Senior Solutions Lead – Demand Planning

Job Summary

Vertiv is transforming and digitizing supply chain capabilities by re-engineering business processes and implementing advanced technologies/systems that powers world‑class operations, customer experiences, and AI‑driven decision-making. 

We are seeking a Senior Solutions Lead– Demand Planning  for our Digital Supply Solutions group. This leader acts as a Product manager and is responsible for end-to-end planning systems capabilities from strategy, business stakeholder management, portfolio prioritization and delivery/maintenance of planning capabilities to support Vertiv’s business units. The position provides subject matter expertise in various domains of supply chain planning (demand, supply, manufacturing etc.) a hands-on systems knowledge and experience/exposure to AI in supply chain opportunities. 

Responsibilities:

Lead Supply Chain Planning Transformation Program

• Responsible for implementation of Advanced Planning capabilities and owns specific domain area : Demand/S&OP or Supply/Inventory/Manufacturing Planning or Spares Parts Planning solutions
• Design robust touch-less digital planning solutions for scale, availability and growth
• Owns and drives deliverables through SDLC
• Manges portfolio of digital supply chain programs in the specific domain area of ownership 
• Works across teams and external partners to drive major transformation program in specific domain area
• Scope, plan, and manage projects, quality of software development, risks, schedules, communication plans, and deliverables.
• Responsible for building a global template of domain specific capabilities and rollouts across 33+ and growing plants around the world

Planning Product & Architecture

• Build supply chain planning capabilities as a Product 
• Serves as primary IT contact to business stakeholders for domain specific ownership (Demand/S&OP/Supply/Mfg/Spares)
• Brings a DevOps mindset and helps expand it into a CoE 
• Responsible for standardizing the planning global template and baselining with industry and tool standards 
• Owns and manages relevant KPIs 

Thought Leadership & Mentorship

• Revolutionize end-to-end supply chain models
• Serve as a senior technical mentor to data engineers, solution architects, and product teams
• Introduce best practices, emerging patterns, and modern architectural approaches
• Influence stakeholders across business and technology with strong communication, storytelling, and technical depth

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Statistics, or related field. MBA or master’s preferred but not required. 
• 10+ years of progressive experience in implementing complex supply chain solutions, strong knowledge of operational processes, systems, and tools implementation experience in leading/fast growth companies 
• Deep domain expertise in supply chain planning across two or more areas : demand forecasting, S&OP,  multi-level integrated supply planning, distribution, inventory optimization, manufacturing planning and scheduling, ATP/CTP
• Multiple E2E implementations of advanced planning technologies implementing Kinaxis Rapidresponse/Maestro
• Extensive, hands-on experience in supply chain complex solution design including authoring, data integrations, scenario planning and best practices
• Proven experience translating business processes into scalable digital solutions
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes and supply chain strategies (ETO/CTO, MEIO, VMI etc)
• Preferred
  • Kinaxis Maestro authoring and solution consultant certifications
  • Experience enabling AI/ML for supply chain use cases
  • Prior experience with global manufacturing environments

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety.  Integrity.  Respect.  Teamwork.  Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it
• Act with urgency
• Foster a customer-first mindset
• Think big and execute
• Lead by example
• Drive continuous improvement
• Learn and seek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs.  Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.  

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to [email protected].

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