Senior Supply & Planning Manager - NA

Job Title: ​Senior Supply & Planning Manager - NA Location: Cary, NC Zip Code: 27513 Start Date: ASAP Job Type: Direct Hire Pay Rate: $153-192k annual salary DoE plus 20% STI & LTI Schedule: Hybrid - 3 days in Office Keywords: #SupplyChain

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the strategic development and management of the NA Planning organization from Demand Plan to Product Supply.
• Directly interface with Commercial Operations, Finance, and Regional Leadership to facilitate the monthly Sales, Inventory, & Operations Planning cycle ensuring information needed for management of the business is gathered and presented to guide decision making and maximize profitability.
• Lead the regional efforts to enhance operational excellence through the tracking and presentation of KPI"s designated by the management team.
• Work with regional teams to ensure efforts to achieve or exceed annual targets. Strategically manage inventory performance (working capital), inventory processes, and inventory compliance across the Americas.
• Responsible for strategic development of the product demand forecasting plan for all Environmental Science products sold in NA across entire 36- month horizon establishing demand phasing to provide our customers with best possible experience to maximize sales opportunities.
• Ensure efficient management and a strong line of communication and transparency with DRP, Customer Service, Commercial Sales, Product Management and Marketing regarding potential supply and demand issues and alignment on trade-offs
• Lead regional efforts to enhance operational excellence through tracking and presentation of KPI"s designated by the management team including but not limited to Forecast Accuracy, Slow Moving, ISR, QOTIF, STO/Transportation/Warehousing cost to budget.
• Oversee all strategic S&OP activities within the Region, partnering with senior leaders to secure business results by providing effective information to support decision-making that aligns the company"s product, demand, supply, financial and strategic plans.
• Interface with Supply Chain Management and Commercial Leadership to steer the strategic evolution of the S&OP processes to deliver aligned, workable forecast and supply plans, addressing gaps and overlaps, and leading continuous improvement.
• Implement appropriate tools to support the S&OP process and ensure aggregate plans can be easily translated to executable detailed plans.
• Strategic management of Region Americas inventories to satisfy market demand while optimizing the critical need of working capital efficiency. Responsible for inventory key performance indicator metrics and driving optimal capital efficiency.

KEY WORKING RELATIONS:

• Americas Commercial Sales, Americas Product Management, Americas Customer Marketing, Americas Master Data, Procurement, Americas
• Commercial Finance, Americas Inventory Management, NA DRP & Warehousing, NA Manufacturing, NA Customer Service, Americas Controlling, NA
• Regulatory, and Regional/Global Leadership Teams

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor"s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related field required; MBA/Graduate Degree preferred
• 15+ years broad professional experience in Supply Chain Planning and its systems (global/site/country), crop science or tier 1 automotive background highly preferred
• Knowledge of advanced planning principles, strategies, and Management Information Systems related to Planning, Inventory, and Forecasting preferred

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