Director of Planning – Houston, TX

Drive strategy where financial insight meets business performance.

Verdant Specialty Solutions is seeking a Director of Planning to lead the Company's enterprise planning and profitability management processes. This highly visible leadership role partners directly with the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Leadership Team to develop the Company's financial outlook, drive strategic decision-making, and improve business performance across the organization.

As the leader of enterprise planning, you'll own Verdant's consolidated profitability forecast, annual operating plan, and long-range strategic planning process while providing executive insight into performance, opportunities, and business risk. You'll work across Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Product Management, Procurement, and Controlling to ensure the organization is aligned around a single view of business performance and positioned to achieve its strategic objectives.

This role is onsite and based in Houston, Texas.

• Executive Visibility: Partner directly with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team to influence strategic business decisions.
• Enterprise Impact: Own the Company's planning process, profitability forecasting, and executive performance management cadence.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate across Finance, Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Product Management, Procurement, and executive leadership.
• Strategic Growth: Evaluate investments, partnerships, pricing strategies, and business opportunities that shape Verdant's future.

• Lead Verdant's enterprise planning process, including monthly forecasting, the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and long-range strategic planning.
• Own the Company's consolidated profitability forecast across the full profit and loss statement, including revenue, pricing, cost assumptions, contribution margin, EBITDA, working capital, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with Finance, Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Product Management, and Controlling to translate business assumptions into financial forecasts and executive decision support.
• Lead CEO-led business performance reviews, forecast meetings, KPI governance, and executive action tracking.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and reporting for the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, Board of Directors, and Samyang Group.
• Analyze financial and operational performance to identify profitability drivers, emerging trends, risks, and opportunities while recommending practical business solutions.
• Support strategic initiatives, capital investments, partnerships, toll manufacturing opportunities, and business development activities through financial analysis and business case development.
• Develop and continuously improve planning processes, forecasting methodologies, executive reporting, and business performance metrics.
• Establish and maintain the Company's single source of truth for financial forecasts, profitability reporting, and executive performance metrics.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex business data into actionable recommendations.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen with a deep understanding of enterprise profitability.
• Executive presence and communication skills that build credibility with senior leadership.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with excellent business judgment.
• Passion for continuous improvement, process optimization, and data-driven decision-making.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Supply…