Global Planning Transformation Director

Bausch + Lomb; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Bausch + Lomb in Ireland is seeking a high-performing Senior Director, Planning Transformation to translate the enterprise planning vision into an integrated roadmap and measurable outcomes. You will lead end-to-end planning capabilities across demand, supply, inventory, S&OE and IBP, establishing a global Planning COE and owning the Item Master Data domain.

This global role, based in Ireland, Amsterdam or the US, may require travel and reports to the executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Data or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in end-to-end planning, transformation leadership, program governance and organizational change.
• Strong understanding of advanced planning systems, master data management, analytics and AI-enabled decision support.
• 12+ years of progressive supply chain experience, including senior leadership responsibility in a large, complex, multi-business and global environment.
• Proven record leading a multi-year planning transformation from vision and business case through design, deployment, adoption and benefits realization.

Responsibilities

• Own roadmap, priorities, value case, milestones, dependencies, risks and executive reporting.
• Define and deploy standard global planning processes, decision rights, governance, roles and escalation paths across business units and functions.
• Own business requirements and design authority for the planning solution landscape, ensuring technology enables the target operating model rather than replicating current workarounds.
• Establish baselines, outcome measures and value tracking linked to service, inventory, cost, productivity and revenue objectives.
• Design the Planning COE mandate, organization, service model and governance; lead standards, KPI definitions, analytics, training, certification, maturity assessment and continuous improvement.
• Own the Supply Chain Item domain, including policy, governance, stewardship, workflow, controls, data quality, issue remediation and alignment across source and consuming systems.
• Partner with IT, Data and AI leaders to create a trusted planning data foundation, common definitions and scalable analytics and AI capabilities.
• Lead stakeholder alignment, communications, capability building and adoption so leaders and planners are prepared to operate in the new model.
• Direct internal teams and external partners, manage deliverable quality and knowledge transfer, and build the internal capability required to sustain the transformation.
• Attract, develop and lead a high-performing global team; define future planning skills

Skills

End-to-end planning

Transformation leadership

Program governance

Organizational change

Supply chain planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or related

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

APS systems

Master data management

Job description

Bausch + Lomb in Ireland is seeking a high-performing Senior Director, Planning Transformation to translate the enterprise planning vision into an integrated roadmap and measurable outcomes. You will lead end-to-end planning capabilities across demand, supply, inventory, S&OE and IBP, establishing a global Planning COE and owning the Item Master Data domain.

This global role, based in Ireland, Amsterdam or the US, may require travel and reports to the executive leadership.