Lifecycle Supply Planner

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Are you a strategic supply chain expert ready to own and define complex product lifecycle challenges? We're looking for a Senior Lifecycle Supply Planner to be the backbone of our product transitions.

In this high-autonomy, high-impact role, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing the end-to-end supply strategy across all New Product Introductions (NPIs), Cutover/Uprev events, and Obsolescence .

Your core mission: Drive systemic improvements to minimize excess inventory and eliminate costly shortages across the region.

If you thrive on defining precision planning processes and leading complex cross-functional alignment, we want to hear from you!

Job Description

The Senior role requires leadership, process design, and strategic ownership:

• Define the Lifecycle Strategy: Act as the lead planner for the most critical or high-value product launches, transitions, and end-of-life phases.

• Strategic Risk Management: Proactively analyze and model potential supply gaps, inventory health, and cost implications. Develop and present clear mitigation strategies to senior leadership and cross-functional partners.

• Lead NPI Success: Serve as the primary planning liaison with Global Product Management, R&D, and Procurement. Lead the planning phase to ensure organizational readiness and a seamless, on-time, and cost-optimized launch for all new products in the region.

• Drive Process Excellence: Define and implement standardized best practices for product phase-in/phase-out. Drive the execution plan for complex cutover/obsolescence events, ensuring minimal material write-offs and maximizing inventory yield.

• Coordinate Cutover/Obsolescence: Lead the execution plan for product phase-in and phase-out from Supply Chain together with Product Manager. Coordinating to implement Engineering Change Order(ECN) on time to minimize obsolescence and material write-offs.

• Innovation and Optimization: Proactively evaluate and champion the adoption of AI/ML tools and advanced analytics to drive fundamental improvements in the overall lifecycle planning process.

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Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business , Engineering or a related field.

• At least 3-5+ years of progressive, direct experience in Supply Planning, Supply Chain Planning, or Inventory Management, with a proven track record of owning and successfully executing large-scale NPI or Cutover programs.

• Exceptional stakeholder management and influential communication skills (written and verbal) in English .

• Must be able to defend and articulate complex, data-driven decisions to executive-level audiences.

• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in using spreadsheets for data analysis and modeling.

• Familiarity with Google Workspace added advantage.

A Plus If You Have:

• Experience with Oracle Value Chain Applications or a similar advanced planning system.

• Prior experience focusing specifically on New Product Introduction (NPI) or product lifecycle management. Strategic lifecycle management, demand sensing, or S&OP support.

• Experience applying AI tools to automate routine data consolidation, streamline manual reporting, and enhance daily planning efficiency

• Detail & process oriented

• Experience in building Tableau reports and dashboards is an added advantage.

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Travel Requirements

Under 10%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

No

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.