Sr. Director of Planning and Purchasing
$190,000–$240,000 year
On-siteWarroad, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Lead planning and purchasing teams across multiple locations, establishing governance, decision rights, and consistent performance routines. Drive IBP, S&OP, and S&OE processes to align demand, supply, inventory, and financial targets from corporate forecasts to plant-level execution. Oversee supply, demand, and capacity planning while standardizing practices and improving data accuracy. Lead enterprise-wide ERP system transformation initiatives, managing stakeholder engagement and change management. Provide functional leadership to purchasing teams, ensuring strategies align with business plans while strengthening supplier engagement and accountability. Own supplier continuity, risk mitigation, and working capital improvement initiatives. Partner across operations, finance, quality, and engineering to drive one-plan alignment and operational excellence.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- 10+ years of supply chain experience
- 5+ years of leadership experience
- Experience leading planning, purchasing, supplier performance, inventory, and cost initiatives within a multi-site manufacturing or supply chain environment
- Ability to build strong partnerships across operations, finance, quality, engineering, and leadership teams
- Demonstrated success translating strategic plans into operational execution and measurable results
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across geographically diverse sites
- Proven success implementing IBP, S&OP, and S&OE processes
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365)
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