Director, North American Supply Planning (Remote)

Position Summary

The Director, North American Supply Planning, is responsible for leading all supply planning activities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This leadership role ensures timely and accurate purchasing, drives supplier accountability, optimizes inbound inventory flow, and supports Vallen’s enterprise strategy for best‑in‑class inventory management.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead North American Supply Planning operations across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and strategically aligned purchase order placement, minimizing excess while maintaining high service levels.
• Oversee supplier scorecard and hold suppliers accountable to operational, on‑time delivery, fill‑rate, and quality expectations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Category Management, Regional Demand Planning, IT, Distribution, Sales, Finance, and Supplier Partners.
• Develop strategies to reduce excess inventory and improve asset utilization.
• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to improve supply planning outcomes and operational efficiency.
• Influence the inventory systems roadmap, partnering with IT, Operations, and Suppliers to implement tools and processes that improve planning accuracy and scalability.