Planning Director

Interface is a global flooring solutions company and sustainability leader offering an integrated portfolio of carpet tile and resilient flooring products that includes Interface carpet tile and LVT nora rubber flooring and FLOR premium area rugs for commercial and residential spaces. Made with purpose and without compromise Interface flooring brings more sophisticated design more performance more innovation and more climate progress to interior spaces. A decades-long pioneer in sustainability Interface remains all in on becoming a restorative business. Today the company is focusing on carbon reductions not offsets as it works toward achieving its verified science-based targets by 2030 and its goal to become a carbon negative enterprise by 2040.

As the Planning Director - Americas you will lead all planning activities across Demand Supply Inventory and Production for the Americas region. Your primary responsibility will be to develop and implement comprehensive planning and production plans that align with the companys strategic goals ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of high-quality product to our customers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including procurement warehousing logistics production and sales to streamline processes maximize resource utilization and improve on-time delivery.

By utilizing your analytical skills strategic thinking and interpersonal acumen you will develop implement and sustain innovative solutions to reduce lead times minimize risk and improve on-time delivery. The ideal candidate has a passion for problem-solving excellent communication skills and a track record of delivering impactful results.

This position requires regular travel between our LaGrange and West Point locations.

Responsibilities:

• Own and lead the planning strategy across the Americas ensuring full integration of demand supply and inventory plans.
• Manage and develop the planning teams in the Americas including demand planners supply planners and master schedulers.
• Ensure accurate demand forecasts in collaboration with Sales Marketing and Product Management.
• Translate commercial demand into supply and capacity plans aligned with operational capabilities and constraints.
• Lead the regional S&OP process including scenario planning risk mitigation and executive alignment.
• Optimize inventory levels across sites and channels balancing service cost and working capital.
• Partner with Manufacturing Procurement and Logistics to ensure synchronized planning and execution.
• Use planning tools and data analytics to drive performance visibility and continuous improvement.
• Monitor KPIs such as forecast accuracy OTIF inventory turns and capacity utilization.
• Represent the Americas region in global planning forums and strategic projects.

Qualifications:

• 10 years of progressive experience in supply chain operations planning or manufacturing.
• Proficiency in ERP and planning tools (e.g. Oracle SAP)
• Strong analytical forecasting and scenario modeling skills
• Advanced Excel and data visualization (Power BI) desirable
• Exceptional cross-functional communication and leadership ability
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence at executive level
• Service-oriented flexible solution-focused and able to perform well under pressure
• Comfortable managing ambiguity and driving change in a complex fast-moving environment.

Educational requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Operations Business Engineering or a related field (STEM).
• MBA or APICS certification (e.g. CPIM CSCP) preferred.

Interpersonal Characteristics Desired

• Strong communicator * collaborative mindset * empathetic * drives excellence * decisive * transparent * influential and persuasive * solution-oriented * business partner attitude

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