Senior Apparel Supply Planning Lead - Global Operations

New Balance Athletics, Inc.; Lawrence (MA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance options

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Job summary

New Balance Athletics, Inc. in Lawrence, MA is seeking a Senior Manager, Apparel Global Supply Planning to lead the AA&E supply planning team and optimize factory loading against forecasted demand.

You will partner with factory leadership to align demand, capacity, and delivery, and drive key planning processes. The role emphasizes strong leadership, data-driven decision making, and collaboration across sales ops, customer service, IT, and logistics to ensure on-time delivery and cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or a related field.
• 8+ years of supply chain, planning, inventory management, or operations experience, including 6+ years of people leadership experience.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to maintain team performance, engagement, and morale while navigating complex business challenges, competing priorities, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills with a focus on delivering exceptional customer experience and business results.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP systems (e.g. Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle) and purchase order management platforms (e.g., XPC).
• APICS CPIM certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the Apparel, Accessories, and Equipment (AAE) Supply Planning team, fostering a high-performance culture focused on achieving business objectives, exceeding KPIs, making data-driven decisions, developing talent, and maintaining strong employee engagement.
• Own and continuously improve the factory capacity planning process to support delivery performance, cost objectives, profitability goals, competitive positioning, and long-term strategic growth initiatives.
• Partner closely with factory leadership to drive achievement of shared delivery and service KPIs, ensuring alignment between demand, capacity, and execution.
• Accountable for customer on-time delivery performance and factory loading optimization across the AAE business.
• Oversee execution of planning tools such as the monthly RCCP, Early Buy, and Shortened Lead time programs.
• Represent supply planning in the corporate S&OP process and Strategic Business Review meetings
• Oversee the communication and escalation process for significant production, sourcing, or delivery disruptions, including the preparation and distribution of incident reports and mitigation plans.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and effectively coordinate with partners e.g. sales operations, customer service, development, IT, and logistics.

Skills

Leadership

Excel

ERP systems

Data analysis

People management

Forecasting

S&OP

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/related field

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

SAP

Oracle

XPC

Job description

New Balance Athletics, Inc. in Lawrence, MA is seeking a Senior Manager, Apparel Global Supply Planning to lead the AA&E supply planning team and optimize factory loading against forecasted demand.

You will partner with factory leadership to align demand, capacity, and delivery, and drive key planning processes. The role emphasizes strong leadership, data-driven decision making, and collaboration across sales ops, customer service, IT, and logistics to ensure on-time delivery and cost