CI initiatives across Supply & Material Planning, MRP, Scheduling, and Co-packing, partnering with regional and site teams
• Manage and track the full portfolio of regional and global improvement initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered successfully and on time
• Facilitate performance review sessions with Supply Planners to address challenges, share insights, and drive best-practice adoption
• Career Development
• Create transparency around complexity and improvement opportunities within regional co-packing operations
• Act as the global design authority for supply planning tools, user roles, access rights, and system governance
• Oversee system upgrades, enhancements, and change requests across markets to ensure stability and continuous improvement
• Serve as a central escalation point for systemic supply planning challenges and drive cross-BU improvements based on performance insights

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field
• 5–7+ years of experience in supply planning, planning excellence, or continuous improvement roles
• Strong operational knowledge of Supply Planning, Material Planning, MRP, and Scheduling within an FMCG environment
• Hands-on experience with advanced planning technologies such as Kinaxis, OMP, o9, JDA, or similar platforms
• Proficiency in analytics and data tools, including SAP IBP, APO, Oracle SCM, Anaplan, Tableau, Power BI, Python, R, SQL, or comparable technologies
• Experience defining and governing global master data standards (e.g., lead times, MOQs, planning parameters)
• Proven ability to develop global process standards, playbooks, templates, and training materials
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working across geographically and culturally diverse teams
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to translate data and insights into actionable outcomes

Qualifications

• Passionate about continuous improvement and innovation in supply planning
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of supply planning tools and technologies
• Experience with data analysis and interpretation
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely
• Experience with global master data management and standardization

Benefits

The company offers a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, and a 401K. The salary range for this role is $95,000-135,000 plus an annual bonus. This range may not be applicable to other locations and targeted salary is midpoint of range. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to current employees already in this role.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $95,000-135,000 plus an annual bonus. This range may not be applicable to other locations and targeted salary is midpoint of range. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to current employees already in this role.

Schedule

The schedule for this role is typically full-time.

Company Overview

Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles; the salary range for this role is $95,000-135,000 plus an annual bonus. This range may not be applicable to other locations and targeted salary is midpoint of range. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. Glanbia has a unique portfolio of better nutrition brands and ingredients, addressing growing consumer demand in major health and nutrition categories. We play into the growing market trends of active lifestyles and health and wellness. At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.