Role OverviewThe Manager – Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) leads the company's demand planning, purchasing, inventory planning, and material management functions to ensure alignment between customer demand, supplier capabilities, and inventory investment. This role serves as the owner of the company's SIOP process by bringing together Sales, Engineering, Project Management, Customer Service, Logistics, and Purchasing to develop accurate demand forecasts and supply plans that maximize customer service while optimizing inventory and working capital.
What You Will Do
Lead the company's monthly SIOP process, develop demand plans, balance customer demand and supplier capacity, identify supply risks, and develop mitigation plans. Lead the Purchasing team, establish best practices for professional MRP-based purchasing, and drive accountability through performance metrics.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have leadership experience managing purchasing, planning, or supply chain teams, experience leading cross-functional planning initiatives, and APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, or CPSM certification preferred.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field
- Five or more years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, Purchasing, Inventory Planning, or Operations within an industrial distribution, manufacturing, and/or engineered products business
- Leadership experience managing purchasing, planning, or supply chain teams
- Experience leading cross-functional planning initiatives
- APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, or CPSM certification preferred
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
- Strong supplier relationships
- Continuous improvement of planning processes and ERP utilization
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