Manager, Supply Planning

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems and research centers around the world. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere, Life Takes Care™.

• 140+ years serving healthcare

• Over 14,000 teammates worldwide

• Serving healthcare partners in 80 countries

• Manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand and Ireland

• 40+ distribution centers

• Portfolio of 300 propriety and branded product offerings

• 1,000 branded medical product suppliers

• 4,000 healthcare partners served

• →Develop and maintain integrated supply plans aligned with approved demand requirements and business priorities.
• →Establish supply planning strategies that balance service, inventory, capacity, and cost objectives.
• →Own inventory targets, inventory optimization strategies, and working capital performance.
• →Evaluate and approve inventory deployment, rebalancing, and allocation strategies across the network.
• →Lead rough-cut capacity planning and mitigation strategies for projected constraints.
• →Develop and evaluate planning scenarios to address service, inventory, capacity, and supply imbalances.

• Accountable for overall inventory health, service performance, and supply continuity.
• Lead efforts to prevent and mitigate inventory shortages, excess inventory, and service risks.
• Drive decisions related to inventory positioning, safety stock strategies, and supply balancing.
• Establish recovery plans for supply disruptions and material constraints.
• Monitor supply plan performance and direct corrective actions as needed.

• Own planning policies, parameter standards, and governance processes.
• Approve planning parameter changes including safety stock, lead times, lot sizes, sourcing rules, and inventory policies.
• Ensure planning parameters support service, inventory, capacity, and cost objectives.
• Drive consistent planning practices across business units, product categories, and locations.
• Sponsor improvements to planning systems, SAP IBP capabilities, and planning analytics.

• Lead management of supply disruptions, material shortages, supplier constraints, and inventory risks.
• Establish escalation protocols and decision frameworks for constrained supply situations.
• Direct prioritization and allocation decisions that protect customer commitments and business continuity.
• Communicate business risks, recovery plans, and mitigation strategies to senior leadership.

• Partner with Procurement leadership to strengthen supplier performance and supply reliability.
• Support supplier recovery activities and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Ensure alignment between supply planning strategies and sourcing strategies.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to resolve significant supply issues and improve supplier responsiveness.

• Lead supply reviews, S&OE processes, and planning governance meetings.
• Facilitate decisions regarding supply constraints, inventory risks, capacity limitations, and service impacts.
• Build alignment across Demand Planning, Procurement, Operations, Distribution, Finance, Customer Resiliency, and Sales organizations.
• Drive integration between Supply Planning, S&OP, and Integrated Business Planning processes.

• Provide coaching, leadership, and development for planning professionals.
• Establish performance expectations, planning disciplines, and best practices.
• Foster a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Lead organizational change management and adoption of new planning processes and technologies.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in Supply Planning, Inventory Management, Materials Planning, Production Planning, Supply Chain Operations, Procurement, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated success leading supply planning and inventory optimization strategies that drive service, operational, and financial performance.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence decision-making across Demand Planning, Procurement, Operations, Logistics, Finance, Commercial, and Customer Service organizations.
• Experience leveraging ERP, advanced planning, analytics, and business intelligence tools to drive planning effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Track record of leading operational excellence, process transformation, and continuous improvement initiatives within complex supply chain environments.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, developing talent, and building high-performing teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in Supply Planning, Inventory Management, Materials Planning, Production Planning, Supply Chain Operations, Procurement, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated success leading supply planning and inventory optimization strategies that drive service, operational, and financial performance.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence decision-making across Demand Planning, Procurement, Operations, Logistics, Finance, Commercial, and Customer Service organizations.
• Experience leveraging ERP, advanced planning, analytics, and business intelligence tools to drive planning effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Track record of leading operational excellence, process transformation, and continuous improvement initiatives within complex supply chain environments.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, developing talent, and building high-performing teams.

• Master’s degree in supply chain management, Operations, Engineering, Business Administration (MBA), or a related discipline.
• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP, or CLTD).
• Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, or Continuous Improvement certification.
• Experience leading enterprise planning initiatives, supply chain transformation programs, or advanced planning system implementations.

• Advanced expertise in Supply Planning, Inventory Management, S&OP, S&OE, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), and end-to-end supply chain management.
• Deep understanding of inventory optimization, supply balancing, capacity planning, and supply risk management principles.
• Strong business, financial, and operational acumen with the ability to evaluate trade-offs and make decisions in complex and rapidly changing environments.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business objectives into actionable supply chain strategies and execution plans.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and build alignment across all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and talent development capabilities with a commitment to fostering high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to operational excellence, continuous improvement, and organizational change leadership.
• Proficiency with ERP, advanced planning, analytics, and business intelligence platforms that support integrated supply chain planning and execution.

• Inside working conditions.

• Ability to travel ~25% to Distribution Centers and Plants.

• No environmental hazards indicated for this classification.

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply. This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis.

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.