Integrated Business Planning Global Demand Leader

$183,301 - $224,034/Yr

Solventum Konsult Ab - Saint Paul, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Saint Paul, MN

About the position

The Integrated Business Planning Global Demand Lead at Solventum is responsible for developing capabilities across people, processes, data, and technology to ensure effective implementation of the Global Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Demand Review process. This role involves managing the deployment and improvement of demand planning processes to enhance demand plan performance accuracy, ultimately driving value realization for the business.

Responsibilities

• Liaises with Marketing, Sales, and Operations teams to develop and ensure accuracy of the Global unconstrained demand plan.
• Manages multi-faceted connections with strategy, macroeconomic indicators, portfolio management, marketing, end customer sales (POS), key accounts, and demand planning.
• Ensures that demand functions identify opportunities for business improvement and growth, and prepares/facilitates monthly IBP Global Demand Review for their respective business.
• Deploys and maintains processes to gather, quantify, and manage portfolio plans and demand assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Conducts financialization of demand plans and gap analysis to business strategy, operating plan, and quarterly targets.
• Develops and presents scenarios to highlight gap-closing actions and impacts of key drivers, instability, opportunities, and risks.
• Supports IBP Integrated Reconciliation for their respective business, representing demand and discussing impacts of risks, issues, and opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university and a minimum of seven (7) combined years of Business, Finance, Marketing, and/or Supply Chain experience, OR a High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of eleven (11) combined years of Business, Finance, Marketing, and/or Supply Chain experience.
• Previous experience leading Sales & Operations Planning and/or Integrated Business Planning processes.
• Master's degree in business, Finance, or Supply Chain is preferred.
• Experience leading projects to improve business processes and their integration with strategic or operational business planning.
• Self-motivated with experience in international, cross-cultural working environments at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of forecasting technology or ERP systems, with SAP experience being a plus.
• Ability to influence others and overcome barriers to change, including behavioral/cultural and organizational issues.
• Experience with data analytical tools for data discovery, modeling, visualization, and analysis.
• Experience utilizing process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or other).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a fast-paced and demanding growth environment.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Disability Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Absences
• Retirement Benefits