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BD

Global Deployment Planning Director

BD

Global Deployment Planning Director defining distribution strategy in a $2B medical device division. Leading teams in anticipatory inventory management across regulated supply networks.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeSparks • Maryland, Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $167,000 - $267,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
ERPNode.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead global deployment and replenishment teams through significant organizational change, including operating model redesigns, role clarity resets, and global process standardization.
  • Drive adoption of new ways of working across regions, shifting teams from transactional execution to strategic, risk‑based inventory decision‑making.
  • Define and own the global deployment and replenishment strategy for regulated medical device and diagnostic products, incorporating shelf‑life constraints, expiry risk, and regulatory requirements.
  • Establish global standards for: Inventory segmentation and deployment strategies by product class, shelf life, clinical criticality, and distribution node.
  • DRP safety stock, target stock, and reorder methodologies that account for expiry risk, forecast variability, and multi‑echelon lead times.
  • Replenishment frequency, deployment lot sizing, allocation logic, and exception‑based DRP management.
  • Translate IBP outcomes into time‑phased DRP plans, ensuring alignment between supply availability, regional demand, inventory health, and service commitments.
  • Implement early‑warning mechanisms to proactively identify supply and inventory risks before customer impact.
  • Lead, develop, and coach a global team of regional deployment and replenishment planners.
  • Shift the organization from reactive, transactional replenishment to anticipatory, risk‑based inventory management.
  • Build strong analytical capability in shelf‑life trade‑offs, allocation decisions, and scenario planning.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders during disruptions, escalations, or demand/supply imbalances, leveraging DRP analytics to support difficult prioritization decisions.
  • Own executive‑level DRP reporting and readouts, providing clear, concise visibility to senior leadership on global and regional inventory health, service risk, and deployment trade‑offs.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or related field
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, with demonstrated ownership of complex, multi‑site supply and distribution networks
  • 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading leaders
  • APICS certification (CPIM/CSCP) preferred
  • Proven expertise in Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP), including inventory positioning, deployment planning, replenishment logic, and exception management across multi‑echelon networks
  • Experience in regulated industries (medical device, biotech, pharmaceutical)
  • Proven ability to lead through significant change; merger and integration experience strongly preferred
  • Hands‑on experience working with international supply chain teams, including navigating time zone, cultural, and regional operating differences
  • Experience leading and collaborating with international teams, navigating time zone, cultural, and regional operating differences effectively
  • Advanced experience with ERP and supply chain planning systems; SAP IBP (DRP, Inventory Optimization, or S&OP modules) strongly preferred
  • Strong analytical capability with experience using advanced analytics to drive planning decisions
  • Executive‑level communication, presence, and influencing skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Comprehensive Total Rewards program
  • Reward and recognition opportunities
  • Competitive compensation and benefits programs

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Hard Skills & Tools
Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)inventory managementsupply chain planningreplenishment logicforecast variabilityanalytical capabilityscenario planningdeployment strategiesshelf-life managementrisk-based decision-making
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingcommunicationinfluencingstrategic thinkingchange managementcollaborationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingtrusted advisor
Certifications
APICS CPIMAPICS CSCP