Global Supply Planning Leader

About the role

The Global Supply Planning Leader role is responsible for owning and executing global material planning strategies across internal manufacturing sites, contract manufacturers, and key strategic suppliers. This role translates demand signals into executable material and supply plans, ensuring supplier readiness, inventory optimization, and reliable customer delivery while supporting global purchasing through blanket order strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead global materials planning strategies that translate demand forecasts into executable supply and inventory plans across internal manufacturing sites and contract manufacturers
• Ensure material availability to support production schedules, customer commitments, and product launch milestones while proactively managing constraints and shortages
• Serve as the primary materials planning partner for contract manufacturers, driving alignment to planning expectations, inventory strategies, and execution discipline
• Collaborate with strategic and critical suppliers to improve delivery performance, capacity readiness, and responsiveness to demand changes
• Own global blanket order planning strategies, balancing supply assurance, supplier commitments, and working capital optimization
• Provide materials planning insights, risk scenarios, and tradeoff analyses to support Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (S&OP / IBP) and executive decision making
• Monitor and improve planning performance through KPIs related to material availability, supplier on-time delivery, inventory levels, and planning adherence
• Drive continuous improvement of materials planning processes, tools, and data quality across the global network
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, and Operations to ensure supplier readiness and material strategies support successful new product introductions and production ramps

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or Business
• 7+ years of experience in materials planning, supply planning, or production planning within a manufacturing environment
• Experience managing materials planning across global supplier networks and/or contract manufacturers
• Experience with MRP, inventory management, and supplier planning concepts
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems and advanced data analysis tools (Excel, planning systems)

Qualifications

• Experience in cable assembly, electronics, or electromechanical manufacturing
• Hands-on experience working with contract manufacturers in a global environment
• Experience managing or influencing blanket purchase orders and long-term supply agreements
• Exposure to S&OP / IBP processes in a multi-site, global organization
• Experience supporting new product introductions and volume ramps
• Strong communication and influence skills in matrixed, cross-functional organizations
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience driving standardization, scalability, and execution discipline
• Hands-on experience partnering with and managing suppliers in the APAC region

Skills

• Strong analytical capability
• Deep materials planning knowledge
• Influence cross-functional and global stakeholders

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Retail Retirement
• Paid Vacation/Time Off
• Education Assistance
• May also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance

Pay

$120,000 - $150,000 per year

Schedule

Hybrid position with minimum of 3 days/week on site at any of our US Molex locations