Senior Director, Digital Supply Chain Platforms & Transformation

Senior Director, Digital Supply Chain Platforms & Transformation

Reports to: Chief Information Officer

Scope: Global | Enterprise Supply Planning Ecosystem | Multi-site Manufacturing

The Opportunity

Lumentum seeks a transformational technology leader to modernize and lead its global Digital Supply Chain Applications portfolio. This executive will own strategy, execution, and performance of advanced planning platforms supporting a complex, multi-site manufacturing network. This mandate goes beyond system ownership—this leader will redefine how supply, demand, material, and capacity planning operate by re-architecting the digital backbone that enables demand fulfillment, manufacturing responsiveness, inventory optimization, and customer service excellence. Reporting to the CIO, this leader will define and execute a next-generation Digital Supply Chain strategy, leveraging advanced planning platforms, automation, analytics, and modern data architectures to create a scalable, resilient, and intelligent supply network. The individual will lead teams of experienced professionals across multiple geographies, providing world-class support for global supply chain planning operations. The role requires strong cross-functional leadership and partnership across Demand Planning, Capacity Planning, Sales, Marketing, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Fabs, Logistics, Finance, Procure to Pay and Plan to Produce processes and IT to improve and automate supply chain planning and execution efficiency.

Strategic Mandate

The Senior Director will lead a transformation agenda focused on:

• Modernizing the supply planning ecosystem (APS, ERP integrations, PLM, analytics)
• Building an integrated, cloud-enabled planning architecture across manufacturing, sourcing, logistics, and finance
• Advancing forecasting, scenario modeling, and predictive analytics
• Elevating automation across material and capacity planning workflows and reducing manual interventions
• Enabling real-time supply network visibility and control tower capabilities
• Strengthening master data governance and system resiliency
• Advancing S&OP / IBP (Integrated Business Planning) maturity across the enterprise

The objective is to shift planning from reactive execution to predictive orchestration.

Core Accountabilities

Digital Architecture & Platform Leadership

Own the global Advanced Planning System (APS) ecosystem and ERP integrations. Design scalable integration across ERP, PLM, manufacturing systems, and analytics platforms. Establish governance models for performance, data integrity, standards, and system lifecycle management. Partner with Enterprise Architecture to modernize integration and cloud strategy.

Transformation & Business Impact

Lead large-scale modernization initiatives across global stakeholders. Improve forecast accuracy, planning cycle time, service levels, and working capital performance. Embed scenario modeling and digital twin capabilities into executive decision processes.

Advanced Analytics & Automation

Deploy predictive modeling and AI-enabled decision support tools. Implement control tower capabilities to synchronize supply-demand signals in real time. Elevate KPI visibility across OTIF, inventory turns, and capacity utilization. Build a data foundation enabling advanced analytics and continuous optimization.

Operational Excellence

Own end-to-end accountability for supply planning applications supporting all business units and customer supply requirements. Ensure planning systems are robust, scalable, and responsive to evolving business needs. Oversee advanced planning and execution systems, improving plan automation, forecast stability, and decision velocity. Align planning outputs (factory build plans, material plans, capacity plans) with execution and resolve discrepancies.

Success Metrics

Improved OTIF and service performance

Measurable increase in forecast accuracy

Inventory and working capital optimization

Reduction in planning cycle time

Increased automation across planning workflows

Improved system reliability and integration performance

Ideal Candidate Profile

We are seeking a digitally fluent, enterprise-scale leader with:

15+ years of progressive supply chain technology leadership experience

Proven success leading APS/ERP transformation programs in global manufacturing environments

Deep expertise in advanced planning platforms (e.g., Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, or equivalent)

Strong ERP ecosystem knowledge (Oracle preferred)

Experience integrating planning systems with PLM and manufacturing systems

Demonstrated ability to apply AI/ML to supply chain planning and decision support

Executive presence with the ability to influence at C-level and board level

Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

• Think architecturally and execute pragmatically
• Balance operational stability with bold innovation
• Translate data into enterprise decisions
• Operate comfortably in high-complexity, high-velocity environments
• Inspire teams to build the future, not just maintain the present

Why This Role Matters

This position will shape the digital core of Lumentum’s global supply chain. The VP will transform planning into a strategic differentiator—enabling resilience, agility, and competitive advantage in a dynamic global market. This is a platform-building, enterprise-impact leadership role.

Pay Range

Pay Range: P95-USA-1 :$193,050.00 - $275,800.00 Disclaimer: Final base salary for the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job location, where work will be performed, qualifications, work history and relevant experience.

Company Overview

Lumentum is illuminating the networks of tomorrow with advanced photonic technologies that enable AI, data centers, telecom, industrial, and sensing applications. As AI accelerates the global demand for bandwidth and energy efficiency, we deliver the building blocks that keep data moving reliably, efficiently, and at massive scale. Our optical products support AI and compute infrastructure, cloud and DCI environments, metro and long-haul networks, while our lasers drive breakthroughs in precision manufacturing and sensing. For nearly five decades, Lumentum has been at the intersection of light and innovation. What began as a vision with JDS Uniphase to harness the power of photonics has evolved into a global force driving the communication infrastructure of tomorrow. At Lumentum, we’re building more than a business—we’re building a team of passionate innovators whose drive to collaborate, create, and connect the world fuels everything we do. We are part of the AI technology revolution and we are illuminating the path forward. Headquartered in San Jose, California, we operate worldwide through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations.