Position Overview

The Sr. Manager Global Planning & Procurement is a senior leadership role within VisionSpring’s Global Supply Chain team. Reporting to the Global Director, Supply Chain, the role drives enterprise-wide planning, sourcing, and supply chain development to ensure consistent product availability across diverse and resource-constrained environments.

This leader will steward VisionSpring’s global Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, shape strategic sourcing strategies, and spearhead supply chain development initiatives, while driving Performance Management ensuring resilience and alignment with VisionSpring’s mission of expanding access to eyeglasses at scale.

About You

• Purpose-driven, motivated by social impact and expanding access to affordable eyeglasses.
• Proven expertise in global supply chain planning, procurement, and supplier management.
• Skilled at balancing strategic foresight with operational execution.
• Influential collaborator, able to align diverse stakeholders across cultures and functions.
• Builder of scalable systems, processes, and capabilities that deliver measurable impact.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field. Related master’s degree will be preferred.
• 10+ years of senior experience in supply chain, planning, or procurement within a global or multi-regional environment.
• Demonstrated success in S&OP, strategic sourcing, and global supplier management.
• Experience across international markets, preferably Africa and South Asia.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced proficiency with ERP systems (SAP modules) and Salesforce; Advanced Excel skills and analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau) a plus.
• Ability to Communicate and operate effectively in decentralized, multicultural, matrixed environments and multiple time zones.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Job Responsibilities

Global Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

• Lead the global S&OP cycle, aligning demand, supply, and financial plans across all markets.
• Consolidate regional forecasts into a unified global demand plan, strengthening forecasting discipline.
• Optimize inventory strategies to balance service levels, working capital, and risk.
• Drive forecast accuracy, scenario planning, and executive performance tracking.

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

• Define and execute global sourcing strategies that deliver cost efficiency, quality, and resilience.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and long-term relationship management with global manufacturers.
• Build resilience through supplier diversification and proactive risk mitigation.
• Uphold ethical sourcing and compliance with organizational standards.

Supply Chain Development & Strategic Projects

• Champion initiatives that strengthen global and in-country supply chain capabilities.
• Lead readiness for new product introductions and global launches, ensuring supplier alignment and inventory ramp-up.
• Drive optimization projects to reduce lead times, improve service, and lower costs.
• Enhance ERP and data systems to elevate visibility, analytics, and decision-making.

Performance Management (Cost, Service, Delivery, Efficiency)

• Ensure consistent product availability by aligning inventory planning with demand and delivery requirements.
• Monitor global inventory health and mitigate risks of excess, aging, or disruption to safeguard efficiency.
• Drive cost optimization across procurement, inventory, and logistics while maintaining service excellence.
• Establish clear performance metrics for service levels, delivery reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Provide actionable insights on demand, supply, and product portfolio performance to inform executive decisions.
• Align global strategy with regional execution through cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder influence.

• Lead the global S&OP cycle, aligning demand, supply, and financial plans across all markets.
• Consolidate regional forecasts into a unified global demand plan, strengthening forecasting discipline.
• Optimize inventory strategies to balance service levels, working capital, and risk.
• Drive forecast accuracy, scenario planning, and executive performance tracking.
• Define and execute global sourcing strategies that deliver cost efficiency, quality, and resilience.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and long-term relationship management with global manufacturers.
• Build resilience through supplier diversification and proactive risk mitigation.
• Uphold ethical sourcing and compliance with organizational standards.
• Champion initiatives that strengthen global and in-country supply chain capabilities.
• Lead readiness for new product introductions and global launches, ensuring supplier alignment and inventory ramp-up.
• Drive optimization projects to reduce lead times, improve service, and lower costs.
• Enhance ERP and data systems to elevate visibility, analytics, and decision-making.
• Ensure consistent product availability by aligning inventory planning with demand and delivery requirements.
• Monitor global inventory health and mitigate risks of excess, aging, or disruption to safeguard efficiency.
• Drive cost optimization across procurement, inventory, and logistics while maintaining service excellence.
• Establish clear performance metrics for service levels, delivery reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Provide actionable insights on demand, supply, and product portfolio performance to inform executive decisions.
• Align global strategy with regional execution through cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder influence.

• Global supply chain planning
• Procurement
• Supplier management
• Strategic foresight
• Operational execution
• Influential collaboration
• Stakeholder alignment
• System building
• Process building
• Capability building
• Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
• Strategic sourcing
• Global supplier management
• International market experience
• Analytical skills
• Negotiation skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Advanced proficiency with ERP systems (SAP modules)
• Salesforce proficiency
• Advanced Excel skills
• Analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Communication skills
• Operating effectively in decentralized, multicultural, matrixed environments
• Operating effectively across multiple time zones

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
• Related master’s degree will be preferred.
• 10+ years of senior experience in supply chain, planning, or procurement within a global or multi-regional environment.
• Demonstrated success in S&OP, strategic sourcing, and global supplier management.
• Experience across international markets, preferably Africa and South Asia.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced proficiency with ERP systems (SAP modules) and Salesforce.
• Advanced Excel skills and analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau) a plus.
• Ability to Communicate and operate effectively in decentralized, multicultural, matrixed environments and multiple time zones.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.