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The Sr. Manager, Global Product Planning is responsible for leading global product planning activities to ensure optimized demand, supply, and inventory outcomes across the product lifecycle. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for global product planning processes, drives cross‑functional alignment with Manufacturing, Fulfillment Planning, Procurement, Engineering, and Commercial teams, and ensures consistent execution across regions and factories. The position plays a critical role in enabling service excellence, inventory optimization, and scalable growth in a complex, global supply chain environment.
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Own and lead end‑to‑end global product planning strategy across assigned product families, covering demand alignment, supply positioning, and inventory targets
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Translate business priorities, portfolio strategy, and market signals into executable global product plans
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Establish clear planning governance, decision rights, and escalation paths across regions and factories
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Partner closely with Manufacturing, Fulfillment Planning, Production Planning & Control, Procurement, Engineering, and Commercial organizations to ensure aligned execution
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Serve as the primary global planning interface for product‑related trade‑off decisions (service, cost, inventory, capacity)
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Lead global alignment forums and drive consensus on constraints, priorities, and mitigation plans
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Define and manage global inventory strategies by product family, balancing service level targets, working capital, and risk
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Oversee supply positioning, allocation logic, and replenishment strategies across regions
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Proactively identify supply risks, demand volatility, and lifecycle impacts; lead mitigation and recovery actions
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Drive standardization and continuous improvement of global product planning processes, tools, and KPIs
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Ensure consistent application of planning policies, assumptions, and methodologies across the organization
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Support integration with enterprise planning systems (e.g., IBP, ERP) and data governance initiatives
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Own key planning KPIs (service level, inventory health, forecast adherence, supply readiness) for assigned product areas
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Provide clear executive‑level insights, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership
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Ensure data‑driven decision‑making through robust analysis and scenario planning
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret complex data, evaluate trade‑offs, and support strategic and operational decisions
Education
Bachelor’s degree required in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or Business Administration (or related field)
APICS certification preferred
- Ideal candidate location is Palo Alto, CA
- Open to applications across the United States
Who we are: We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.
How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.
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The base pay range for this position is:
$187,070 - $257,224
Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan. life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time.
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