Job DescriptionJob SummaryWe are seeking a
Senior Solutions Lead- Demand Planning for our Digital Supply Solutions group. This leader acts as a Product manager and is responsible for end-to-end planning systems capabilities from strategy, business stakeholder management, portfolio prioritization and delivery/maintenance of planning capabilities to support Vertiv's business units. The position provides subject matter expertise in various domains of supply chain planning (demand, supply, manufacturing etc.) a hands-on systems knowledge and experience/exposure to AI in supply chain opportunities.
Responsibilities:Lead Supply Chain Planning Transformation Program- Responsible for implementation of Advanced Planning capabilities and owns specific domain area : Demand/S&OP or Supply/Inventory/Manufacturing Planning or Spares Parts Planning solutions
- Design robust touch-less digital planning solutions for scale, availability and growth
- Owns and drives deliverables through SDLC
- Manges portfolio of digital supply chain programs in the specific domain area of ownership
- Works across teams and external partners to drive major transformation program in specific domain area
- Scope, plan, and manage projects, quality of software development, risks, schedules, communication plans, and deliverables.
- Responsible for building a global template of domain specific capabilities and rollouts across 33+ and growing plants around the world
Planning Product & Architecture- Build supply chain planning capabilities as a Product
- Serves as primary IT contact to business stakeholders for domain specific ownership (Demand/S&OP/Supply/Mfg/Spares)
- Brings a DevOps mindset and helps expand it into a CoE
- Responsible for standardizing the planning global template and baselining with industry and tool standards
- Owns and manages relevant KPIs
Thought Leadership & Mentorship- Revolutionize end-to-end supply chain models
- Serve as a senior technical mentor to data engineers, solution architects, and product teams
- Introduce best practices, emerging patterns, and modern architectural approaches
- Influence stakeholders across business and technology with strong communication, storytelling, and technical depth
Requirements:- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Statistics, or related field. MBA or master's preferred but not required.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in implementing complex supply chain solutions, strong knowledge of operational processes, systems, and tools implementation experience in leading/fast growth companies
- Deep domain expertise in supply chain planning across two or more areas : demand forecasting, S&OP, multi-level integrated supply planning, distribution, inventory optimization, manufacturing planning and scheduling, ATP/CTP
- Multiple E2E implementations of advanced planning technologies implementing Kinaxis Rapidresponse/Maestro
- Extensive, hands-on experience in supply chain complex solution design including authoring, data integrations, scenario planning and best practices
- Proven experience translating business processes into scalable digital solutions
- Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes and supply chain strategies (ETO/CTO, MEIO, VMI etc)
- Preferred
- Kinaxis Maestro authoring and solution consultant certifications
- Experience enabling AI/ML for supply chain use cases
- Prior experience with global manufacturing environments
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES- High-Performance Culture
- Customer Focus
- Operational Excellence
- Innovation
- Financial Strength
VERTIV BEHAVIORS- Own it
- Act with urgency
- Foster a customer-first mindset
- Think big and execute
- Lead by example
- Drive continuous improvement
- Learn and seek out development
- Promote transparent & open communication
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