Senior Manager, Planning

Position Overview

The Senior Manager Planning Americas is a critical role that serves as a centralized planning resource for the Infrastructure Solutions business unit in conjunction with other Americas product businesses. This role is responsible for driving alignment across the Power Thermal and IT Systems businesses vis-à-vis the Infrastructure Solutions needs. It will ensure priorities plans and execution activities are coordinated in support of the regions growth operational effectiveness and customer engagement objectives.

Reporting to the Senior Director Strategy and Integration - Americas this leader will act as the critical planning node and project manager for unified engagement across the Americas. The role will establish planning rhythms coordinate cross-functional workstreams and connect business priorities across Infrastructure Solutions Sales Operations Finance Product and regional business units. This individual will help synchronize planning execution operating reviews and internal governance processes so that the Power Thermal and IT Systems teams operate with greater visibility consistency and speed across the Americas.

This role is ideal for a strategic highly organized individual who excels at connecting teams structuring complex initiatives and driving execution across a matrixed organization. The successful candidate will bring strong planning discipline cross-functional influence and project management capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the critical planning resource for the Infrastructure Solutions business unit in the Americas integrating priorities timelines and dependencies across the Power Thermal and IT Systems businesses in the Americas.
• Work directly with the Americas Power Thermal and IT Systems teams to plan and execute the necessary capacity planning and production efforts to satisfy the needs of the Americas Infrastructure Solutions business

• Act as the critical planning node and project manager for unified Infrastructure Solutions engagement from the other Americas Business Units coordinating cross-business initiatives from planning through execution.

• Partner with Infrastructure Solutions Sales Operations Finance Product Management and other stakeholders to ensure proper planning and execution.

• Develop governance mechanisms that provide visibility into initiative progress interdependencies and business priorities across Power Thermal and IT Systems for large Infrastructure Solutions orders.

• Establish and manage the operating cadence for planning reviews leadership updates and cross-functional decision forums to ensure alignment on objectives milestones risks and actions.

• Translate strategic priorities into coordinated regional plans ensuring business leaders and functional partners are aligned on execution requirements resource needs and delivery expectations.

• Monitor execution against commitments and recommend adjustments to plans sequencing or stakeholder engagement to support a more unified and effective Infrastructure Solutions Power Thermal and IT Systems operating model.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Business or a related field; Masters degree in Engineering or Business Administration is preferred.

• 10-12 years of experience in business planning strategy operations program management or related leadership roles preferably within critical infrastructure industrial technology or a similarly complex matrixed environment.

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional planning efforts and influence senior leaders across multiple businesses functions and geographies.

• Demonstrated ability to drive a detailed management cadence on longer-term business requirements and critical ad hoc project management.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate plans and strategies to senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment and adapt to changing market conditions.

• Strong business acumen and ability to act as a general manager for the products being covered.

• Technical expertise to translate stakeholder needs and pain points into solutions.

• Able to combine long-term and short-term goals by setting priorities.

• Language skills: fluent in English (written and verbal).

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite Smartsheet and other business applications.

Location & Travel Required

• Westerville OH required (Americas Region Headquarters)

• 10% travel as needed
  
  

The successful candidate will embrace Vertivs Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. . Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

OUR 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

At Vertiv we offer the stability of a global leader in a growing industry andthe opportunity of a startup. We design manufacture and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. With $10 billion in sales a strong customer base and global reach in nearly 70 countries our move to establish a standalone business enables us to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

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