Lead Supply Planner

Responsibilities

• Own the central demand-to-supply planning process, ensuring alignment between demand outlook, supply capability, and inventory strategy.
• Drive inventory planning and risk management to support revenue targets and operational stability.
• Translate demand signals into actionable supply plans across suppliers, OSATs, and internal operations.
• Partner closely with Finance (FIN) on monthly and quarterly planning cycles, including outlook, close activities, and revenue support.
• Ensure planning assumptions, inventory positions, and supply commitments are clearly aligned with financial targets.
• Support reconciliation of demand, supply, and inventory data for executive and financial reporting.
• Support and lead NPI to HVM transitions, ensuring planning readiness, material availability, and scalable execution.
• Act as a planning subject-matter expert at the project level, identifying risks early and driving mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Program teams to improve planning handoffs and execution discipline.
• Drive process improvements across planning workflows, tools, and data accuracy.
• Identify gaps in current planning processes and implement scalable, repeatable solutions.
• Support system and planning enhancements (e.g., ERP, dashboards, automation) to improve visibility and execution quality.
• Serve as a central point of coordination across Planning, Operations, Finance, Engineering, and Program Management.
• Provide clear communication, escalation, and decision support to leadership as needed.
• Mentor and influence extended planning teams without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Operations, Business, or related field (master’s preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in supply planning, central planning, or operations within complex manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience managing demand-to-supply planning, inventory strategy, and cross-functional execution.
• Strong understanding of NPI to HVM lifecycle and project-based planning.
• Experience partnering with Finance on planning, forecasting, and quarterly execution.
• Advanced analytical skills with strong attention to detail and data integrity.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across organizations.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with high ownership.