Observed career paths · demand_planning

Where does a Director of Demand Planning go next?

10 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.

Typical advancement
VP Integrated Business Planning+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of observed moves out of Director of Demand Planning go here (4,200 careers)
executive stepconfidence high4,200 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
VP Supply Chain+23% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Supply Chain. 3% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate180 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Supply Chain Engineering+57% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Manager, Network Strategy. 4% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate210 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Logistics+36% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Transportation Strategy. 4% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate210 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Operations+30% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 3% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate180 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
Adjacent career
Manager, Network Strategy+10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of observed moves out of Director of Demand Planning go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of Transportation Strategy-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of observed moves out of Director of Demand Planning go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of Operations-9% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of observed moves out of Director of Demand Planning go here (180 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate180 careers93% of observed exits move upward from there

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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