Job Summary
We are seeking a Lead Business Analyst/Product Owner to support Enterprise Planning processes and initiatives. This role will facilitate and support end-to-end demand and supply planning processes, ensuring alignment between business forecasts, production capabilities, inventory targets, and customer commitments. The position will work closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Operations, Finance, and IT teams to drive planning effectiveness, business process improvements, master data governance, and strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and support end-to-end demand and supply planning processes, ensuring alignment between business forecasts, production capabilities, inventory targets, and customer commitments.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Master Production Schedules (MPS) to balance demand, capacity, inventory levels, and service objectives while ensuring schedule stability.
• Analyze Material Requirements Planning (MRP) outputs, identify material shortages and excess inventory risks, and collaborate with procurement, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to ensure uninterrupted supply.
• Manage and maintain planning-related master data, including BOMs, routings, lead times, planning parameters, item attributes, calendars, sourcing rules, and inventory policies.
• Gather and document business requirements, perform gap analysis, recommend process improvements, and support implementation of planning system enhancements and optimization initiatives.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Operations, Finance, and IT teams to provide planning insights, KPI reporting, root cause analysis, and support strategic decision-making.
• Support planning transformations, ERP implementations, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops and collaborate with cross-functional business and technical teams to support solution delivery.
Required Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise planning and supply chain processes within manufacturing or distribution environments.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience creating, maintaining, and optimizing production schedules in ERP/APS planning systems.
• 4+ years of experience analyzing MRP recommendations, managing supply-demand exceptions, and resolving material shortages.
• 3+ years of experience maintaining BOMs, routings, lead times, planning parameters, item masters, and related planning data.
• 5+ years of experience working with enterprise planning applications and ERP-integrated planning solutions.
• 5+ years of experience gathering requirements, facilitating workshops, documenting functional specifications, and supporting solution delivery.
• Strong understanding of production planning, procurement, inventory management, capacity planning, and order fulfillment processes.
• Proven experience collaborating with cross-functional business and technical teams across global organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting planning transformations, ERP implementations, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification or other SAFe/Agile certification.
• Working knowledge of an ERP platform such as Infor LN/Baan, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar ERP systems.
• Experience working with global supply chain organizations and cross-functional teams.
