Associate Vice President: Network Strategy & Planning

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Job Description Position Summary: Agilent Technologies is seeking a visionary, enterprise-minded leader to oversee Strategic Network Planning across the company’s global manufacturing and supply ecosystem. This role serves as the enterprise architect for Agilent’s end‑to‑end manufacturing, supplier, and distribution network—shaping how site roles, capacity placement, interdependencies, and long‑term structural decisions evolve to support growth, resilience, and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities: 1. Enterprise Network Strategy & Scenario Design 2. Long‑Term Capacity & Network Planning 3. Network Modeling, Analytics & Decision Support 4. Governance, Enablement & Enterprise Alignment - Own the enterprise network strategy, including design principles and target end‑state architecture. - Develop long‑term network scenarios defining site roles, capacity placement, flow strategies, and optimization options. - Assess how shifts in demand, portfolio, tariffs, and global conditions affect optimal network design. - Define enterprise strategies for network load balancing, resilience, and service optimization. - Translate network scenarios into practical options and trade‑offs for in...