OverviewThe Global Supply Planning Director is a senior leadership role responsible for end-to-end supply planning across a complex, global manufacturing network supporting both consumables and instruments. This leader owns the supply planning strategy, operating model, and performance for the ADx value chain and plays a critical role in enabling customer service, inventory health, and supply resilience.
At a time of significant transformation as the ADx division integrates into Waters, this role is central to shaping the future of supply chain planning. As a member of the ADx Value Chain Leadership Team, the Director is accountable not only for operational execution, but also for building a high-performing, customer-first planning organization, strengthening decision-focused IBP and S&OE processes, and establishing a culture of accountability.
Responsibilities- Own global supply planning across 12+ internal manufacturing sites and multiple external contract manufacturers, covering consumables and instruments.
- Define and continuously evolve the supply planning operating model to support scalability, resilience, and customer commitments.
- Ensure supply plans translate commercial demand into executable manufacturing plans across short- and long-term horizons.
- Lead the evolution of the IBP Supply Review, strengthening content, structure, and executive decision focus, with emphasis on forward-looking risks, constraints, and opportunities.
- Own a disciplined weekly S&OE process to manage near-term execution, constraints, and customer impacts.
- Lead end-to-end performance management across supply planning KPIs (e.g., service, inventory, plan adherence), driving actions to close gaps and improve outcomes.
- Drive improvements in OTIF, service levels, and backorder performance through proactive supply risk identification and mitigation.
- Partner with the Global Inventory Lead to define and execute an end-to-end inventory strategy, balancing service, working capital, and supply risk.
- Lead initiatives to minimize excess and obsolescence through improved planning, lifecycle management, and cross-functional alignment.
- Implement early-warning mechanisms to proactively identify supply and inventory risks before customer impact.
- Present supply performance, risks, and trade-off recommendations during monthly segment reviews and actively participate as a member of segment leadership teams.
- Lead, develop, and coach a global supply planning leadership team, setting a clear standard for accountability, ownership, and performance.
- Actively develop future leaders and ensure bench strength for critical planning roles.
- Drive disciplined use of enterprise planning systems, eliminating offline planning practices and improving plan integrity, visibility, and decision-
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or related field.
- 12+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, with demonstrated ownership of complex, multi-site supply environments.
- 7+ years of people leadership experience, including leading leaders.
- APICS certification (CPIM/CSCP) preferred.
- Experience in regulated industries (medical device, biotech, pharmaceutical).
- Proven ability to lead through significant change; merger and integration experience strongly preferred.
- Hands-on experience working with international manufacturing and planning teams, including navigating time zone, cultural, and regional operating differences.
- Deep experience with SAP ERP and supply planning systems.
- Strong analytical capability with experience using advanced analytics to drive planning decisions.
- Executive-level communication, presence, and influencing skills.
- Demonstrated experience managing supply planning for both consumables and capital instruments.
Additional Experience a Plus- MBA or Master's degree in a relevant field.
- Experience leading a planning transformation (ERP/APS implementation, IBP implementation).
- Prior experience in both supply planning and at least one adjacent supply chain or business function, enabling the ability to identify upstream and downstream implications of planning decisions.
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