Global Network Volume Planning Lead
Takeda
August 21, 2026
Remote friendly (Lexington, MA)
United States
$137,000 - $215,270 USD yearly
Operations
Global Network Volume Planning Lead — end-to-end planning across Takeda’s manufacturing network and external partners.
How You Will Contribute:
- Own and govern global network volume planning across manufacturing sites and external partners.
- Ensure complete, accurate, consistent, and aligned volume data as a single source of truth.
- Lead MRP, MYC, and monthly planning cycles; integrate demand, supply, capacity, inventory, and financial commitments into system inputs, execution plans, and projections.
- Support automation and improve use of supply volume data to enhance projection speed/accuracy.
- Provide timely year-to-go inputs, plan adherence, and schedule performance reporting; validate outputs vs. assumptions.
- Identify/escalate risks, gaps, and opportunities through governance forums.
- Deliver analytics and insights for fact-based decisions and continuous improvement.
- Integrate Global Planning, manufacturing, Commercial, and Finance; influence alignment across a global matrix.
- Communicate assumptions, risks, decisions, and performance insights to senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
- Standardize/simplify planning processes and improve use of SAP IBP, APO, SAC, and data governance.
What you bring to Takeda:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Life Sciences, Business, or related field.
- 5+ years in global supply chain/planning (pharma or regulated industry preferred).
- Experience with multi-site manufacturing networks and complex supply chains.
- Expertise in S&OP, IBP, OBP, SAC, and network planning governance.
- Strong financial acumen.
- Advanced analytics; large datasets; complex assumptions.
- Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management.
- Global matrix experience; enterprise mindset and data-driven decision-making.
- Supply chain certification (APICS/CPIM, Lean, or Six Sigma) preferred.
Benefits (explicit): up to $80 hours sick time/year; new hires up to 120 hours paid vacation; eligible for medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, and well-being benefits.
Application instructions: Apply via the “Apply” button.
How You Will Contribute:
- Own and govern global network volume planning across manufacturing sites and external partners.
- Ensure complete, accurate, consistent, and aligned volume data as a single source of truth.
- Lead MRP, MYC, and monthly planning cycles; integrate demand, supply, capacity, inventory, and financial commitments into system inputs, execution plans, and projections.
- Support automation and improve use of supply volume data to enhance projection speed/accuracy.
- Provide timely year-to-go inputs, plan adherence, and schedule performance reporting; validate outputs vs. assumptions.
- Identify/escalate risks, gaps, and opportunities through governance forums.
- Deliver analytics and insights for fact-based decisions and continuous improvement.
- Integrate Global Planning, manufacturing, Commercial, and Finance; influence alignment across a global matrix.
- Communicate assumptions, risks, decisions, and performance insights to senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
- Standardize/simplify planning processes and improve use of SAP IBP, APO, SAC, and data governance.
What you bring to Takeda:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Life Sciences, Business, or related field.
- 5+ years in global supply chain/planning (pharma or regulated industry preferred).
- Experience with multi-site manufacturing networks and complex supply chains.
- Expertise in S&OP, IBP, OBP, SAC, and network planning governance.
- Strong financial acumen.
- Advanced analytics; large datasets; complex assumptions.
- Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management.
- Global matrix experience; enterprise mindset and data-driven decision-making.
- Supply chain certification (APICS/CPIM, Lean, or Six Sigma) preferred.
Benefits (explicit): up to $80 hours sick time/year; new hires up to 120 hours paid vacation; eligible for medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, and well-being benefits.
Application instructions: Apply via the “Apply” button.