Senior Supply Chain Manager (Planning)

About the role

Microchip Technology Incorporated is a leading supplier of field-programmable embedded control solutions by delivering a broad spectrum of innovative microcontrollers, analog, mixed-signal and security products, wired and wireless connectivity products, related non-volatile memory products and Flash-IP solutions.

The Senior Supply Chain Planning Manager provides strategic leadership for planning and supply chain operations across a network of manufacturing facilities and contract manufacturing partners. This role is responsible for driving the execution of global demand, supply, inventory, capacity and SIOP processes to ensure alignment between customer demand, operational capabilities and business objectives. The position serves as the primary planning leader for the FTS Business Unit, providing end-to-end planning leadership across multiple manufacturing sites and global supply chain partners. In addition, the role acts as a key business partner to Operations, Business Units, Sales, Engineering, Procurement, Finance and executive leadership. The successful candidate will focus on developing scalable planning processes, optimising inventory investment, improving customer delivery performance, building organisational capability and driving continuous improvement across the global planning function.

Responsibilities

Organisational Leadership

• Lead and develop Planning Managers and Supply Chain leaders across multiple domestic and international locations.
• Establish organisational objectives, succession plans and talent development strategies for the planning organisation.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
• Coach, mentor and develop planning leaders and their teams.
• Drive organisational alignment and consistency in planning practices across all sites.

Strategic Supply Chain Planning

• Define and implement planning strategies that support business growth, profitability and customer commitments.
• Own end-to-end planning governance across demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, capacity planning and master scheduling.
• Ensure consistent planning methodologies and best practices are deployed across all manufacturing locations.
• Serve as the primary planning leader for the FTS Business Unit, driving demand and supply alignment, inventory optimisation, capacity planning, SIOP execution and operational performance across multiple manufacturing sites and global supply chain partners.

SIOP Leadership

• Lead regional and global Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) processes.
• Facilitate executive SIOP reviews and drive decision-making around demand, supply, inventory and capacity trade-offs.
• Ensure alignment of forecasts, manufacturing plans, inventory strategies and financial objectives.
• Contribute to the development of Systems Operations Group metrics, KPI frameworks and executive dashboards to support data-driven decision-making across the organisation.

Inventory and Delivery Performance

• Establish inventory policies and stocking strategies that balance customer service with working capital objectives.
• Drive programmes focused on excess and obsolete inventory reduction.
• Lead initiatives to improve customer delivery performance and reduce supply chain lead times.
• Ensure inventory investment remains aligned with business objectives and corporate targets.

Manufacturing and Capacity Planning

• Partner with manufacturing leadership to ensure capacity plans support near-term and long-term business requirements.
• Lead planning activities supporting major product ramps, new product introductions, product transitions and manufacturing transfers.
• Ensure effective planning integration across internal manufacturing sites, external manufacturing partners and contract manufacturers.
• Participate in customer escalation activities and support critical supply recovery actions when required.
• Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation relating to capacity, material availability and customer commitments.

Systems and Process Improvement

• Champion planning system improvements and transformation initiatives.
• Drive optimisation of ERP, MRP, forecasting and planning tools.
• Ensure planning master data is accurate, current, and appropriately governed.
• Ensure planners understand how system parameters affect MRP outputs, inventory, capacity, schedules, and customer commitments.