Supply Chain Manager

Job Title: SIOP Manager (Sales Inventory Operations Planning)
(Direct Hire)
Pay Rate Range: $120000$135000/year (plus 10% annual bonus)


Position Summary
The SIOP Manger will be responsible for implementing and ensuring the effective delivery of the Sites SIOP and Operational Planning processes. They will be operationally accountable for delivering improving business and operational performance (Customer Delivery Inventory Optimization Productivity and supporting Profit and Revenue growth).
The role will own the Sites SIOP process ensuring that there is crossfunctional input and accountability at each stage of the process in order to deliver aligned and feasible long term demand and supply plans. The role will be accountable developing long term planning scenarios allowing the Executive leadership to create action plans and make decisions that improve operational performance and delivery to the customer.
They will manage and drive the execution of the SIOP plans into the short term Operational Planning horizon. They will own the Master Supply Plan and Production Scheduling processes that balance available resources at the optimum cost to deliver best possible ontime and infull to the customer requirements.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
Lead the monthly Sales & Operations Planning process delivering crossfunctionally aligned achievable longterm demand and supply plans. Ensure a disciplined and continuously improving process that allows for executive level action planning and decision making
Facilitation of the Sites long term Demand Plan ensuring input and accountability from the key stakeholders in developing and approving the plan. Develop methods to model demand changes and their impact on the Site operations
Facilitation of the Sites shortterm (Operational Planning) and longterm (SIOP) Supply Plan through the development of the Sites Master Supply Plan and Production Schedules. Balance load and capacity and inventory investments to best meet the customer plans at optimum costs. Develop methods to respond quickly to changes in plan and improve performance delivery to internal and external stakeholders
Support for Divisional / Product Group level Executive S&OP meetings. The role will consolidate inputs from the Site S&OP meetings and provide the leadership team with the chance to manage key risks and opportunities take action on offtrack performance measures and provide top down guidance for implementation into the Site plans. The role will be accountable for the quality of the inputs and outputs and that all decisions and actions plans are tracked and executed to plan.
Ensure that Root Cause Analytics and Corrective Actions methods are used to drive improved performance
Specific Site level special projects to support S&OP implementations with onsite management activities. Design implement and embed changes to a Site process i.e. Demand Review
Ensure that the Sites Planning processes align to Group procedures and that continuous improvements plans are in place to enable ongoing development of process and system capability
Build team capability through effective application of training coaching and hiring methods

Supervisory Scope
Direct Reports: Hires retains trains coaches guides directs and develops direct reports using companywide processes tools and resources
Indirect Reports: May delegate work of others and provide guidance direction and mentoring to indirect reports
Financial Responsibility: This role will have a Cost Savings & Profit growth target

Required Education:
A Bachelors degree is required
APICS CPIM preferred
Min 7 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning
CIPS or APICS Qualification.

Skills Knowledge and Abilities List
Previous Sales & Operations Planning and Operational Planning experience within other organizations with focus on Demand Planning Master Production Scheduling and Production Scheduling
Strong understanding and experience of influencing end to end Supply Chains and overall business performance
Experience of developing and leading an organizations Sales & Operations Planning process (experience within a manufacturing environment preferred)
Aerospace & Defense or related industry experience preferred
Demonstrated ability to drive key metrics improvement (i.e. Customer Delivery Inventory Optimisation Forecast Accuracy Productivity) through effective Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions methods
Demonstrated ability to lead continuous improvement projects driving sustaining process and performance improvements
Experience of working within and developing the usage and capability of ERP (SAP preferred) and Supply Chain Planning software tools
High level analytical skills with the ability to identify and provide recommendations to resolve end to end planning bottlenecks and constraints
Ability to develop and lead high performing teams
Ability to influence senior level crossfunctional stakeholders creating process change and aligned decision making
Ability to visualize and plan objectives and goals strategically.
Ability to prioritise resources and workloads to both resolve short term priorities while retaining focus on long term strategic plans
Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint Access Outlook and webbrowsers