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Sr. Manager, Global Supply Planning

Vantive · Deerfield, IL · 4 mo ago
Purchasing$136k–$180k/yrFull-time

Your role at Vantive

The Manager/Sr. Manager, Global Supply Planning acts as Vantive’s enterprise expert and business owner for global supply planning policies, processes, standards, and tools. This role drives end-to-end supply planning excellence across network planning, site supply planning, and procurement planning, ensuring robust supply plans, strong service levels, and optimized inventory performance.

What you’ll be doing

  • Global Process Ownership & Governance

    • Define, maintain, and improve global supply planning policies, standards, and tools aligned with SIOP principles.

    • Lead global supply planning process governance, ensuring consistency, data integrity, analytical rigor, and adherence across regions and business units.

    • Establish and maintain performance metrics (plan adherence, inventory health, capacity utilization, supply reliability/service level, etc.), drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions, and manage a continuous improvement roadmap.

  • Planning Excellence & Capability Building

    • Coach and mentor network planners, site supply planners, procurement planners, analysts, and related functions to build skill depth, promote standard ways of working, and strengthen engagement.

    • Develop and deliver training materials, playbooks, and standard work to promote global planning discipline and maturity.

    • Build a cohesive planning community and foster a culture of continuous improvement and cross-regional learning.

  • Supply Planning Operations & Integration

    • Coordinate the end-to-end global supply planning cycle, ensuring timely and high-quality handoffs, documentation, and governance.

    • Drive improved inventory management, master production scheduling (operating plans), capacity planning, constraint identification, supply risk management, and scenario analysis.

    • Support SIOP supply reviews, including escalation of major risks, alignment on mitigation strategies, and integration with demand and financial planning.

    • Partner with commercial, manufacturing, quality, fulfillment, and finance teams to resolve issues and improve execution.

  • Technology, Data, & Automation

    • Serve as the supply planning SME for planning and reporting systems.

    • Define supply planning system requirements, partner with IT to resolve issues, deploy enhancements, and enable new capabilities.

    • Identify and lead initiatives that introduce automation, AI, and advanced analytics initiatives that improve planning accuracy, speed, efficiency, and visibility.

    • Oversee supply-related master data standards, ensuring data quality that supports accurate MPS, MRP, supply heuristics, and inventory planning.

Key Accountabilities

  • High-quality, feasible supply plans and supporting analytics (scenarios, assumptions, etc.) that drive strategic alignment and optimized financial and operational outcomes.

  • Improved manufacturing schedule adherence, service levels, inventory health, and cost efficiencies.

  • Increased adoption, compliance, and consistency of standardized supply planning processes and tools.

  • Enhanced planning efficiency, productivity, and cross-functional integration across the global supply network.

  • Effective translation of demand signals into supply planning and inventory optimization.

  • Stronger alignment within SIOP supply reviews, enabling faster issue resolution and better scenario-based decision making.

What you’ll bring

  • BA/BS in supply chain, engineering, business, analytics, or related field required.

  • MBA or MS preferred but not required.

  • Professional certifications such as APICS/ASCM SCPC, CTSC, CPIM or CSCP, SCOR-P, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or data analytics credentials are highly desirable.

  • 5+ years of experience in supply planning, network planning, production planning, procurement planning, or related roles, with strong working knowledge of SIOP processes, preferably within the regulated medtech industry.

  • 3+ years of demonstrated experience leading supply planning process improvements and delivering results in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.

  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.

  • Advanced analytical capability and the ability to translate complex data into clear insights and executive-ready materials.

  • Hands-on expertise with advanced planning platforms (e.g., Kinaxis RapidResponse/ Maestro or equivalent), statistical modeling, and agentic AI tools.

  • Proficiency with MS Office, ERP systems (e.g., JDE), and analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

  • Strong process discipline, attention to detail, and continuous improvement mindset.

Additional Expectations

  • Demonstrated leadership in global process governance, COE roles, or multi-site planning environments.

  • Experience leading enterprise-wide planning improvements or transformation initiatives.

  • Greater depth in advanced analytics, AI-enabled planning, inventory optimization techniques, or large-scale digital transformations.

  • Stronger ability to independently lead cross-functional alignment and influence senior-level stakeholders.

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