Supply Planning Manager

Supply Planning Manager

The Supply Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining supply plans that support the company’s Integrated Business Planning (IBP/SIOP) process across a 100% outsourced contract manufacturing network. This role translates demand forecasts into capacity-constrained supply plans, performs rough-cut capacity planning, identifies supply risks and opportunities, and supports executive decision-making through scenario analysis and supply planning insights.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in supply planning within a contract manufacturing environment, strong analytical capabilities, advanced Excel skills, and deep SAP expertise. Experience in Medical Device or other highly regulated industries is preferred.

• Develop and maintain rolling supply plans that support the monthly IBP/SIOP process and planning horizon.

• Translate demand forecasts into feasible, capacity-constrained supply plans across a network of contract manufacturing partners.

• Lead rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) activities to evaluate manufacturing capabilities and identify constraints, risks, and opportunities.

• Evaluate inventory, capacity, and service tradeoffs to support business objectives and customer requirements.

• Monitor supply-demand imbalances and develop recommendations to address potential shortfalls or excess capacity.

• Support annual operating plans, budget cycles, and long-range planning activities.

• Perform scenario modeling and what-if analyses to support strategic business decisions, product launches, demand fluctuations, and supply disruptions.

• Identify emerging supply risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure continuity of supply.

• Develop insights and recommendations related to inventory, capacity, service levels, and supply chain resilience.

• Prepare materials and analyses for Supply Review and Executive IBP/SIOP meetings.

• Utilize SAP planning tools to develop supply plans, analyze requirements, and maintain planning data.

• Create and maintain advanced Excel-based planning models, reports, dashboards, and analytical tools.

• Ensure planning assumptions, master data, and reporting structures remain accurate and aligned with business requirements.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to planning processes, data quality, and reporting capabilities.

The Supply Planner serves as a critical link between Commercial, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Quality, and external manufacturing partners, driving alignment through the Integrated Business Planning process.

• Partner with Demand Planning to understand forecast assumptions, demand changes, product launches, and business priorities.

• Evaluate the supply and capacity implications of demand changes and provide recommendations to support consensus planning.

• Support alignment between customer demand expectations and supply capabilities.

• Collaborate with contract manufacturers to understand production capacity, lead times, operational constraints, and long-term capability plans.

• Facilitate discussions regarding capacity availability, inventory strategies, and supply risk mitigation.

• Ensure supply plans are aligned with manufacturing capabilities across the external network.

• Partner with Procurement to evaluate supplier constraints, material availability, and sourcing risks that may impact supply plans.

• Incorporate material availability assumptions into supply planning and capacity assessments.

• Support supplier and contract manufacturer performance reviews through planning insights and analytics.

• Collaborate with Finance to align supply plans with financial objectives, inventory targets, and annual operating plans.

• Provide supply planning assumptions and scenario analyses to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.

• Assess the financial implications of inventory, capacity, and supply chain decisions.