Position Summary:The Director, Planning is responsible for end-to-end Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and transforming global demand and supply planning into a competitive advantage. This leader will drive ERP/MRP excellence and ensure rapid commercial growth never outpaces operational capability. This role demands someone who understands planning at the part-number level, can diagnose MRP logic flaws in real time, and can sit at the executive table translating operational constraints into financial impact.
Essential Functions:1. Integrated Business Planning (IBP)- Build and lead a disciplined, executive-level IBP process that connects commercial ambition to operational reality.
- Drive fact-based decision-making across Sales, Marketing, Finance, R&D, Manufacturing, and Procurement.
- Eliminate forecast bias, improve transparency, and hold stakeholders accountable to assumptions.
- Ensure there is never a structural disconnect between demand and supply.
2. ERP/MRP Technical Excellence- Lead ERP/MRP implementation, parameter governance, and system optimization across a multi-plant global network.
- Establish best-in-class planning master data integrity (lead times, safety stock, lot sizes, capacity models).
- Drive automation, reporting standardization, and advanced analytics.
- Develop scalable planning architecture to support double-digit CAGR and acquisitions.
3. Demand & Supply Performance- Improve forecast accuracy and reduce volatility through structured statistical and commercial processes.
- Maintain world-class service levels and drive global backorders to near-zero
- Ensure NPI readiness and eliminate trade-offs between launch demand and base business continuity.
- Align planning outcomes directly to margin protection and revenue realization.
5. Organizational Leadership- Build and upgrade global planning talent.
- Establish KPI rigor and transparent performance management.
- Drive accountability, urgency, and operational discipline throughout the organization.
- Lead through influence in a complex global environment.
6. Organizational Requirements- Adheres to the letter and spirit of the company Code of Conduct, the AdvaMed Code, MedTech Code, and all other company policies.
- Ensures Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations, both in the United States and internationally, by completing introductory and annual training and maintaining knowledge of compliance as it applies to your role
- Represents the company in a professional manner and uphold the highest standards of ethical business practices and socially responsible conduct in all interactions with other employees, customers, suppliers, and other third parties
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Qualifications:- 12-15+ years of progressive supply chain leadership in a regulated manufacturing environment (medical device strongly preferred)
- Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to direct teams and manage multiple priorities
- Proven ERP/MRP implementation leadership (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent) in multi-site environments
- Deep technical knowledge of MRP logic, capacity modeling, and inventory optimization
- Demonstrated success driving S&OP/IBP in high-growth environments
- Strong financial acumen and executive presence
- Strong in Excel and analytic reporting tools, including the Microsoft suite (Power BI)
- Ability to lead without direct authority in a collaborative environment
- APICS, CSCP, Lean/Six Sigma certifications preferred
- Database management experience preferred
- Thrives in high expectations, moves with urgency, and builds systems that scale.
- Ability to travel
Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Other Duties:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
