Supply Planning Transformation Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Supply Planning Transformation Specialists supporting multiple manufacturing sites
• Drive successful deployment of a new Supply Planning Target Operating Model (TOM) across assigned manufacturing locations
• Coach, mentor, and provide day-to-day leadership to transformation team members
• Parenthesize with site leadership, manufacturing, operations, and supply chain stakeholders to ensure successful adoption of new planning processes
• Manage deployment schedules, site readiness assessments, project milestones, and risk mitigation activities
• Serve as the primary escalation point for deployment challenges and site-level issues
• Lead change management efforts, training initiatives, and organizational adoption activities
• Collaborate with global program leadership to ensure consistent deployment strategies across all manufacturing sites
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and operational excellence throughout the transformation program
• Report deployment progress, risks, and key performance metrics to senior leadership

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain planning, manufacturing operations, supply planning, production scheduling, S&OP, or business transformation
• Demonstrated experience leading teams within manufacturing, supply chain, or planning organizations
• Experience leading supply chain transformation, operating model deployment, ERP implementation, or large-scale business transformation initiatives
• Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments
• Strong project leadership experience managing timeline-driven, cross-functional initiatives
• Experience with one or more planning platforms, including: SAP, SAP IBP, SAP APO, Blue Yonder / JDA, Infor, and other advanced planning and scheduling systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-site manufacturing deployments
• Change Management certification or formal change leadership experience
• PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement certification
• Experience developing playbooks, standard operating procedures, or deployment methodologies
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills