Supply Chain
Permanent
Job DescriptionAll about the role:The Senior Director, End-to-End Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a critical leadership role responsible for designing, transforming, and operating best-in-class IBP capabilities across the full planning horizon-from strategic to tactical and operational execution. This role oversees demand planning, supply planning, network and distribution planning, production and material planning, and leads the S&OP and S&OE cadence to ensure seamless decision-making, superior service levels, and optimized financial outcomes.
The role exists to elevate planning from functional excellence to enterprise advantage, enabling data-driven, AI-enabled decisions that align commercial strategy, operations, and finance. The Senior Director will partner closely with executive leadership, present clear trade-offs to the Executive Leadership Team and Board, and ensure flawless execution through standardized processes, disciplined governance, and advanced SAP IBP capabilities.
Where you'll be: This position will be based at the Electrolux's HQ office located in Charlotte NC, hybrid work policy model.
What you'll do:- Own and lead the end-to-end Integrated Business Planning framework, spanning strategic planning, S&OP, S&OE, and operational execution ensuring clear accountability, scenario evaluation, and timely decision-making.
- Define and execute a multi-year IBP transformation roadmap, including process standardization, team capability uplift, and technology enablement.
- Provide enterprise leadership across:
- Demand Planning and Forecasting
- Supply Planning and Capacity Planning
- Network and Distribution Planning
- Production Planning and Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Translate business strategy into actionable supply chain plans, balancing growth, service, cost, inventory, resilience, and risk, clearly articulating trade-offs, risks, and opportunities.
- Present planning insights, scenarios, and recommendations to the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team with clarity and executive presence.
- Lead the deployment and optimization of SAP IBP modules, including (but not limited to):
- IBP for Demand
- IBP for Supply & Response
- IBP for Inventory
- IBP for S&OP / Control Tower
- Ensure tight integration between IBP, financial planning, and performance management to drive one aligned operating plan.
- Establish and monitor KPIs and value metrics (service, cost, inventory, forecast accuracy, plan adherence, resilience).
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing global planning organization, fostering accountability, talent development, and change management leadership.
- Drive strong cross-functional collaboration across Commercial, Product Lines, Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement, Finance, and IT.
- Ensure robust planning governance, data quality, and master data discipline to support scalable and repeatable execution.
- Define and lead the AI and advanced analytics strategy for end-to-end planning, embedded into core IBP processes rather than standalone initiatives driving adoption of AI-powered forecasting, sensing, and scenario simulation to improve accuracy, responsiveness, and resilience.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Engineering, Operations, Business, or related field; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, IBP, S&OP, or operations leadership, within complex global organizations.
- Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide IBP or S&OP transformations, including process redesign and operating model changes.
- Strong hands-on expertise with SAP IBP, including multiple module implementations or large-scale enhancements.
- Experience leveraging AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics in planning, forecasting, or decision-support applications.
- Proven ability to present to and influence Executive Leadership Teams and Boards of Directors.
- Track record of delivering measurable business value (service improvement, inventory optimization, cost reduction, resilience, team leadership).
- Demonstrated ability to attract, retain, and develop top-tier planning, analytics, and digital talent in competitive markets with. proven success building high-performing team including planners, leaders, and analytics professionals.
- Strong financial acumen and experience integrating planning with financial outcomes.
- Exceptional executive communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills.
Who you are:- You are aligned with Electrolux's vision and purpose and apply it to your daily work.
- You are driven to succeed and focused on leading your team to achieve.
- Both reactive and proactive, you work efficiently and flexibly to deliver results.
- You thrive when it comes to collaboration, teamship, and cross-functional work and enjoy engaging with subject matter experts throughout the organization on a continuous basis.
- With a number of projects running simultaneously, flexibility and agility are essential.
- Entrepreneurial in nature, you are focused on achieving your targets - and those of customers.
Benefits highlights:- Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services.
- Family-friendly benefits.
- Insurance policy plan and 401k.
- Extensive learning opportunities and flexible career path.
Please be advised that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position at this time.Find more on:Electrolux Group North America: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electrolux/life/northamerica/
Electrolux Group Careers: https://career.electroluxgroup.com/global/en
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