Supply Planning Lead

Why Valvoline Global Operations?
 
At Valvoline Global Operations, we’re proud to be The Original Motor Oil, but we’ve never rested on being first. Founded in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, staking our claim as a pioneer in the automotive and industrial solutions industry. Today, as an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we are driven by innovation and committed to creating sustainable solutions for a better future.

With a global presence, we develop future-ready products and provide best-in-class services for our partners around the world. For us, originality isn’t just about where we began; it’s about where we’re headed and how we’ll lead the way. We are originality in motion.

Our corporate values—Care, Integrity, Passion, Unity, and Excellence—are at the heart of everything we do. These values define how we operate, how we treat one another, and how we engage with our partners, customers, and the communities we serve. At Valvoline Global, we are united in our commitment to:

•    Treating everyone with care.
•    Acting with unwavering integrity.
•    Striving for excellence in all endeavors.
•    Delivering on our commitments with passion.
•    Collaborating as one unified team.

When you join Valvoline Global, you’ll become part of a culture that celebrates creativity, innovation, and excellence. Together, we’re shaping the future of automotive and industrial solutions.

Job Purpose

The Supply Planning Lead partners with cross-functional teams (Procurement, Manufacturing, Distribution, Marketing, Sales and Finance) and translates business targets, supply chain strategy and financial objectives into an optimized supply plan that delivers the desired targets for service, inventory and total cost to serve.

The Supply Planning Lead is responsible for all supply planning processes, systems and tasks related to materials, capacity, inventory and distribution replenishment, generating a detailed SKU-level supply planning by week over 13-week horizon and a constrained category-level supply planning by month over the 4-24 months horizon.

This role has direct responsibility for the final optimized Supply Plan within the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, tracking and improving service, capacity, inventory and cost to serve metrics. As the lead for the Supply Review meeting and the Planning Lead plays a critical role in enabling informed decision-making, identifying risks, opportunities and sustaining S&OP planning standards.

How You Make an Impact (Job Accountabilities)

Supply Execution (MPS, RCCP, MRP, DRP) & Alignment

• Translate demand plans into a Master Production Schedule (MPS) to define supply requirements, ensuring customer fulfilment, product availability while minimizing excess/ obsolete stock
• Perform Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) by collecting capacity availability identifying capacity constraints and developing mitigation actions to ensure product availability (e.g.: prebuild, push-out, re-allocation, capacity increase, etc.)
• Generate Material Requirement Plan (MRP) and required 3rd party products/ purchased FG for procurement requirement (PR/PO) and define material position strategy to optimize availability and inventory holdings
• Conduct Distribution Requirement Planning (DRP), execute allocation, replenishment and rebalancing plan across distribution warehouses to ensure product availability, orders fulfilment and cost optimization
• Coordinate material, capacity and inventory allocation/ transfer during supply constrain scenarios

Inventory Management 

• Analyze inventory profile to establish inventory targets and monitor stocks level to meet service, cash and cost objectives.
• Partner with Product Line Management (PLM), Sales and Manufacturing to identify slow moving and aging inventory (SMOG) and develop liquidation and removal of SMOG.
• Synchronize supply planning activities to support Phase in/ Phase out management.

Supply Review Process

• Facilitate the monthly Supply Review process, driving cross-functional alignment on a rolling 24+ month supply plan.
• Develop the aggregate monthly supply plan ensuring alignment with financial Latest Estimate (LE) and Annual Operating Plans (AOP).
• Document and review supply assumptions, risks, and opportunities; highlight key changes and monitor actual performance against those assumptions.
• Execute scenario and “what-if” analysis (capacity, service, inventory and cost considerations) to provide recommendations for meeting business plan targets.
• Publish the final consensus plan including comprehensive summary of assumptions, opportunities, and risks.to Demand, Supply and Finance teams.

Master Data and Planning System

• Oversee the integrity and quality of the supply planning process, data and tool.
• Maintain and periodically update ERP master data, settings, parameters and profiles within planning system/ tools.

Supply Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Track supply planning KPIs (Schedule Adherence, Service, Capacity, Inventory, SMOG, Cost to serve).
• Conduct root cause analysis to identify planning inefficiencies and implement corrective actions.
• Serve as the process lead for supply planning, continuously improving process effectiveness, governance, and performance.
• Generate KPIS reports leverage data analysis to provide in-depth analysis of supply chain performance,

What You Bring to the Role (Job Qualifications / Education / Skills / Requirements / Capabilities)

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or other quantitative field required. APICS certification preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in Operations/ Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related functions with emphasis on manufacturing environment.
• Experience with planning tools and systems strongly preferred.

Technical & Functional Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of supply planning (lead time, MOQ/ MBQ, safety stock, scheduling, service level, etc. ) is required.
• Proficiency in supply planning process RCCP, MPS, MRP, DRP and inventory modeling.
• Experience with ERP (SAP), supply planning, or advanced planning systems (APO/ OMP).
• Fundamental knowledge of Sales & Operations Planing (S&OP) or IBP is required.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel skills (Pivot Table, lookups etc.)
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (Power BI, SQL).

Leadership & Interpersonal Skills

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.
• Excellent facilitation skills for leading structured review meetings.
• Strong communication skills with ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Business acumen with understanding of financial implications of demand decisions.

Competencies Desired

1. Strategic Thinking - Ability to connect demand planning activities to broader commercial strategy, financial outcomes, and operational capabilities.
2. Data-Driven Decision Making - Uses analytics, forecasting models, and structured problem-solving to drive objective, unbiased decisions.
3. Cross-Functional Influence - Builds alignment across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain by influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
4. Process Excellence - Designs, implements, and continuously improves structured processes to achieve S&OP/IBP planning standards and sustainable performance.
5. Business Partnership - Develops trusted partnerships with commercial and operational leaders to ensure alignment and shared accountability for results.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements / Travel Requirements

• Primarily office-based or hybrid corporate environment.
• Frequent computer use (extended periods working on forecasting systems and analytics tools).
• Occasional travel (estimated 5–15%) for cross-functional meetings, planning sessions, or business reviews.
• Minimal physical demands; ability to sit for extended periods and operate standard office equipment.
• Compliance with all Valvoline safety policies and procedures.

Valvoline Global is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and skills. We strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind, regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to ensuring accessibility throughout our recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any stage of the recruitment or selection process, please contact us at:.

•    Email: Valvolineglobalcareers@valvolineglobal.com

This contact information is solely for accommodation requests. For inquiries about application status, please use the appropriate channels listed in your application materials.

Are You Ready to Make an Impact?

At Valvoline Global, we’re looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our journey of innovation and excellence. Are you ready to shape the future with us? Apply today.

Requisition ID: 2239