SIOP Supply Planning Manager

Vertiv; Piove di Sacco; On-site; EUR 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a Supply Planning Manager to lead the newly formed Supply Planning team within the EMEA SI&OP organization. You will bridge demand planning with manufacturing execution and own the regional workload-vs-capacity process, translating SI&OP volumes into actionable supply plans across EMEA plants.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration with AME, Procurement, and Finance, lead strategic and tactical planning, and oversee large projects while supporting Kinaxis implementation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in supply/operations planning, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional planning teams.
• Strong knowledge of S&OP/SI&OP processes and workload-capacity balancing.
• Experience with ERP/APS systems; Kinaxis experience is a plus.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification (Black Belt preferred).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Supply Planning team (Strategic Planning Analysts, Tactical Planning Analysts).
• Own the workload-vs-capacity finalization for the EMEA region, acting as the single source of truth.
• Represent the “supply side” in all SI&OP meetings and factor constraints into plans.
• Drive and oversee the usage of SI&OP volumes into execution.
• Lead the Big Bets process, including demand collection and investment business cases.
• Steer strategic workload allocation across multiple plants, IS projects, ICO, and NPDI initiatives.
• Coordinate supplier constraint feedback to Procurement and link governance to purchasing decisions.
• Direct involvement in Large/Top Projects, ensuring planning is embedded early.
• Lead NPDI discussions from a supply perspective for ramp-ups.
• Maintain weekly cadence with Sales Leadership, AME, and Procurement.
• Run Six Sigma projects to drive continuous improvement in planning processes.
• Support Kinaxis implementation for SI&OP.

Skills

Leadership

S&OP knowledge

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in supply chain management/related field

Tools

Kinaxis

Job description

Brief Job Description

The Supply Planning Manager leads the newly established Supply Planning team within the EMEA SI&OP organization. This role is accountable for bridging demand planning with manufacturing execution, owning the regional workload-vs-capacity process as the single source of truth, and ensuring SI&OP volumes are effectively translated into actionable supply plans across all EMEA plants.

Job Description

Brief Job Description

The Supply Planning Manager leads the newly established Supply Planning team within the EMEA SI&OP organization. This role is accountable for bridging demand planning with manufacturing execution, owning the regional workload-vs-capacity process as the single source of truth, and ensuring SI&OP volumes are effectively translated into actionable supply plans across all EMEA plants.

Responsibilities and Measurement Criteria with Time investment Needed on Each

• Lead and develop the Supply Planning team (Strategic Planning Analysts, Tactical Planning Analysts), ensuring clear priorities, professional growth, and cross-functional alignment.
• Own the workload-vs-capacity finalization for the EMEA region, acting as the single source of truth (AME owns capacity; SI&OP owns workload).
• Represent the “supply side” in all SI&OP meetings, ensuring plant constraints, supplier feedback, and capacity realities are factored into consensus plans.
• Drive and oversee the usage of SI&OP volumes into execution, ensuring seamless handoff from planning to operations.
• Lead the Big Bets (“what-if”) process, including demand collection, workload planning, and collaboration with AME, Procurement, and Finance to build investment business cases.
• Steer strategic workload allocation across multiple plants, IS projects, ICO, and NPDI initiatives.
• Coordinate supplier constraint feedback to and from Procurement, linking SI&OP governance to strategic purchasing decisions.
• Direct involvement in Large/Top Projects workstreams, ensuring supply planning considerations are embedded early.
• Lead NPDI discussions from a supply perspective, mediating plant feedback and ensuring new product ramp-ups are capacity-feasible.
• Maintain a weekly cadence with Sales Leadership, AME, and Procurement to ensure alignment across the tactical and strategic horizons.
• Run Six Sigma projects (Green Belt, possibly Black Belt) to drive continuous improvement in planning processes.
• Support the Kinaxis implementation for SI&OP, ensuring the tool supports end-to-end planning integration.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in supply/operations planning, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional planning teams.
• Strong knowledge of S&OP/SI&OP processes and workload-capacity balancing.
• Experience with ERP/APS systems (Kinaxis experience is a plus).
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification (Black Belt preferred).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.

Time Travel Needed

• 20%

The anticipated salary range for this role Slovakia is between €33 739 to €42 174 gross per and reflects the range applicable in that jurisdiction. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation and benefits. Where applicable, a comprehensive overview of the full benefits package and any additional compensation will be provided during the recruitment process in accordance with local legal requirements. Compensation is determined based on objective, gender-neutral criteria, including skills, experience, and job responsibilities.

This role may be performed in multiple jurisdictions. In jurisdictions subject to EU Pay Transparency requirements, a locally applicable salary range applies and will be communicated in accordance with local legal obligations, if not shown in this posting. Salary ranges for other jurisdictions may vary in line with local market conditions and applicable legislation.

About Us

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

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES

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.

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