Strategic Materials Planning Manager

Carrier; Athens (AL); On-site; USD 96,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid vacation

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Carrier Global Corporation seeks a Planning Manager to lead end-to-end material planning, ensuring an uninterrupted flow to support production, inventory objectives, and business performance. You will guide Material Planners, supplier readiness/expediting, and risk management while driving MRP excellence and supply assurance.

The role collaborates with cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Procurement, and Finance to optimize planning processes and system performance, delivering on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 7+ years of materials, warehouse, logistics, or supply chain experience
• 3+ years of experience influencing teams through reporting and risk management, with hands-on expertise in inventory management, transportation, lean operations, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the material planning organization to ensure uninterrupted supply of purchased materials.
• Drive execution of MRP, replenishment processes, and purchase order management.
• Establish planning standards, governance, and work processes across all planners.
• Ensure alignment between SIOP, MPS, MRP, Clear-to-Build, S&O, and production execution.
• Lead shortage management activities and drive proactive recovery plans.
• Monitor material availability and escape risks before production impact occurs.
• Lead supplier readiness and expediting activities for critical materials.
• Oversee high-risk supplier escalations and recovery actions.
• Drive supplier commitment management, past-due PO recovery, and shipment visibility.
• Coordinate cross-functional actions to resolve supply constraints.
• Reduce premium freight through proactive supplier management and planning discipline.
• Own enterprise visibility to constrained materials, long lead-time parts, and supply chain risks.
• Establish risk identification processes and mitigation strategies.
• Drive reporting and communication of supply risks to leadership.
• Ensure contingency plans are developed and executed for critical shortages.
• Monitor supplier lead time variability and global supply chain disruptions.
• Balance inventory levels with service requirements and working capital objectives.
• Partner with Inventory Control to improve inventory health and accuracy.
• Drive reduction of excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory through planning actions.
• Ensure planning decisions support inventory turns and supply chain optimization.
• Lead planning activities supporting service level and production goals.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, and Program Management.
• Lead planning support for launch activities, schedule changes, customer demand shifts, and recovery plans.
• Facilitate planning discussions within S&O E and operational review forums.
• Provide planning recommendations that balance demand, supply, capacity, and inventory objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across planning processes and systems.
• Lead and develop Material Planners, Supplier Readiness/Expediting Lead, and Materials Risk Analyst.
• Establish performance expectations and accountability measures.
• Develop team capabilities in planning, analytics, supplier management, and risk mitigation.
• Build succession plans and support career development.
• Foster a culture of safety, ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence

Skills

Materials Planning and MRP expertise

Supply Chain Risk Management

Supplier Performance Management

Inventory Management

Data Analytics and KPI Management

ERP/MRP System Knowledge

Cross-Functional Leadership

Problem Solving and Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Windchill

JDE

LeanDNA

Job description

Carrier Global Corporation seeks a Planning Manager to lead end-to-end material planning, ensuring an uninterrupted flow to support production, inventory objectives, and business performance. You will guide Material Planners, supplier readiness/expediting, and risk management while driving MRP excellence and supply assurance.

The role collaborates with cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Procurement, and Finance to optimize planning processes and system performance, delivering on