Sr Manager, Materials Planning

Carrier Global Corporation; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 118,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

Carrier Global Corporation is seeking a Senior Manager of Materials Planning to lead the planning organization in Fort Worth, TX. This role ensures material availability to support the production plan and customer commitments.

The position owners demand and supply planning, inventory strategy and ERP planning parameters, while guiding a team of planners and schedulers to optimize performance and working capital.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years of materials planning or supply-chain experience, including 3+ years leading teams.
• 5+ years of MRP/ERP planning and inventory management experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads the materials planning organization and the end-to-end planning process.
• Owns material availability to support the production plan and customer commitments.
• Sets inventory strategy, safety stock policy and days-of-supply targets.
• Governs ERP/MRP planning parameters, data accuracy and system discipline.
• Leads the supply side of the SIOP/S&OP process with Operations and Commercial.
• Drives supplier delivery performance and shortage-mitigation plans.
• Manages planning KPIs and improvement plans.
• Builds, coaches and develops the planning team.

Skills

Materials planning

MRP/ERP planning

Inventory management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

APICS CPIM/CSCP

Job description

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.

About this role

The Senior Manager of Materials Planning leads the planning organization that ensures material availability to support the production plan. This role owns demand and supply planning, inventory strategy and ERP planning parameters, leading a team of planners and schedulers.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the materials planning organization and the end-to-end planning process.
• Owns material availability to support the production plan and customer commitments.
• Sets inventory strategy, safety stock policy and days-of-supply targets.
• Governs ERP/MRP planning parameters, data accuracy and system discipline.
• Leads the supply side of the SIOP/S&OP process with Operations and Commercial.
• Drives supplier delivery performance and shortage-mitigation plans.
• Manages planning KPIs (material availability, inventory turns, past-due) and improvement plans.
• Builds, coaches and develops the planning team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years of materials planning or supply-chain experience, including 3+ years leading teams.
• 5+ years of experience in MRP/ERP planning and inventory management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of MRP/ERP planning, inventory management and capacity planning.
• Experience in industrial equipment manufacturing operations
• Experience owning the supply side of a SIOP/S&OP process.
• Proven ability to manage inventory, working capital and days-of-supply.
• Strong analytical skills and experience driving supplier delivery performance.
• Demonstrated ability to build and develop a planning organization.
• APICS certification (CPIM / CSCP).
• Experience in high-growth or fast-paced manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of Lean logistics and pull replenishment.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 - $234,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.

Other Compensation

Thisposition is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days fromJobPosting Date: 25 September 2026

Use of AI

Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.