Director, S&OP and Strategic Procurement

At March Networks, our goal is to create a positive working environment where all of our employees can thrive. When you join our team, you will enjoy flexibility and support for a healthy work-life balance, as well as the professional development opportunities needed to advance your career. You will be part of a growing global technology company that encourages teamwork and innovation, and where friendships are forged with colleagues all over the world.

At March Networks, we value your hard work, creativity and your passionate desire to deliver only the best to our customers, partners and each other.

This role combines end‑to‑end Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) leadership with advanced strategic procurement for March Networks & Vivotek hardware. The director is accountable for aligning demand, supply, and financial plans while building and managing a world‑class supply base that enables successful product hardware build strategies with our global Contract Manufacturing partners, including Delta and Sanmina.

• Architect, implement, and continuously improve the S&OP / IBP framework, calendar, and governance across Sales, Operations, Finance, Product, and Engineering.
• Define the S&OP key metrics including, standard templates, KPIs, and RACI to ensure a disciplined, repeatable process.
• Lead monthly demand, supply, and executive S&OP reviews; ensure decisions are translated into MPS/MRP, capacity plans, and commercial commitments.
• Integrate demand forecasts, supply plans, and financial plans to deliver revenue, service level, and inventory objectives while managing risk for both March Networks and Vivotek demand (SSS LOB)
• Benchmark and embed best practices, tools, and analytics to support scenario planning and decision quality.

• Lead development of a consensus demand plan by integrating sales input from March and Vivotek sales regions, market intelligence, and statistical forecasts, including NPI demand.
• Oversee forecasting methodologies, forecast accuracy and metrics, and demand risk/opportunity management.
• Lead Operations / Supply Chain to translate demand into capacity, supply, and inventory plans that meet service and working capital targets.
• Lead scenario planning for upside/downside demand, component constraints, customer priorities, inventory investment, and revenue recovery strategies

• Provide advanced procurement leadership to the Hardware Engineering organization throughout the product development lifecycle, from concept through volume production for Taipei, Poland, Milan and Ottawa design teams
• Develop and maintain strategic supplier relationships across key hardware commodities, including Memory/SOC/ICs/processors, PCBs, connectors, fans, and electro‑mechanical components.
• Lead enterprise supply risk management including geopolitical, sanctions, tariff, lifecycle, allocation, and single‑source component risks while developing mitigation strategies.
• Act as the primary business interface between supply partners, Hardware Engineering, Product Line Management, and Operations.
• Lead component price negotiations and manage commercial release milestones to meet build schedules, cost, and margin objectives.
• Evaluate supplier capability, reliability, capacity, financial health, and cost competitiveness to support both NPI and long‑term supply strategies.

• Supports global contract manufacturing partners, including Delta, Sanmina, and future partners across North America, Europe, and Asia.
• Drive and negotiate cost model negotiations with existing and new outsource partners to maximize the SSS LOB’s margin contribution.
• Supports global third‑party and outsourced logistics locations for inventory management, configuration capabilities, and direct order fulfillment, including inbound, outbound, and intercompany shipment logistics.
• In collaboration with the Technical Operations team, engages contract manufacturers early and formally in DFM/DFA by conducting joint design reviews, BOM rationalization, and component risk…