Sr Director, GPO Integrated Business Planning

Our Center for Process Excellence team is on a mission to improve business outcomes and employee experiences by driving step-change improvements in critical enterprise processes, and the technology and analytics supporting these.

As the Sr Director, Global Process Owner, Integrated Business Planning, you will be responsible for the enterprise-wide implementation of Integrated Business Planning processes (e.g, Portfolio, Demand, Supply, Finance, and Executive reviews) across all BUs and functions, as well as the implementation of tools to support these processes (e.g., SAP IBP, ML forecasting, Celonis).

This will require you to lead a cross-functional team, as well as collaborating closely with, and influencing, global business stakeholders at all levels. You will draw on your domain knowledge and change leadership experience to design, test, deploy, and drive adoption of new processes and systems.

This role will report to the VP, Enterprise Process Excellence. Location: Milford (MA)

Lead a cross-functional team of subject-matter experts with both business and technology backgrounds
• Work with leaders across business units and corporate functions to develop a good understanding of current processes and systems
• Identify best practices to be adopted into current business processes
• Create a prioritized roadmap of changes to be introduced, working with both business leaders and other Process Excellence teams to reach alignment
• Design and validate proposed changes
• Deploy new processes and functionality, supported with appropriate communication and change management
• Measure maturity, adoption and adherence, execute interventions to drive improvement where necessary
• Develop and attract best-in-class talent

• 12+ years progressive experience in demand planning, supply planning, financial planning, and/or portfolio management
• Experience deploying Integrated Business Planning processes and systems in a complex, global organization
• Process discovery, design, and implementation experience
• Proven track record of managing cross-functional teams and projects
• Strong influencing skills, proven ability to work across organizational boundaries driving change and harmonization across a global organization
• Proven track record of solving problems, breaking down barriers and delivering results ahead of schedule
• Strong written and verbal communication

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.