Global Planning Leader

Job Details

Job Title: Global Planning Leader

Location: Flexible within Caldic footprint; global travel required

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Role purpose

Collaborate with regional teams to design and lead Caldic’s global Planning and S&OP operating system to deliver reliable service, working‑capital efficiency, and execution stability. Enable Project Meridian, uplift S&OP maturity, stabilize S&OE, standardize master data, digitize planning, and build the pathway to IBP.

Key Responsibilities

Define and own global S&OP strategy, roadmap, and governance

• Run global S&OP cadence: decision rights, escalation, analytics, templates.
• Lead S&OE stabilization and exception‑management routines.
• Own planning architecture (demand, supply, inventory) and master data governance.
• Lead deployment of planning systems (APS/S&OP platform) and manage consultants.

Build global dashboards (forecast, service, variability, adherence)

• Own global inventory strategy and replenishment discipline.
• Integrate Commercial, Procurement, Operations, and Finance into one planning process.
• Lead Meridian planning workstreams and maturity uplift.
• Build Planning COE capability and job architecture.

Decision rights

• Ownership of global S&OP design, standards, governance cadence.
• Authority to intervene where planning discipline or data integrity fails.
• Joint accountability for service, inventory, and stability outcomes.

Key interfaces

• Regional Operations & Supply Chain; Commercial Directors; Market Leaders.
• Procurement; Manufacturing/Value‑Add Ops; Site Leadership.
• Finance (planning, scenarios); IT/Digital (tools, data, analytics).
• Transformation Office / Project Meridian.

First 6 months – non‑negotiable deliverables

• Global S&OP maturity baseline + 12‑month roadmap.
• Stabilized S&OE routines with clear ownership.

Global S&OP governance live (cadence, decision rights, templates)

• Standardized planning processes + master data rules.
• Meridian planning blueprint delivered and mobilized.
• Planning COE structure + capability model launched.
• Global KPI framework deployed.

KPIs (illustrative)

• Forecast accuracy & bias; demand variability; plan adherence.
• OTIF; back-order health; supply adherence; exception closure.
• Inventory turns, DIO, working capital; expedites and disruption cost.

Skills

Deep demand, supply, capacity, and inventory planning capability

• Experience deploying planning platforms and standardizing master data.
• Operator mindset: execution‑ready, fact‑based, clear ownership.

Job Requirements

Required, Education & credentials

• 15+ years in Planning/S&OP/E2E Supply Chain across multi‑region environments.
• Proven success scaling S&OP maturity and governance.
• Bachelor’s degree required; APICS/ASCM certifications desirable

Preferred

• IBP Evolution Experience.
• Distribution + value‑add manufacturing background.
• Consultant‑led transformation experience.
• Network planning and inventory optimization expertise.

About Caldic

At Caldic, we’re a global leader in distribution solutions, serving diverse markets across the world. Joining us means becoming part of an entrepreneurial, collaborative, and innovation-driven team.

We offer:

• Global opportunities with rapid career growth and development
• An inclusive, diverse, and dynamic work environment
• The chance to shape the future of specialty ingredient solutions across industries like food, pharma, personal care, and more

We operate in 43 countries around the world. Our innovative solutions are tailored to meet the needs of industries such as food, pharma, personal care, and industrial markets, ensuring sustainable success for all stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.caldic.com

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