Director, Integrated Business Planning

Company Overview

Arcwood Environmental is a leader in industrial waste management, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. With over 2,000 employees nationwide, we provide innovative, compliant solutions across hazardous waste management, emergency response, and onsite support. We are backed by the EQT Infrastructure VI fund, positioning us for continued growth and impact.

Director of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) – responsible for leading forecasting, demand planning, and network optimization to drive positive financial results. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the IBP Director integrates IT-enabled systems with Commercial, Operations, Finance, and Logistics to optimize volume and mix across the enterprise.

• Lead the enterprise-wide IBP process, integrating demand planning, supply chain management, financial forecasting, and operational execution.
• Facilitate monthly IBP review meetings with cross‑functional leadership, balancing demand, supply, and financial trade‑offs.
• Develop and maintain forecasting models, dashboards, and scenario‑based planning tools.
• Establish and track IBP performance metrics, continuously refining processes to improve forecast accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Leverage digital tools and advanced analytics to enhance IBP processes, incorporating market conditions, customer demand, inventory levels, and planned outages.

• Monitor industry trends, customer behaviors, regulatory shifts, and competitor activity.
• Collaborate with Commercial and Strategy teams to assess market developments and their impact.
• Develop and refine statistical models to optimize inventory management and maintain high customer service levels.
• Analyze forecast accuracy, identifying trends and variances.
• Maintain and update rolling 18‑month forecasts.

• Develop short‑ and long‑range forecasts that balance customer demand with operational capacity and financial targets.
• Identify demand variances and align production, routing, and staffing strategies.
• Proactively manage risks to profitability and scalability through early detection of imbalances.
• Communicate significant forecast or capacity changes to Scheduling and Operations.
• Coordinate seamless information flow to internal teams and third‑party providers.

• Partner with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Strategy teams to ensure end‑to‑end alignment.
• Act as a key liaison between field operations and executive leadership.
• Prepare and present business plan summaries to senior management.
• Provide strategic input into capital investment planning, pricing strategies, and growth modeling.
• Collaborate with the COO, CCO, and CFO on supply, demand, and revenue forecasting.

• Manage overall waste allocation across the network, ensuring cost efficiency and customer reliability.
• Lead network optimization processes to resolve key supply‑demand challenges.
• Set the parameters for third‑party disposal agreements and partner with Procurement on negotiations.
• Develop capacity simulation models for sensitivity analyses.
• Feed constraint capacity data to Pricing and Engineering teams.

• Lead development of KPIs and performance dashboards to measure IBP effectiveness.
• Support executive decision‑making through scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis.
• Identify planning gaps or opportunities and recommend improvement strategies.
• Drive mix enrichment strategies to maximize EBITDA growth.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, or logistics (required).
• Master’s degree in business, engineering, supply chain management, finance, or related field (preferred).

• 10+ years in Integrated Business Planning, supply chain, or business operations with exposure to waste, logistics, or industrial services sectors.
• Proven success leading enterprise‑wide IBP processes with financial accountability and executive‑level influence.
• Experience leading and facilitating executive IBP meetings.