Senior Director, Planning Transformation

Bausch + Lomb; Bridgewater Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Bausch + Lomb seeks a Senior Director, Planning Transformation to lead the global planning transformation across demand, supply, inventory, S&OE and IBP. Reporting to the VP, Global Supply Chain, this leader will translate the planning vision into an integrated roadmap and establish the Planning COE.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in supply chain leadership, deep expertise in planning and analytics, and success delivering multi‑year transformations in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive supply chain experience.
• Experience in regulated/pharma/life sciences preferred.
• Proven experience leading multi-year planning transformations.

Responsibilities

• Lead global planning transformation roadmap and COE.
• Design end-to-end planning processes and governance.
• Own requirements and design authority for planning solutions.
• Partner with IT, Data, and AI for scalable analytics and decision support.
• Drive change management and stakeholder alignment.

Skills

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Advanced planning systems

Job description

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.

The Senior Director, Planning Transformation will lead the transformation of Bausch + Lomb’s global planning capabilities across demand, supply, inventory, Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP). Reporting to the VP, Global Supply Chain, this leader will translate the enterprise planning vision into an integrated roadmap that delivers measurable business results and sustained adoption. The role will establish and lead the global Planning Center of Excellence (COE) and own Supply Chain Item Master Data governance, partnering across business units, regions, manufacturing sites, and external supply networks to strengthen planning processes, data quality, and organizational capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global planning transformation roadmap, with accountability for priorities, business case, milestones, dependencies, risks, and executive reporting.
• Design and deploy standardized, end‑to‑end planning processes, decision rights, roles, governance, and escalation paths across business units and functions.
• Own business requirements and design authority for planning solutions, ensuring technology supports the future operating model rather than replicating existing workarounds.
• Establish performance baselines, outcome measures, and benefits tracking tied to service, inventory, cost, productivity, and revenue objectives.
• Establish and lead the Planning COE, including its organization, service model, governance, global standards, key performance indicators, analytics, training, certification, maturity assessments, and continuous improvement.
• Own the Supply Chain Item Master Data domain, including policies, stewardship, workflows, controls, data quality, timeliness, issue resolution, and consistency 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‑enabled decision support.
• Lead stakeholder alignment, communications, training, and change adoption to prepare leaders and planners to operate effectively in the new model.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Finance, Customer Service, Manufacturing, External Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, and Trade Compliance stakeholders to align planning capabilities with business needs.
• Direct internal teams and external technology and transformation partners, ensuring deliverable quality, effective knowledge transfer, and sustainable internal capabilities.
• Attract, develop, and lead a global team spanning the Planning COE, transformation, and Item Master Data, with analytics and planning performance resources as defined in the final organization design; define future planning skill requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Data, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• At least 12 years of progressive supply chain experience, including senior leadership responsibility in a large, complex, global, multi‑business organization.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device, life sciences, or other regulated industry is preferred.
• Proven experience leading a multi‑year planning transformation from vision and business case through design, deployment, adoption, and benefits realization.
• Deep expertise in demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, S&OE, and IBP; manufacturing planning or scheduling experience preferred.
• Experience establishing or leading a Planning COE, including global process ownership, governance, performance management, and capability development.
• Experience owning or governing item or material master data, including stewardship, data quality, controls, and cross‑system alignment.
• Strong understanding of advanced planning systems, master data management, analytics, and AI‑enabled decision support, with experience defining business requirements and partnering with IT on related implementations, including cloud‑based solutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in transformation leadership, program governance, and organizational change, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and across functions.
• Experience managing external partners and transferring knowledge and capabilities to internal teams.
• A recognized qualification in planning, continuous improvement, project management, or change leadership is preferred.

This position may be available in the following location(s): Bridgewater, NJ - hybrid

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting pay for this role is between $220,000 and $245,000. The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short‑term and/or long‑term incentives. They may also have to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan etc.

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