Senior Supply Planner

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Aviat Networks is the world’s largest independent supplier of wireless transmission systems. We are recognized worldwide for cutting-edge 5G, backhaul, networking solutions and services. Customers in more than 170 countries depend on Aviat Networks to build, expand, and upgrade their voice, data, and video solutions.
Job Summary:
The Senior Supply Planner plays a critical role in enabling and protecting the business by ensuring the right products, capacity, and inventory are available at the right time to meet evolving customer and operational needs. This role is responsible for stabilizing enterprise supply execution in a dynamic telecommunications environment characterized by shifting demand, inventory variability, and changing business conditions. This position leads the development and execution of inventory, allocation, and fulfillment strategies that balance service level commitments, supply continuity, inventory health, and order-to-cash (O2C) efficiency. The Senior Supply Planner transforms operational volatility into disciplined, scalable supply decisions, ensuring responsiveness to business changes while mitigating risk. Working cross-functionally with demand planning, procurement, logistics, and commercial teams, this role anticipates supply challenges, drives proactive adjustments, and supports seamless transitions during periods of change. The Senior Supply Planner also plays a key role in protecting customer experience and business performance by ensuring timely responses to disruptions and aligning supply strategies with enterprise priorities.
Responsibilities:
Execution and Operations
Stabilize supply execution across constraints and demand shifts
Lead prioritization and escalation management
Planning and Strategy
Define inventory, allocation, safety stock, and replenishment strategies
Optimize service, DSI, OTIF, and inventory tradeoffs
Cross-Functional Leadership
Align Supply Chain, Fulfillment, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Sales Operations
Lead supply response during shortages and transitions
Technical and Analytical
Scale supply planning models, KPI frameworks, and ERP/MRP optimization
Drive operational risk visibility and analytics
Data and Digital Capability
Strengthen planning data governance and exception management
Lead automation and AI-ready planning capabilities
Customer & Business Impact
Improve fulfillment responsiveness, inventory health, and operational efficiency
Reduce aging inventory and O2C (order-to-cash) cost
Transformation and Innovation
Lead planning scalability and workflow simplification
Define future-state supply planning capabilities
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in supply chain management or related discipline
APICS / ASCM certification a plus
8+ yrs supply planning, inventory, or master scheduling leadership in manufacturing/electronics environments
ERP/MRP optimization, supply analytics, inventory strategy, KPI management
Data governance, automation, AI-ready planning capability
Executive-level communication, cross-functional influence, operational leadership
Supply continuity, fulfillment execution, inventory/service-level optimization
Rapid Response or equivalent planning platforms experience preferred.
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