Director – Cloud Planning & Execution

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Job Summary:
We are seeking an action-oriented, execution-focused leader to drive business outcomes that align with company targets. This role is accountable for ensuring end-to-end alignment between demand and supply planning, optimizing financial performance, and advancing operational excellence. The ideal candidate will lead with a strong bias for execution, foster high-velocity cross-functional collaboration, and deliver measurable results across planning, cost management, and risk mitigation. With a focus on data-driven insights and proactive decision-making, this leader will transform business processes to support growth, improve agility, and enable scalable success.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Lead the development and tracking of annual Hoshin plans (FY26/FY27) for Cloud & Networking modules.
• Drive strategic alignment across PLM, R&D, Supply Chain, and Finance to deliver portfolio objectives.
• Establish and maintain a robust interlock process between demand and supply teams to enable proactive decision-making ahead of revenue commitments.
• Partner with Finance, PLM and business leaders to refine the 5-Year Revenue Outlook and long-range growth strategy.

Planning & Revenue Management

• Optimize factory-level (L4) planning models to ensure inventory health and meet excess & obsolete (E&O) targets.
• Provide accurate E&O projections and lead mitigation actions that protect financial outcomes.
• Align demand outlooks and supply responses across Current Quarter (CQ) and CQ+1, representing the team in executive revenue attainment discussions.
• Identify upside opportunities and drive targeted actions to capture incremental revenue.

Operational Excellence & Inventory Control

• Manage end-to-end New Product Introduction (NPI) transitions, ensuring the right inventory buffers while minimizing overexposure.
• Lead scrap reduction initiatives in partnership with Finance, PLM, and Operations.
• Oversee risk buy and supply allocation processes, ensuring resources are deployed efficiently and aligned with business priorities.

Data & Analytics Enablement

• Collaborate with IT and Data Science teams to build visual dashboards that democratize data access.
• Translate raw data into clear, actionable insights that drive decision-making, planning accuracy, and operational velocity.

S&OP Leadership & Long-Range Planning (LRP):

• Own and lead the end-to-end S&OP process, ensuring alignment from demand signal to execution.
• Facilitate monthly executive forums to drive consensus across Sales, Product Line Management (PLM), and Operations.
• Use S&OP as a platform to optimize revenue, manage constraints, control costs, and align assumptions.
• Provide visibility into risks and opportunities across the full product portfolio, enabling a balanced and informed approach to investment and execution.
• Support portfolio-level prioritization and ensure resource allocation is tightly aligned to business goals and market needs.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in Demand & Supply Planning, S&OP, or Operations Management.
• Strong financial acumen with expertise in inventory management, cost control, and revenue forecasting.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive alignment across business units.
• Proficiency in data analytics and dashboard development.
• Excellent communication, executive reporting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on experience with analytical and reporting tools including Microsoft Excel, Tableau, and other business intelligence platforms.
• Adept at transforming complex data into actionable insights to drive operational efficiency and strategic planning.

This role is ideal for a results-driven leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, excels at simplifying complex problems, and is passionate about driving operational excellence, financial optimization, and strategic impact at scale.

Location: San Jose HQ - Onsite

Pay Range:

P90-USA-1 :$156,800.00 - $224,000.00

Disclaimer:

Final base salary for the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job location, where work will be performed, qualifications, work history and relevant experience. With our continual goal of making Lumentum a best place to work for our employees, we strive to offer employees competitive total compensation packages, which may include annual bonus, commission for certain sales roles, equity, and health and welfare benefits.