Supply Planning Manager

Supply Planning Manager

Position Summary


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.


Key Responsibilities


Supply Planning & Capacity Management

• 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.

Scenario Planning & Business Insights

• 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.

Planning Systems & Analytics

• 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.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement


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.


Demand Planning & Commercial Teams

• 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.

Contract Manufacturing Partners & Operations

• 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.

Procurement & Supplier Management

• 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.

Finance

• 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.

Quality & Regulatory Affairs

• Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure supply plans reflect product lifecycle requirements, validation activities, regulatory changes, and compliance considerations.

• Support planning decisions within FDA, ISO 13485, GMP, or other highly regulated environments.

Executive Leadership

• Present supply plans, capacity assessments, key risks, and scenario analyses during Supply Review and Executive IBP/SIOP meetings.

• Provide data-driven recommendations that support informed decision-making regarding service, inventory, capacity, and financial performance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5-8+ years of experience in Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Network Planning, or Integrated Business Planning.

• Experience supporting a 100% contract manufacturing business model.

• Demonstrated expertise in rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) and translating demand forecasts into executable supply plans.

• Minimum 5-8 years of SAP experience, including supply planning, MRP, inventory management, and planning analytics.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including:

• Complex formulas and data modeling

• Pivot Tables

• Power Query

• Scenario and sensitivity analysis

• Dashboard and reporting development

• Experience supporting monthly SIOP, IBP, or Sales & Operations Planning processes.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business acumen.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, Consumer Healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.

• Knowledge of FDA, ISO 13485, GMP, or similar regulatory requirements.

• Experience with SAP ECC or equivalent advanced planning systems.

• APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, or related supply chain certification.

• Experience with Power BI, or other business intelligence and visualization tools.

Key Competencies

• Integrated Business Planning (IBP/SIOP)

• Supply Planning & Network Planning

• Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)

• Contract Manufacturing & External Supply Networks

• SAP Planning Systems

• Advanced Excel Modeling & Analytics

• Scenario Planning & Risk Management

• Executive Communication & Presentation

• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Data-Driven Decision Making

• Continuous Improvement

Success Measures

• Development of accurate and actionable supply plans that support business objectives.

• Effective identification and mitigation of supply and capacity risks.

• Improved visibility to supply constraints and inventory opportunities.

• Strong participation and leadership within the monthly IBP/SIOP process.

• Alignment of supply plans with financial, operational, and customer service objectives.

• Effective collaboration across internal functions and external manufacturing partners.

• High-quality analytics and scenario planning that support executive decision-making.

Salary Range: $102,000- 128,000.00 Annually