Planning Manager

Manager, Integrated Planning

The Manager, Integrated Planning is responsible for building and advancing an integrated planning capability across G&W Electric’s North American operations. This role unifies demand planning and supply planning processes to create a cohesive, data-driven planning function that improves forecast accuracy, material alignment, and execution reliability across the network.

This role owns demand planning, material and supply planning logic, and supply chain master data governance, while influencing purchasing, inventory strategy, and production planning to ensure alignment to the demand signal. The Manager will serve as a key architect in evolving current planning processes, systems, and decision-making frameworks—transitioning from fragmented, reactive planning toward an integrated, forward-looking model that supports business growth.

This role requires a builder mindset, strong analytical capability, and the ability to operate effectively in an evolving environment with high ambiguity. The position will work closely with Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Market Insights, Production Planning, IT, and Operations leadership to drive system-enabled planning processes and improved business outcomes.

As a Manager of Integrated Planning you will:

Planning Transformation & Integration

• Build and advance an integrated demand and supply planning function across North America

• Identify and address gaps in current planning processes

• Evolve planning methodologies to forward-looking, data-driven models

Demand Planning Ownership

• Own statistical and consensus demand forecasting

• Lead the monthly demand planning cycle, ensuring accurate short, medium, and long-term forecasts

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Product Management, and Finance to gather market intelligence, new product launches, and customer insights

• Partner cross-functionally to improve forecast accuracy and accountability

• Challenge assumptions and validate forecast inputs using historical data, trends, seasonality, and statistical models

Supply & Material Planning Ownership

• Own supply planning processes to ensure demand requirements are met while optimizing cost and inventory

• Align production schedules, supplier capacities, and material availability with forecasted demand

• Oversee constrained supply allocation decisions during shortages or disruptions

• Balance make/buy decisions, capacity loading, and inventory positioning

• Manage planning horizons for tactical, operational, and strategic supply plans

• Coordinate with manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and suppliers to resolve supply issues

• Improve material forecasting approaches and methods

• Integrate supplier constraints into planning processes

S&OP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

• Lead the monthly Sales & Operations Planning process

• Facilitate executive review meetings with clear recommendations and decision support

• Reconcile demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial plans

• Escalate business risks, gaps, and opportunities with mitigation scenarios

• Ensure alignment between commercial strategy and operational capabilities

• Mature planning processes toward best-in-class IBP standards

Inventory & Planning Alignment

• Influence inventory strategies, targets and policies

• Align demand plans, supply plans, and purchasing execution

Systems & Process Transformation

• Lead system enhancements, automation, and digital planning transformation initiatives.

• Improve ERP (JDE) utilization

• Establish disciplined data governance

Master Data Ownership

• Own supply chain master data governance

• Ensure data integrity and consistency

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Analytics, and Master Data teams

• Build organizational capability and accountability

Leadership:

• Responsible for hiring, performance management, and team development

• Build a high-performance planning culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement

• Define KPIs, objectives, and development plans for team members

• Create succession plans and organizational capability growth

• Promote collaboration across regional or global planning teams

We are looking for someone with:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field

• 8–12+ years of relevant experience

• Experience building or evolving planning processes

• Strong MRP and forecasting knowledge

• ERP experience (JD Edwards preferred)

• Strong analytical and leadership skills

• S&OP / IBP experience

Ideally you will have:

• High-mix manufacturing experience

• APICS / CPIM certification

• Experience in system transformation

The Physical Demands / Working Conditions of the role are:

• Office and manufacturing environment

• Up to 20% travel

What we offer you:

Typical pay is $114,512 – 151,668 annually.

Please note the pay information shown above is a general guideline. Pay is based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications.

This position is eligible for participation in our Quarterly Incentive Pay Program

G&W Electric offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Health club membership program and reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401 (k)
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Vacation
• Air-conditioned/heated state-of-the-art manufacturing facility

About G&W Electric

Innovating since 1905, G&W Electric has grown into a global leader in engineered electrical power grid solutions. Working with us means joining a worldwide team of passionate manufacturing professionals striving to continually improve the technologies the world depends on to deliver safe, reliable electricity. Our culture is focused on employee success, so we foster an entrepreneurial environment that encourages everyone to thrive.

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G&W Electric enjoys a long reputation for product quality, innovation and world-class customer service to the power industry. We have established this reputation by believing that our greatest asset is our employees. We owe our success to the initiative and talents of highly skilled individuals within our team-based organization. Our goal is to set the standard for customer satisfaction by ensuring a superior level of service, performance and innovation. As a global organization and industry leader, we are committed to cultivating an engaging work environment that embraces our core values and develops our talent. Our continuous focus on growth and innovation means that you become part of a company that provides challenging opportunities, rewards excellence and combines your individual expertise to achieve a higher level of shared success. As part of our organization, you also help power the world!

G&W Electric is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. G&W Electric participates in the E-Verify process for all new hires.

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