Lead Life Cycle Planner

Role Summary

This planner balances supply with demand for finished goods or repair parts to ensure targeted customer service rates, inventory levels, and working capital goals are met for new items beginning production and discontinued items ending production. In addition to developing inventory supply plans, the planner is responsible for key metrics such as network and facing fill rates, inventory turns, and inventory working capital, along with identifying supply planning system and process improvements.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop and maintain lifecycle plans for specified product lines, identifying key phases: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline, and aligning lifecycle strategies with business goals and market demand.

• Forecast future needs, changes, or upgrades for product design updates or phase-outs.

• Analyze performance metrics (costs, usage, ROI, demand trends), forecast lifecycle stages and timelines, and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to report insights to leadership.

• Work with teams such as finance (budgeting and cost analysis), operations/supply chain (inventory and logistics), and product management to ensure all stakeholders are aligned on lifecycle decisions.

• Identify inefficiencies across the lifecycle (cost, time, resources), recommend improvements to extend useful life or reduce waste, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

• Standardize lifecycle processes.

What We Are Looking For

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferably in Supply Chain/Logistics Management or Business Administration.

• At least 8 years of Production Planning / Inventory Management experience within Supply Chain.

• Expert understanding of advanced planning tools, preferably SAP APO/PP-DS.

• Broad knowledge of Supply Chain Management and experience in a consensus, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) environment.

• Expert understanding of best practices in supply planning.

• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and training skills.

• Ability to multitask and work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and solid customer relations skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

What We Offer

• Compensation: Salaried exempt role with a starting salary range of $96,800 - $127,050 annually, subject to geographic and individual factors.

• Benefits: Tuition reimbursement, medical, dental, and vision insurance, prescription drug coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, short-term disability insurance, 8 weeks paid birthing leave, 2 weeks paid bonding leave, life and long-term disability insurance, up to 12 days paid time off, 2 paid well-being days, 1 paid volunteer day, 12 paid holidays, and 3 floating holidays per year.

Culture

At Lennox, our Core Values of Integrity, Respect & Excellence define our culture – about how we do business and how we treat others. Lennox is a global community that values each team member’s contributions. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to our continued growth and success.