Planning Senior Manager

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The Planning Senior Manager is a key leadership role within the Indigo Operations Division, serving as a member of the Operations Staff team and leading the Planning organization.

The role is responsible for leading end-to-end planning across demand, supply, production, materials, inventory and NPI, ensuring a robust, agile and cost-effective operational plan that supports business priorities and customer commitments.

The Planning Senior Manager works in close partnership with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, R&D, Finance, GTM, Business and other cross-functional teams, translating business demand and strategy into executable operational plans while balancing capacity, supply, inventory, cost, and business risks.

As a member of the Operations Staff, the role contributes to shaping the division’s strategy and operational priorities, provides insights and recommendations to support leadership decision-making, and drives continuous improvement, digital transformation, and planning excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Planning organization and team, setting its vision, strategy, priorities, and operating model, while developing a strong and high-performing planning organization.
• Lead end-to-end Supply & Demand Planning, including demand and forecast cycles, supply and production plans, material planning, inventory planning, capacity considerations, and alignment of supply with business requirements.
• Drive the S&OP / integrated planning process, creating alignment between demand, supply, manufacturing capabilities, business priorities, and financial objectives.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing to translate demand into executable production plans, manage constraints and dependencies, and ensure alignment across capacity, materials, priorities, and delivery requirements.
• Lead planning for NPI and business changes, ensuring operational readiness and integration of new products and initiatives into the overall supply and production plans.
• Drive scenario and risk planning, proactively identifying supply-demand gaps, capacity constraints, inventory risks, and business opportunities, and developing alternatives and contingency plans.
• Provide management with visibility and actionable insights on plans, performance, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs, influencing senior leadership decisions through fact-based analysis and recommendations.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement, leveraging AI, advanced analytics, automation, and digital planning capabilities, among other tools, to increase planning accuracy, agility and efficiency, improve decision-making, and optimize inventory and cost.
• Own and monitor key Planning and Operations KPIs, identifying performance gaps and driving cross-functional actions to improve business and operational outcomes.
• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives, working across organizational boundaries to ensure strong execution against business and Operations priorities.
• Build organizational capability and talent, including recruitment, coaching, performance management, succession and career development, while strengthening professional planning capabilities across the team.

Capabilities & Requirements

Professional Experience & Knowledge

• B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management or a related field.
• MBA / M.Sc. is an advantage.
• Significant experience in Planning, Supply Chain and Operations within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience across Demand, Supply, Production, Material and Inventory Planning, with a strong understanding of their interdependencies.
• Experience leading S&OP / integrated business planning processes and translating business forecasts into operational plans.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, supply constraints, capacity planning, inventory optimization and NPI.
• Experience leading managers and professional teams.

Leadership & Business Capabilities

• Strategic and business-oriented mindset, with the ability to connect business strategy with operational execution.
• Strong people leadership capabilities, including building teams, developing managers and talent, coaching and driving accountability.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate complex data into clear business insights and recommendations.
• Strong business acumen and ability to balance service, supply, inventory, capacity, cost and risk.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and influencing skills, particularly across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, R&D, Finance and Business teams.
• Ability to lead in a complex and changing environment, manage multiple priorities and create clarity around critical trade-offs.
• Digital and AI mindset, with demonstrated curiosity and ability to leverage technology, analytics and automation to transform planning processes and decision-making.
• Strong communication, presentation and influencing capabilities, including interaction with senior leadership.
• Fluent English, written and verbal.

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