Director of Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP)

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE: Our ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree from an accredited course of study in business logistics, engineering, supply chain, operations management, or a related field. We are looking for 7+ years of progressive experience in supply chain or project management, with specific experience in building and leading a SIOP process. In addition, candidates must have a strong knowledge of ERP supply chain systems and related operating principles. Finally, candidates must have proven leadership and management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes through respect, influence, and impact rather than formal reporting line accountability.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

The Director of SIOP will focus on improving customer satisfaction, profitability, inventory turns, lead times, and working capital. They will help strengthen both upstream and downstream sales, supply chain and operations teams, working collaboratively to ensure the success of the business, as well as the businesses of our customers.

You will EXPLORE:

• By working closely with Sales and New Product Development on planning and executing the ramp-up and ramp-down of new and replacement products and making the connection with Demand and Inventory Planning
• By leading the development of sales forecasting strategies to drive effective operations and SIOP
• By identifying and influencing strategies to optimize capacity to yield sales growth
• By identifying significant business risks and propose mitigation plans to the leadership team
• By collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to understand customer needs and incorporate them into production plans and inventory strategies

You will INNOVATE:

• By developing and implementing strategies for Past-Due backlog management to relieve existing and prevent future backlogs
• By delivering insights and recommendations based on data-driven models and supply/demand scenarios to help mitigate risks and highlight opportunities across the business.
• By implementing capacity planning to support reliable customer commitments, production scheduling, and backlog management
• By optimizing inventory planning to ensure finished goods, raw materials, and equipment availability at economic levels throughout manufacturing value streams
• By implementing shop floor control to promote "the right part at the right time" to minimize lead times and WIP
• By leading efforts in bottleneck reduction to increase manufacturing efficiency, cost reduction, product flow, and throughput
• By championing system/application enhancements and upgrades to leverage MRP/ERP functionality, supporting large-scale MRP migrations and system integrations.
• By mentoring and developing a high-performing SIOP team, including demand planning, manufacturing supply planning, and scheduling, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and customer-centricity

You will PERFORM:

• By leading the development and execution of the SIOP process, driving continuous improvement initiatives and best practices across multiple sites and business units
• By providing leadership, strategic direction, and oversight for the implementation of SIOP within the organization, ensuring the process is embedded into operational practices
• By being responsible for coordinating and preparing data and material for the monthly SIOP meetings that will facilitate decisions around Offer, Demand, Supply, Capacity, and Inventory Planning and ensure that decisions are executed
• By ensuring output and alignment of manufacturing plan for 12 month rolling period
• By managing the aggregation of the demand plan from 0-18 months and interact with sales, marketing, and finance to understand demand forecast drivers
• By leading functional teams focused on demand planning/forecasting, manufacturing supply planning, scheduling, and order entry
• By ensuring optimal Master Data Quality in ERP to support planning, scheduling, purchasing, manufacturing, and SIOP
• By providing stable customer-driven finite-capacity scheduling at all levels to drive on-time purchasing and manufacturing
• By facilitating and leading SIOP meetings, managing agendas, action items, and ensuring alignment across all functional areas