Job Description

The Global Supply Planning Director is a senior leadership role responsible for end‑to‑end supply planning across a complex, global manufacturing network supporting both consumables and instruments. This leader owns the supply planning strategy, operating model, and performance for the ADx value chain and plays a critical role in enabling customer service, inventory health, and supply resilience.

At a time of significant transformation as the ADx division integrates into Waters, this role is central to shaping the future of supply chain planning. As a member of the ADx Value Chain Leadership Team, the Director is accountable not only for operational execution, but also for building a high‑performing, customer‑first planning organization, strengthening decision‑focused IBP and S&OE processes, and establishing a culture of accountability.

Responsibilities

• Own global supply planning across 12+ internal manufacturing sites and multiple external contract manufacturers, covering consumables and instruments.
• Define and continuously evolve the supply planning operating model to support scalability, resilience, and customer commitments.
• Ensure supply plans translate commercial demand into executable manufacturing plans across short‑ and long‑term horizons.
• Lead the evolution of the IBP Supply Review, strengthening content, structure, and executive decision focus, with emphasis on forward‑looking risks, constraints, and opportunities.
• Own a disciplined weekly S&OE process to manage near‑term execution, constraints, and customer impacts.
• Lead end‑to‑end performance management across supply planning KPIs (e.g., service, inventory, plan adherence), driving actions to close gaps and improve outcomes.
• Drive improvements in OTIF, service levels, and backorder performance through proactive supply risk identification and mitigation.
• Partner with the Global Inventory Lead to define and execute an end‑to‑end inventory strategy, balancing service, working capital, and supply risk.
• Lead initiatives to minimize excess and obsolescence through improved planning, lifecycle management, and cross‑functional alignment.
• Implement early‑warning mechanisms to proactively identify supply and inventory risks before customer impact.
• Present supply performance, risks, and trade‑off recommendations during monthly segment reviews and actively participate as a member of segment leadership teams.
• Lead, develop, and coach a global supply planning leadership team, setting a clear standard for accountability, ownership, and performance.
• Actively develop future leaders and ensure bench strength for critical planning roles.
• Drive disciplined use of enterprise planning systems, eliminating offline planning practices and improving plan integrity, visibility, and decision‑

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, with demonstrated ownership of complex, multi‑site supply environments.
• 7+ years of people leadership experience, including leading leaders.
• APICS certification (CPIM/CSCP) preferred.
• Experience in regulated industries (medical device, biotech, pharmaceutical).
• Proven ability to lead through significant change; merger and integration experience strongly preferred.
• Hands‑on experience working with international manufacturing and planning teams, including navigating time zone, cultural, and regional operating differences.
• Deep experience with SAP ERP and supply planning systems.
• Strong analytical capability with experience using advanced analytics to drive planning decisions.
• Executive‑level communication, presence, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing supply planning for both consumables and capital instruments.

Additional Experience a Plus

• MBA or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience leading a planning transformation (ERP/APS implementation, IBP implementation).
• Prior experience in both supply planning and at least one adjacent supply chain or business function, enabling the ability to identify upstream and downstream implications of planning decisions.

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.