Planning Director

About the Role We are seeking a highly capable Planning Director to lead our enterprise-wide planning organization across a multi-site manufacturing network. This role will oversee 4 Regional Planning leaders and a broader team of 30+ planners supporting the production of building products made from aluminum, steel, copper, and plastics. The Planning Director will play a critical leadership role in driving excellence in raw material planning, production scheduling, constraints management, and ERP-enabled planning processes. This individual will ensure planning strategies and execution are aligned to support customer service, operational efficiency, and working capital performance. This role requires a strong blend of strategic leadership and hands-on planning expertise in complex manufacturing environments. Key Responsibilities Lead the Planning Organization - Lead, coach, and develop a team of Planning Managers and a distributed network of planners across multiple sites - Establish standardized processes, clear accountability, and performance expectations across the planning function - Build team capability in material planning, scheduling, ERP utilization, and data-driven decision making Drive Raw Material Planning Excellence - Own enterprise-wide planning strategies for key raw materials including aluminum, steel, copper, and plastics - Ensure strong execution of material planning processes to maintain supply continuity while optimizing inventory levels - Partner with Procurement to align supply strategies with market conditions, supplier constraints, and lead times - Improve planning parameters such as safety stock, reorder points, and planning horizons Optimize Production Scheduling & Constraints Management - Lead development and execution of production scheduling strategies across all manufacturing sites - Ensure schedules effectively account for constraints including capacity, labor, changeovers, material availability, and maintenance - Drive improvements in schedule attainment, throughput, and plant-level execution - Build proactive constraint and bottleneck management capabilities Strengthen ERP & Planning Systems Discipline - Serve as the functional leader for planning within ERP/MRP systems - Drive data accuracy, process compliance, and effective system utilization across sites - Partner with IT to enhance planning system capabilities and reporting tools - Enable more efficient, exception-based planning processes Enable Cross-Functional Alignment - Partner with Operations, Procurement, Customer Service, and Commercial teams to align supply and demand plans - Support S&OP / integrated business planning processes - Lead planning response during supply disruptions, demand shifts, or capacity constraints Deliver Performance & Continuous Improvement - Establish and manage KPIs including service levels, schedule adherence, inventory performance, and material availability - Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions to improve planning outcomes - Drive continuous improvement and standardization across the planning network Qualifications Required - Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field - 10+ years of experience in supply chain planning, materials planning, and/or production scheduling - 5+ years of leadership experience, including managing managers and multi-site teams - Willingness to travel up to 75% - Deep expertise in: - Raw material planning and inventory strategies - Production scheduling and capacity/constraints management - ERP/MRP systems and planning process execution - Proven success in a complex manufacturing environment Preferred - Experience in building products, metals, plastics, or similar industrial manufacturing - Familiarity with commodity-based raw materials (aluminum, steel, copper, resins) - Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, or Microsoft Dynamics **About Us** Gibraltar is a leading manufacturer and supplier of products and services…