Head of Supply Planning Strategy & Digital Enablement

owensminor; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision starting 1

Educational assistance

Employer-paid life insurance

Adoption assistance

HSA and 401(k)

Paid leave

Well-being programs

Job summary

Owens & Minor seeks a Head of Supply Planning Strategy & Enablement in Richmond, VA to lead the enterprise-wide planning transformation and build scalable capabilities for IBP/S&OP and end-to-end visibility.

You will drive technology strategy, analytics, and governance across SAP IBP, ECC/S4HANA, Kinaxis, and Blue Yonder, partnering with Manufacturing, IT, Finance, and Commercial to optimize inventory, service, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year supply planning enablement roadmap aligned with business and supply chain objectives.
• Lead initiatives that enhance planning capabilities, service levels, inventory performance, productivity, and operational agility.
• Assess planning processes and organizational capabilities to identify improvement opportunities and standardize best practices.
• Design future-state planning operating models supporting IBP, S&OP, and end-to-end supply chain visibility.
• Support network optimization, capacity planning, inventory optimization, and supply chain resilience initiatives.
• Define and execute the supply planning technology strategy, including implementation, optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Lead deployment and enhancement of planning platforms including SAP IBP, SAP ECC/S4HANA, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, and other APS solutions.
• Drive integration across ERP, manufacturing, procurement, transportation, and inventory management systems.
• Champion automation, AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics to improve planning effectiveness and efficiency.
• Establish enterprise standards and governance for supply planning master data, including BOMs, routings, capacities, lead times, planning hierarchies, and product master data.
• Develop KPI frameworks, dashboards, and analytics that support data-driven decision making.
• Ensure data quality, planning accuracy, and process compliance across planning systems.
• Design and govern standardized planning processes, operating procedures, and planning playbooks across business units.
• Establish best practices for inventory planning, capacity planning, production planning, supply balance

Job description

Owens & Minor seeks a Head of Supply Planning Strategy & Enablement in Richmond, VA to lead the enterprise-wide planning transformation and build scalable capabilities for IBP/S&OP and end-to-end visibility.

You will drive technology strategy, analytics, and governance across SAP IBP, ECC/S4HANA, Kinaxis, and Blue Yonder, partnering with Manufacturing, IT, Finance, and Commercial to optimize inventory, service, and efficiency.