Director of Sales, Inventory, Operations and Planning (SIOP)

Hdt Engineered Technologies - Tanner, AL

Full-time - Mid Level

Tanner, AL

About the position

Join the team that is a leader in engineering, designing, and manufacturing of leading-edge military expeditionary products and rugged industrial/commercial products since 1937. HDT Global is seeking a Sales, Inventory, Operations & Planning (SIOP) professional who is eager to grow and make a significant impact on business success. This role is pivotal in managing the SIOP process, which includes facilitating demand planning discussions, translating demand into operational and supply chain unitary requirements, and developing operational capacity plans. The successful candidate will establish forecasts to suppliers, identify risks to production, and communicate expectations versus financial plans and customer expectations back to executive leadership. In this position, you will apply statistical analysis, business intelligence, and econometrics to develop demand plans for forecasting and production use. You will engage with Sales/Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain to identify continuous improvement opportunities within the SIOP process, working to eliminate silos between functions through cross-functional collaboration. As a champion of step-change improvements, you will analyze product family levels, including average unit price, lead time, backlog management, capacity, inventory planning, and supply chain risk development. Additionally, you will develop and implement effective re-engineered and possibly automated SIOP processes to replace current manual processes. Establishing common metrics, data definitions, and business processes will be essential to support customer service, inventory, and demand/forecast improvements. You will document and maintain procedures and processes to ensure system and data accuracy and integrity, and support Site Leader resource/equipment/material decisions with SIOP analytics. Aligning with Sales/Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain on standard processes and guidelines for preferred parts management tied to Quick Ship and Make to Order products will also be part of your responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Manages the SIOP process, facilitating demand planning discussions and translating demand to operational and supply chain unitary requirements.
• Facilitates operational capacity plan development and establishes forecasts to suppliers.
• Identifies risks to production and communicates expectations versus financial plans and customer expectations to executive leadership.
• Applies statistical analysis, business intelligence, and econometrics to develop demand plans for forecasting and production use.
• Engages with Sales/Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain to identify continuous improvement opportunities within the SIOP process.
• Champions step-change improvements in the current SIOP process, including product family level analysis.
• Develops and implements effective re-engineered and possibly automated SIOP processes to replace current manual processes.
• Establishes common metrics, data definitions, and business processes to support customer service, inventory, and demand/forecast improvements.
• Documents and maintains procedures and processes to ensure system and data accuracy and integrity.
• Supports Site Leader resource/equipment/material decisions with SIOP analytics.
• Aligns with Sales/Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain on standard processes and guidelines for preferred parts management.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Business or related field; Master's or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in demand planning, market analysis, and forecasting, with experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Experience in effective implementation of all inventory planning, forecasting, and replenishment activities, including the development of metrics to track and improve performance.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional area to identify solutions to manufacturing and project issues.
• Strong organizational, tactical/strategic thinking, and effective communication skills.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred, but not required).
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and process management skills.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Requires US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance; an active Secret clearance is preferred but not required.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with advanced statistical analysis tools.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Knowledge of military procurement processes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• Health insurance coverage.
• 401k retirement savings plan with company matching.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.