Director, Materials Planning & Logistics; MP&L

Position Description

For more than 100 years, Modine has solved the toughest thermal management challenges for mission-critical applications. Our purpose of Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World means we are always evolving our portfolio of technologies to provide the latest heating, cooling, and ventilation solutions. Through the hard work of more than 11,000 employees worldwide, our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments advance our purpose with systems that improve air quality, reduce energy and water consumption, lower harmful emissions, enable cleaner running vehicles, and use environmentally friendly refrigerants.

Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (U.S.), with operations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit

Position Description

Reporting to the VP/GM, Heavy Duty Equipment (HDE), the Director, Materials Planning & Logistics (MP&L) will lead the materials planning, inventory management, logistics, and SIOP strategy for the HDE segment  primary objective of this role is to drive supply chain performance, operational excellence, and profitability by improving supply continuity, planning discipline, inventory optimization, and cross‑functional execution across the HDE business. This will be accomplished by building the strategy, team structure, and guiding processes for materials management across the business unit.

The ideal candidate will be a hands‑on problem solver who thrives in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment and is eager to drive supplier accountability, planning discipline, material flow, and operational excellence.

• Build the process for hiring, developing, and certifying a world‑class materials planning, demand planning, and SIOP team to support execution of the long‑term HDE strategy.
• Create the roadmap and partner with IT to drive supply chain digital transformation initiatives that improve visibility, planning accuracy, and execution.
• Develop the Supply Planning team to optimize inventory levels and material flow across the HDE manufacturing network.
• Integrate with Continuous Improvement teams to drive material flow excellence throughout HDE operations.

Responsible for creating a structured planning, training, and organizational development process to enhance planning capabilities and improve factory performance across the HDE business.

Create an end‑to‑end inventory management strategy for raw material, WIP, and finished goods, along with a network optimization process that leverages customer demand data and industry‑standard PFEP methodologies to improve service, inventory performance, and cash flow.

Build and lead the implementation of a functional, simplified, and standardized SIOP process for HDE, including the development and deployment of an integrated process spanning portfolio management, demand planning, and supply planning across HDE facilities and functional teams.

• Team creation and development
• Training materials, development processes, and deployment actions
• Meeting structure and governance
  
  Standardization and business‑wide integration

Develop the strategy and deploy a centralized planning organization that supports HDE facilities by managing common suppliers and critical supply streams through a Supplier Fulfillment Leader (SFL) structure, driving accountability, visibility, and responsiveness within the supply chain.

• Multi‑site supplied components
• Long lead‑time international supply chains
• Historically underperforming suppliers
• Capacity‑constrained suppliers

Collaborate with sourcing, operations, finance, and IT teams to establish…