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Position Title: Supply Planning Transformation Lead Department: Digital Strategy Team (as part of Future Focused Planning Program) Location: Remote Duration: 24 months Travel: This role involves regular travel to assigned manufacturing sites, estimated at 15–35% of working time depending on deployment phase and site requirements .I. Purpose & Strategic Leadership • Lead a team of Supply Planning Transformation Specialists to successfully deploy the Future Focused Planning program across a cluster of manufacturing sites • .Ensure each assigned site transitions fully to the new Target Operating Model (TOM) • .Act as a senior transformation champion, embedding sustainable change and new ways of working across site supply planning teams • .?Drive consistency, quality, and speed of deployment across the site cluster, reporting progress to Program Leadership .II. Responsibilities • Lead, coach, and develop a team of Supply Planning Transformation Specialists, providing day-to-day direction and support • .Oversee end-to-end deployment of the Future Focused Planning program across all assigned manufacturing sites • .Ensure each site achieves full adoption of the new Target Operating Model (TOM) within agreed timelines • .Act as the primary escalation point for site-level deployment issues, risks, and blockers • .Manage deployment timelines, milestones, and site readiness assessments across the cluster • .Build and maintain strong relationships with site leadership, supply chain, and operations stakeholders, ensuring sustained engagement and alignment throughout the transformation journey • .Report progress, risks, and issues to Program Leadership on a regular cadence • .Drive consistency in deployment approach across all sites, sharing best practices and lessons learned • .Champion change management best practices to embed sustainable behavioral change at site level • .Collaborate with the second Deployment Lead to align on approach, share learnings, and resolve cross-cluster issues • .Partner with the project team to build and maintain process playbooks and blueprints, gathering site-level input and testing the validity of playbooks to ensure they reflect real-world deployment requirements .III. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field (required). Master's degree or professional specialization in Supply Chain/Operations (preferred) • .8–12 years of experience in supply chain planning, manufacturing operations, or business transformation • .Proven track record of leading teams through transformation or operating model change programs • .Strong background in supply planning, S&OP, or Integrated Business Planning (IBP) • .Experience deploying or implementing operating model changes in a manufacturing environment • .Practical knowledge of SAP, IBP, or equivalent planning tools (desirable) • .Change management certification (desirable) • .Lean / Six Sigma or equivalent continuous improvement credentials (desirable) .IV. Ownership, Accountability & People Leadership • Fully accountable for the successful deployment of the Future Focused Planning program across all sites within their cluster • .Responsible for the performance, development, and wellbeing of Supply Planning Transformation Specialists • .Ensures deployment quality, TOM adoption, and milestone achievement across assigned sites • .Identifies and mitigates risks, escalating issues to Program Leadership as needed • .Fosters a collaborative, business-first culture within the deployment team and at site level .V. Influence & Decision Making • Acts as the senior transformation representative for their site cluster, with broad influence over deployment approach, pace, and site readiness decisions • .Drives alignment across global supply chain teams, site leadership, supply chain teams, and program stakeholders to enable smooth TOM adoption • .Presents deployment progress, risks, and value realization updates to senior stakeholders to support informed decision making • .Champions new ways of working and supply planning transformation across client's manufacturing network .