Director Supply Chain Planning

Title: Director Supply Chain Planning
Type;Hybrid 

Location:

Sidney, OH, USA

St. Louis, MO, USA

Job Description:

We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead.  

Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today! 

Description

The Planning Director – Center of Excellence (COE) is a strategic leadership role responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving a center-led organization focused on global best practices in planning processes such as Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP), Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE), and Materials Management. This leader will serve as the architect of a globally aligned, yet business unit enabled, planning ecosystem that fosters business collaboration, drives consistent execution, and builds long-term supply chain resilience.

 

As the Director Supply Chain Planning, you will:

• Define the vision, structure, and strategic roadmap of the Planning Center of Excellence (COE)
• Lead the development and deployment of global planning standards, frameworks, and toolkits
• Design, deploy, and optimize the global SIOP process, integrating demand, supply, finance, and business planning at the executive level
• Design, deploy, and optimize the global S&OE practices to drive real-time responsiveness, executional excellence, and plan adherence on a weekly basis
• Define enterprise-wide policies and playbooks for inventory optimization, lead-time management, and supply assurance
• Support master data governance and drive global consistency in replenishment strategies, supply planning parameters, and planning system configurations
• Ensure consistent adoption of best practices and performance metrics across all regions and business units
• Serve as a trusted planning partner to Business Unit (BU) leaders, translating enterprise strategy into effective supply chain planning solutions
• Establish formal governance forums and operating rhythms (e.g., SIOP councils, planning summits) to ensure continuous alignment and knowledge-sharing across BUs
• Collaborate with BU supply chain and commercial leaders to tailor planning strategies that reflect business-specific needs while maintaining enterprise-wide consistency
• Collaborate cross functionally to drive through complex business problems, including finance, marketing, sales, strategy, product development, and various supply chain functions.
• Develop necessary relationships to ensure continuous sponsorship and enrollment  
• Actively manage feedback loops to ensure the COE remains relevant, value-driven
• Lead the creation and cultivation of a global planning and materials management community across the organization
• Launch planning academies, learning journeys, and communities of practice to elevate organizational capability and engagement
• Promote a culture of transparency, continuous learning, and cross-regional support through collaboration platforms and internal events
• Partner with the supply chain excellence teams to establish end-to-end planning KPIs and dashboards that drive visibility, accountability, and decision-making across the network
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, including advanced analytics, scenario modeling, and digital automation
• Conduct periodic maturity assessments and lead targeted improvement projects across underperforming regions or functions

 

Required education, experiences & skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, SIOP, S&OE and materials management roles, including 5+ years in a leadership position within a matrixed/global organization
• Demonstrated success in building and leading planning Centers of Excellence or enterprise-wide transformation programs
• Deep understanding of business unit dynamics and the ability to balance standardization with local agility
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across functions, geographies, and levels
• Strong and curious analytical skillset, identifying patterns, exceptions to patterns, and identifying drivers of these outliers
• Flexible to manage time across pivots in task prioritization of oneself and the team, and communicate for impact the necessary support to navigate through issues and challenges
• Strong communication skills, capable of communicating for impact the key messages for an audience and associating asks through both oral and written mediums
• Bias for action and excited to use voice in meetings to cut through ambiguity and seek clarity
• Proficiency in advanced planning systems (e.g., SAP IBP, Kinaxis, OMP, Oracle) and collaborative digital tools.
• Up to 25% domestic travel is required for this position

Preferred education, experiences & skills

• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
• MBA
• APICS/ASCM certification preferred

About our Location  

The newly renovated Sidney campus has 1M square feet of manufacturing floor with an additional 120k square feet of leading-edge lab facilities. This location is the headquarters for the air conditioning and cold chain businesses. Through our 30 years of scroll compressor expertise, our air conditioning related products help bring comfort and convenience in commercial, industrial and residential spaces. The cold chain business helps ensure that food safely and efficiently travels from farm to fork. Approximately 1600 employees work in Sidney, who all support a multitude of business functions. With the blend of businesses and functions represented under this one roof, there are many opportunities for advancement within the Sidney location

Why Work in St. Louis, Missouri

Our facility is located in St. Louis, famous for its Gateway Arch standing at 630 feet tall. St. Louis is a family-friendly, historic metropolitan area with a low cost of living and first-class schools. The city offers excellent restaurants, shopping areas, art galleries, and numerous festivals throughout the year, making this an exciting place to live and work.

About Our Location

Our location is the host of Copeland’s corporate headquarters. Our products have become household names that support the comfort and well-being of our customers. The employees at this location provide support to the various businesses within the platform, allowing for many networking opportunities across businesses.

Collaboration First Hybrid Work Arrangements:

This role is hybrid eligible with the requirement to be in office at least three days per week. Colleagues are expected to demonstrate a collaboration first mindset, which is the understanding that teams will work together in-person and colleagues should be flexible to adjust their hybrid days based on business needs. You will have an opportunity to work with your team and leader to determine when you should be in office to drive meaningful connections and to best serve our customers.

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Our Commitment to Our People 

Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. That’s why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial. 

Our employees are our greatest strength. We believe that our culture of passion, openness, and collaboration empowers us to work toward the same goal - to make the world a better place. We invest in the end-to-end development of our people, beginning at onboarding and through senior leadership, so they can thrive personally and professionally. 

Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more. We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.