SENIOR MANAGER PLANNING SYSTEMS, DATA & AUTOMATION

Our client, a leading textile organisation, seeks to appoint an experienced professional for the following role:

The Senior Manager Planning Systems, Data & Automation will own the business roadmap and functional product management for planning systems, planning data and automation across Demand, Supply, MRP, Fabric and Garment Planning. The role will translate approved planning processes into functional requirements, data standards, workflows, dashboards and automation, and lead business design validation, testing, deployment, adoption and benefit realization.

• →Maintain the enterprise planning-systems roadmap aligned with business priorities and architecture guardrails agreed with IT.
• →Own the functional backlog, requirements, priorities, acceptance criteria and business value for ERP planning modules and advanced planning tools.
• →Lead business participation in process-to-system design, configuration validation, data migration, user-acceptance testing, deployment and stabilization.
• →Establish planning-data definitions, ownership, quality controls, lineage, issue resolution and monitoring across systems and functions.
• →Govern planning hierarchies, calendars and parameter frameworks, and drive root-cause correction of recurring data failures.
• →Prioritize automation opportunities and define functional requirements for data flows, integrations, dashboards and analytics products.
• →Monitor adoption, data quality, recurring issues, service performance and benefits; coordinate issue triage with users, IT and vendors.
• →Lead and develop team capability in functional design, data governance, testing, product ownership and stakeholder management.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Data, Business Analytics or a related discipline.

8–10 years of experience in planning systems, ERP or advanced planning solutions, business systems, data governance, analytics or automation, including at least 3 years in a managerial, product-owner or programme-lead role within manufacturing or supply chain. Textile or apparel experience is preferred but not mandatory.

• Extensive knowledge of ERP planning modules, advanced planning systems and end-to-end planning processes.
• Strong understanding of functional product ownership, requirements management, solution design, testing, release and adoption.
• Knowledge of planning master data, parameter governance, data quality, ownership and lineage.
• Experience with workflow automation, reporting architecture, business intelligence and dashboard product management.
• Understanding of Demand Planning, Supply Planning, MRP, S&OP, Fabric Planning and Garment Planning interactions.
• Working knowledge of SQL, data models and automation concepts; hands-on programming is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Strong leadership, communication, documentation and stakeholder-management skills.

This advertisement is published on 12 October 2026. The last date to apply is 23 October 2026. Candidates who possess the required experience and educational qualifications are encouraged to submit their applications