SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING MANAGER

Sram - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

1,001-5,000 employees

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About the position

The Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Manager is responsible for overseeing the S&OP process and team at SRAM, with a focus on improving supply chain and manufacturing efficiencies. This role involves driving the creation and implementation of processes, leading assessments and usage of S&OP tools, and serving as a trainer and ambassador for the S&OP process. The manager aims to achieve industry-leading order fulfillment metrics while optimizing inventory and operational efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Coach and develop S&OP Team of demand planners and supply planners.
• Lead the development and improvement of S&OP processes that drive supply chain and manufacturing operation efficiencies, and escalate exceptions quickly.
• Enable monthly recurring forecast updates with Sales and long-term capacity reviews with factory management and EVS leaders.
• Lead monthly Operating reviews working towards awareness and alignment between functions, document and track progress of countermeasures.
• Maintain dashboards and reports that make visible the state of S&OP, operating plans, and impacts on SRAM's financial plan.
• Monitor forecast and supply guardrails aimed at maintaining customer lead-time targets and order fulfillment targets.
• Support inventory planning at distribution centers ensuring processes and procedures yield optimal inventory turns, and targeted customer service levels.
• Support annual financial planning process.

Requirements

• Demonstrated Forecasting, Capacity Planning, S&OP experience
• Ability to tie demand and supply together with analytics, performance measures, and KPI's
• Experience working in SAP and advanced skill set with MS Excel required
• Continuous improvement mindset and approach to understanding demand and process
• Experience in consumer goods or outdoor industry and inventory management a plus
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
• Responsibility for managing spend within prescribed budget
• Responsibility for forecasting >$1B in sales

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in consumer goods or outdoor industry and inventory management a plus

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer
• Opportunities for professional development