Director of SIOP

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Job Summary

Job Description

Shift: 1st Shift
Days of Work: Monday - Friday
Work Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Work Location: On-site (Mankato MN)
Starting Salary: $144800 to $231700 Annually
Pay Frequency: Bi-Weekly

At Nidec we prioritize our teams well-being and success. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support you both personally and professionally. These are the great benefits we offer with additional perks and programs available to enhance your overall experience with us.

• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary with additional bonus opportunities.

• Health and Wellness: Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage effective from your first day.

• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with a best-in-class company match of 100% on the employees first 6% with an additional 3% employer contribution to support your financial future.

• Work-Life Balance: Generous time off package including PTO and holidays.

• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement and continuous learning opportunities to support your professional growth.

The Director of SIOP is responsible for optimizing the end-to-end value stream from suppliers to customers by improving cost quality delivery and responsiveness across the organization. This role provides strategic and operational leadership across procurement manufacturing logistics supply planning and customer fulfillment to ensure an integrated high performing value chain aligned with business goals.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the value chain strategy to support business growth profitability and customer experience.

• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve total landed cost working capital efficiency and value stream visibility.

• Identify opportunities for vertical integration outsourcing automation and technology investments.

• Operational excellence

• Drive continuous improvement across the value chain using Lean Six Sigma and operational excellence methodologies.

• Ensure value stream mapping is regularly updated and used for decision-making.

• Establish and monitor KPIs such as OTIF inventory turns supplier performance cost savings and throughput.

• Cross-functional alignment

• Partner closely with operations supply chain procurement finance commercial teams and engineering to ensure seamless flow of materials and information.

• Align product lifecycle activities including NPI phase-out and cost optimization with value chain performance goals.

• Lead S&OP / SIOP integration across planning manufacturing and commercial functions.

• Supplier & Partner Management

• Oversee supplier strategy including cost quality risk mitigation and sustainability initiatives.

• Drive supplier performance reviews and structured improvement activities.

• Support global sourcing decisions and footprint optimization.

• Financial & Performance Management

• Own value chain cost structure and deliver year-over-year productivity targets.

• Develop business cases for capital investments footprint design and network optimization.

• Lead financial modeling for make/buy capacity planning and logistics strategy.

• Team Leadership & Development

• Build mentor and develop a high-performing team across value chain functions.

• Promote a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Ensure organizational capability to support future growth and complexity.

Experience/Skills:

• 10 years of experience in supply chain operations value chain or manufacturing leadership.

• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams in a complex multi-site environment.

• Expertise in Lean operational excellence and end-to-end value stream management.

• Preferred

• Experience in global manufacturing or CPG environments.

• Strong financial acumen (cost modeling ROI analysis capital planning).

• Familiarity with ERP systems advanced planning tools and digital supply chain technologies.

Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and business acumen

• Influential leadership across functions and levels

• Analytical and data-driven decision-making

• Strong communication and stakeholder alignment

• Change leadership and transformation experience

• Continuous improvement mindset

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Operations Engineering Business or related field.

• Preferred Masters degree (MBA or Operations/Supply Chain concentration)

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