Supply Chain Execution Lead

Requisition Number: 77213   The company built on breakthroughs. ​   Join us.​                                                                                Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.  ​     How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. ​     ​At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.​      ​Come break through with us.   The Specialty Materials segment manufactures products that provide more than 150 material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals to meet demand for unique customer needs. Consequently, this segment operates in a wide variety of commercial and industrial markets that include display optics and components, semiconductor optics components, aerospace and defense, astronomy, ophthalmic products, telecommunications components and cover glass that is optimized for portable display devices.   Role Purpose The Supply Chain Execution Lead is accountable for ensuring alignment and performance across the end-to-end supply chain. Partnering closely with the Supply Chain Manager, this role helps ensure supply plans are executed effectively and shipment, supply, and revenue commitments are met. This role ensures alignment of production capacity, material availability, inventory targets, and customer service objectives by integrating production and material planning activities. This position works cross-functionally with Plant Planning, Operations, Procurement, Logistics, and Division planning teams to monitor supply status, production progress, material constraints, and shipment readiness. The role also leads efforts across functions to identify, implement, and coordinate solutions to resolve both near- and longer-term supply gaps, while driving follow-up on key issues, supporting the monthly IBP process, facilitating weekly operating reviews, developing KPI and business performance reporting, and aligning teams on priorities, risks, and actions. This role leads project initiatives and process improvements related to supply planning and supply chain optimization. Through these efforts, this role helps identify and implement efficiency gains and strategies to improve end-to-end supply planning across functions.   Key Responsibilities 1. Supply Planning •    Lead cross-functional efforts to identify, implement, and coordinate solutions to resolve both near- and longer-term supply gaps. •    Support project initiatives and process improvement efforts focused on supply planning, optimization, reporting, coordination, and execution discipline. 2. Performance Management •    Implement process health metrics and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions where needed. •    Lead successful execution of the Integrated Business Planning process 3. Process and System Optimization •    Partner with regional or global integrated planning teams on execution and projects. •    Partner with Integrated Planning COE for continuous improvement and planning standards adoptions. Lead for the site improvement initiatives across planning systems and processes (ERP, APS tools). •    Promote standardization and best practices in integrated planning, ensuring Corning’s integrated planning process standards are adopted and implemented successfully 4. Stakeholder Engagement •    Engage with business unit and site teams on new product introductions and