Head of Supply Network 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™.

Global Reach with a Local Touch

• 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

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plan - Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.

• Educational Assistance - We offer educational assistance to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.

• Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability - We offer employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.

• Voluntary Supplemental Programs – We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.

• Support for your Growing Family – Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.

• Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) - We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.

• Paid Leave - In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave – including parental leave.

• Well-Being – Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs – all at no cost to you.

Job Description: The Senior Director, Supply Network Planning leads Owens & Minor's enterprise-wide supply planning strategy, ensuring the alignment of customer demand, supply capability, inventory investment, and financial objectives to drive service excellence, profitable growth, operational performance, and supply chain resilience. This executive leadership role oversees Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Supply Planning, Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE), Inventory Strategy, Capacity Planning, Deployment Planning, and Supply Network Optimization. As the enterprise leader for supply planning governance, this role drives cross-functional decision-making across Commercial, Procurement, Operations, Distribution, Finance, and Customer Experience, translating strategic priorities into an integrated supply plan. The Senior Director leads scenario planning, risk management, network optimization, and transformation initiatives that strengthen agility, improve service performance, and optimize working capital. The role is accountable for building and advancing a world-class planning organization by leveraging SAP IBP, advanced analytics, AI-enabled planning capabilities, and continuous improvement practices to enhance planning maturity, decision quality, and end-to-end supply chain performance.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $260,000 - 270,000 annually plus 32% AIP eligibility. The actual compensation offered may vary based on job related factors such as experience, skills, education and location.

Core Responsibilities:

Enterprise Supply Network Strategy

• Develop and execute enterprise supply network planning strategies aligned with customer, growth, operational, and financial objectives.
• Establish long-term inventory, capacity, supply, and network strategies that support business expansion and enterprise scalability.
• Drive alignment between strategic, tactical, and operational planning horizons.
• Ensure planning capabilities and processes evolve to support changing business requirements and supply chain complexity.
• Identify opportunities to improve agility, resiliency, responsiveness, and service performance across the network.

Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Leadership

• Serve as executive owner of the Supply Review process within the Integrated Business Planning framework.
• Translate commercial growth strategies into executable supply, inventory, and capacity plans.
• Lead cross-functional decision-making involving Supply Chain, Commercial, Procurement, Operations, Finance, and Customer Experience leaders.
• Drive scenario modeling and business trade-off evaluations involving service, inventory, capacity, margin, and cost.
• Establish governance structures that create a single source of truth across planning functions.
• Provide proactive risk identification and scenario-based recommendations to executive leadership.

Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE)

• Lead enterprise S&OE processes to ensure effective execution of approved supply plans.
• Establish mechanisms to proactively identify and mitigate customer service risks.
• Direct enterprise response to supply disruptions, demand volatility, and capacity constraints.
• Ensure alignment between strategic planning decisions and day-to-day execution.
• Foster a culture of rapid decision-making supported by analytics, visibility, and AI-driven insights.

Inventory Strategy & Working Capital Leadership

• Establish inventory optimization strategies that balance customer service, working capital, and supply continuity objectives.
• Drive inventory health improvements, inventory turn performance, and reduction of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Ensure effective allocation of constrained inventory across customers, channels, and business priorities.
• Lead initiatives that improve inventory productivity while maintaining service excellence.
• Oversee enterprise deployment and replenishment planning strategies.

Customer-Centric Planning Leadership

• Champion the voice of the customer throughout all planning and operational decision-making processes.
• Align planning strategies with customer commitments, growth initiatives, and service objectives.
• Partner with Commercial and Customer Experience leaders to improve fulfillment performance and customer reliability.
• Ensure planning decisions prioritize customer retention, strategic partnerships, and profitable growth.
• Establish visibility, accountability, and performance metrics related to customer service outcomes.  

Supply Chain Transformation & Digital Enablement

• Lead modernization of planning capabilities through SAP IBP, advanced analytics, machine learning, AI, and automation.
• Sponsor planning system enhancements and enterprise digital transformation initiatives.
• Establish planning standards, data governance, and process harmonization across the organization.
• Drive planning maturity through simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Build analytical capabilities that improve scenario planning, inventory optimization, supply balancing, and decision quality.

Organizational Leadership & Talent Development

• Build and lead a high-performing supply network planning organization.
• Attract, retain, develop, and mentor planning professionals and future leaders.
• Establish clear accountability, ownership, succession plans, and performance expectations.
• Develop leadership capability across all planning disciplines.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, customer focus, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead organizational change management initiatives supporting transformation and business growth.

Qualifying Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive leadership experience across Supply Planning, Inventory Management, Capacity Planning, S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, and Supply Chain Operations.
• Minimum of 7 years leading managers and large-scale planning organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide supply chain transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing planning activities across multiple business units, suppliers, manufacturing operations, and distribution networks.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead cross-functional decision-making in complex environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, or related field.
• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP, or CLTD).
• Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Experience leading SAP IBP, SAP S/4HANA, or other advanced planning system implementations.
• Demonstrated expertise in AI-enabled planning and advanced analytics solutions

• Expert-level knowledge of integrated supply chain planning, including Supply Network Planning, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE), Inventory Optimization, and Capacity Planning.

• Proven ability to design and optimize complex supply networks, balancing customer service, cost, working capital, risk, and growth objectives.

• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to evaluate trade-offs and make enterprise-level decisions that drive operational and financial performance.

• Strategic leader with a demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into scalable supply chain capabilities and measurable results.

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, leveraging advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and data-driven decision-making.

• Executive presence with proven ability to influence, align, and build consensus across senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives, driving organizational change, and advancing planning maturity.

• Demonstrated success building, developing, and leading high-performing teams while creating a strong leadership pipeline.

• Deep expertise with SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, and modern supply chain planning technologies.

• Knowledge of AI-enabled planning solutions, automation, digital supply chain capabilities, and emerging technologies that enhance planning effectiveness and business agility.

• Inside working conditions.

• Ability to travel ~25% - 40% to Distribution Centers and Plants.

• No environmental hazards indicated for this classification.

• Open to a hybrid remote working environment.

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.