Materials Planning Strategist - SIOP & Supply Alignment

Vertiv Group Corporation; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Materials Planning Manager at Vertiv Group Corporation will oversee material availability across multiple manufacturing sites within the Thermal AMER BU, coordinating with factory Materials Management, Procurement, and suppliers to ensure on-time customer order fulfillment.

The role requires strong project management and cross-functional collaboration to translate SIOP outputs into actionable supply plans and to drive sourcing projects that secure external capacity for long-term growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business or related field.
• 4–8 years in materials management, supply chain, procurement or planning in manufacturing.
• Familiar with SIOP and translating outputs to material actions.
• Demonstrated project management with multiple sites.
• Experience coordinating across sites and cross-functional teams.
• Strong collaboration and influencing without authority.
• Self-starter with initiative to identify issues and drive action.
• Analytical skills to assess supply risks and capacity constraints.
• Experience with ERP/MRP and SCM systems (Oracle, Cyberplan, Kinaxis).
• Excellent communication; able to present risks to leadership.
• MS Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Review and monitor material supply for critical materials across the 8-week to 24-month planning horizon, identifying risks and gaps that could impact on-time delivery of customer orders
• Coordinate with factory Materials Management teams, Procurement, and suppliers to resolve material supply issues and ensure timely delivery across multiple manufacturing facilities
• Translate SIOP outputs into actionable material supply plans, driving necessary actions to ensure supply of material in the mid-term to long-term planning horizon
• Provide input on mid-term and long-term supply risks that need to be accounted for in the constrained supply plan
• Collaborate with factory teams and Procurement to identify, initiate, and execute sourcing projects that secure external supply capacity aligned to long-term internal capacity growth plans
• Drive sourcing projects from idea through execution and completion, managing timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables to ensure successful outcomes
• Develop and maintain visibility to critical material supply status across the Thermal AMER BU, escalating risks and constraints as appropriate
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with factory Materials Management, Procurement, Engineering, and Operations teams
• Engage directly with suppliers as needed to address supply constraints, capacity concerns, and delivery performance
• Support the SIOP process by providing material supply intelligence, constraint analysis, and risk assessments
• Identify opportunities to improve material supply reliability, reduce lead times, and mitigate supply chain risk across the BU
• Monitor supplier capacity and performance to proactively identify risks to long-term growth plans

Skills

SIOP process

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP / MRP systems

Analytical skills

Excel & PowerPoint

Communication

Multi-priority management

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

Oracle

Cyberplan

Kinaxis

Job description

The Materials Planning Manager at Vertiv Group Corporation will oversee material availability across multiple manufacturing sites within the Thermal AMER BU, coordinating with factory Materials Management, Procurement, and suppliers to ensure on-time customer order fulfillment.

The role requires strong project management and cross-functional collaboration to translate SIOP outputs into actionable supply plans and to drive sourcing projects that secure external capacity for long-term growth.