What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Supply Planner position at specialized?
Sr. Supply Planner SUMMARY Are you a data-driven problem solver with a passion for supply chain optimization, analytics, and forecasting? Do you thrive on translating complex, ambiguous data into clear insights and decision recommendations, while easily moving from big-picture strategy to detail-oriented execution? If this sounds like you, we want to connect! CONTEXT As a Senior Supply Planner on the Global Supply Planning team, you will be responsible for building and managing global supply plans to ensure optimal inventory and reliable and transparent product availability for SBC Regions, Markets, and ultimately our Riders. You will play a pivotal role in collaboration with cross functional teams – such as Regional Demand Planning, Global Planning, and Global Finance – across SBC’s global office locations to drive a supply plan that delivers to defined business strategies and goals. HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE Supply Plan Creation Build and execute data workflows – leveraging tools like Snowflake, Alteryx, and Excel – to integrate diverse data sources into complete supply and purchase plans. Data Distillation & Decision Enablement Translate complex, multi-source datasets into clear insights, dashboard, and decisions recommendations that bring visibility to trends, risks, and opportunities. Refine reporting, automation, and visualization frameworks to improve efficiency, accuracy, adoption, and data driven planning maturity. Evolve and Optimize Planning Tools Own the mid-term development and continuous evolution of the Net Requirements workflow, ensuring the process remains accurate, transparent, and intuitive. Partner with internal stakeholders to continuously enhance planning logic, automation, and useability. wHAT YOU NEED TO WIN Education & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Business/Data Analytics, Statistics, Supply Chain Management or a related field. 5-7 years of experience in supply planning, data analytics, financial forecasting, or a similar role. Analytical Expertise Proven ability to analyze complex and ambiguous datasets, identify meaningful patterns, and translate findings into clear business insights and decision recommendations., Advanced proficiency with analytics, reporting, and visualization tools such as Excel, Alteryx, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent platforms. Experience with programing and query languages such as SQL, Python, R, or similar tools is strongly preferred. Technical Agility Adept at learning new tools, adapting to evolving systems, and independently troubleshooting data, workflow, and logic challenges. Detail oriented, analytically curious, and creative thinker who thrives in ambiguity and finds structure within complexity. Bias for Action Naturally curious. Self-driven and proactive, capable of working both independently and collaboratively. Communication & Influence Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences. Ability to influence without authority, build trust across cloable teams, and maintain full onwership of key deliverables. Travel Willingness to travel internationally approximately 2 times per year First and foremost, we are riders. We share the core belief that bikes change lives. From product development and operations, to finance and marketing - every role at Specialized contributes to a culture of sustainable, global growth and innovation. We are always looking for passionate people to join the team who are interested in learning and growing far above the scope of the position. You’ll be challenged in many different ways and have a tremendous amount of opportunity. All with an eye towards growing people and expanding careers… that’s what Specialized is all about. You’ll be working alongside a passionate, driven team and there are some great benefits including daily lunch rides, onsite yoga classes, and all of the bagels your heart desires on Friday mornings. Come ride with us! Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. 1974 We are riders—that fact has guided our every decision since 1974. When quality tires weren't around, we strove to make the best. When people wanted to ride cruisers in the dirt, we made the first production mountain bike. When roadies wanted to go faster, we doubled-down on carbon and built our own wind tunnel. And when we saw kids struggling to focus in school, we began supporting Outride to help promote better health through cycling. Specialized. Made for riders, by riders.