Senior Planning Manager

New Jersey | Specialty & Fine Chemicals Manufacturing

Kerry Search Partners has been retained on a confidential basis to find a Sr. Manager of Supply Chain Planning for a FTSE 500 global science & technology organization serving the life sciences, diagnostics, and pharma industries.

This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role overseeing multisite supply planning across three manufacturing sites in NJ and New England — and it's been identified internally as a key talent-development opportunity with a credible path to Director-level scope for the right person.

• End-to-end supply planning across three sites
• A multisite team (3 direct reports, ~20 indirect), including long-tenured staff, through real change
• A live advanced planning system implementation — moving the team off Excel
• Capacity risk reporting to senior leadership
• Close partnership with Quality, Procurement, Logistics & Finance
• SIOP leadership/participation

• Advanced degree + 6 yrs, or Bachelor's + 8 yrs in supply chain, incl. 5+ yrs leading teams
• Experience implementing/operating an APS tool (Kinaxis, o9, SAP IBP, or similar)
• A track record of leading teams through manual → mature-system transitions
• Multisite leadership + strong executive presence
• Chemicals, cosmetics, or pharma manufacturing background preferred
• Comfort with a fast-paced, high-intensity manufacturing environment

Why this role: real visibility, a defined growth path, and the chance to build a modern planning function from the ground up.

This search is confidential — company details shared with qualified candidates as the process moves forward. All inquiries held in strict confidence.

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