Senior Manager, Planning Systems

Job Summary

Vertiv is transforming and digitizing supply chain capabilities by re-engineering business processes and implementing advanced technologies/systems that powers worldclass operations customer experiences and AIdriven decision-making.

We are seeking aSenior Manager Planning Systemsfor our Digital Supply Solutions group. This leader acts as a Product owner and is responsible for end-to-end planning systems from strategy team development/leadership business stakeholder management and delivery/maintenance of planning capabilities to support Vertivs 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
• Manges portfolio of digital supply chain programs spanning across demand supply inventory and manufacturing planning
• Works across teams and external partners to drive major transformation program
• Scope plan and manage projects quality of software development risks schedules communication plans and deliverables.
• Responsible for building a global template of supply chain planning 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 all things planning
• 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
• Orchestrate executive-level partnerships with global integrators utilizing performance scorecards to drive excellence in sustainability cost and capacity.
• Owns and manages relevant KPIs

Team Leadership and Talent Development

• Mentor and grow a high-performing global team fostering a data-driven culture to execute multi-year strategies
• Responsible for team development hiring and onboarding new talent

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:

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Computer Science Math Statistics or related field. MBA or masters preferred but not required.
• 4 years of progressive experience in implementing supply chain solutions for major companies
• Deep domain expertise in supply chain planning across multiple capabilities of demand forecasting multi-level integrated supply planning distribution inventory optimization manufacturing planning and scheduling ATP/CTP
• Multiple E2E implementations of advanced planning technologies including Kinaxis Rapidresponse/Maestro O9 Blue Yonder
• Proven experience translating business processes into scalable digital solutions
• Experience leading small to mid-size teams
• 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 enablingAI/ML for supply chain use cases
  • Prior experience with global manufacturing environments
  • Background in solution architecture or enterprise architecture

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

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. 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

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a $10.2billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware software analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus Ohio USA Vertiv employs around 20000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit to learn more.

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