Global Planning Manager

Global Planning Manager

** Date:
** Sep 17, 2026

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* Location:

** Charlotte, NC, US, 28216

McAllen, TX, US, 78501

Keller, TX, US, 76248

** Company:
** Corning

Requisition Number: 77833

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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.

This segment is classified into two main product groupings - carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

** Role Purpose*
* ** The Global Planning Manager is responsible for developing and executing global supply chain strategies to align capacity, demand, and supply across regions while ensuring exceptional service to customers. This role leads a team of product planners with support from global planning leads. The GPM ensures optimized use of global capacities and capabilities to maximize service levels to our customers and capture new opportunities.  

The manager will work closely with the applicable functions to optimize operations, maintain alignment to global supply strategies, mitigate risks, and meet product line objectives servicing multiple accounts.*
* ** Key Responsibilities*
* + Lead the development and management of global capacity and demand plans (SIOP), ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, customer value, and supply chain capabilities.

+ Oversee Customer Supply Chain Analysts, ensuring that product-level planning and execution aligns with global strategies and customer demand.

+ Collaborate with key customers to understand demand models, synchronize orders, and represent customer demand in forecast consensus meetings.

+ Define and drive global customer replenishment strategies while improving forecast accuracy and managing inventory transitions for new product introductions.

+ Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams to ensure flexible capacity models and robust contingency plans are in place across product lines.

+ Drive global supply chain initiatives related to security of supply, inventory optimization (iMAX), and SLOB management, while guiding Product Line Planners in their execution.

+ Develop and execute strategic supply chain initiatives, ensuring product availability and operational efficiency at both global and product-specific levels.

+ Set global KPIs for supply chain performance and monitor key metrics such as on-time delivery, inventory levels, and cost efficiency, ensuring that Product Line Planners meet their respective targets.

+ Lead global cross-functional teams in the planning and execution of improvement projects related to supply chain processes and systems,…