SIOP Planner; Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning

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The SIOP (Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning) Planner is responsible for product category supply planning activities. This position aligns resources to meet demand through effective planning and inventory management processes.

Responsibilities include:

• Order Coordination and Movement: collaborate with cross‑functional teams to manage the movement of orders between sites and distribution centers, ensuring optimal allocation based on demand and inventory levels.
• Demand and Supply Balancing: work closely with demand planning and sales teams to understand forecasts and maintain appropriate supply levels; continuously monitor inventory and adjust plans to balance demand and supply.
• Timely Order Release: monitor and track orders through drafting and engineering processes, ensuring adherence to timelines and identifying bottlenecks, implementing corrective actions for on‑time delivery.
• Collaborative Scheduling: collaborate with site materials teams to create and manage plans that optimize resource utilization and minimize lead times.
• Performance Metrics and Reporting: develop and maintain KPIs, generate regular reports on order status, production schedules, and performance metrics, and present findings to management.
• Continuous Improvement: identify opportunities for process improvement within the SIOP framework and lead or contribute to initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

• Reports to the Senior Manager Planning Systems and has no direct reports.
• Create and communicate supply plan effectively to key stakeholders.
• Align schedules in support of customer demand, KPIs, division guidance for planning horizons, and SIOP guidance.
• Identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts with respect to available capacity and proposed delivery date commitments.
• Optimize scheduling and inventory parameters such as lead‑times, delivery times, and order file data.
• Create a level supply schedule that satisfies customer demand with optimum inventory level and resource utilization.
• Assist demand management in setting priorities when demand outstrips the division’s supply of products or the resources necessary to build the requested product.
• Work with SIOP to understand competitive lead times; seek ways to reduce internal and external lead times to achieve a competitive advantage.
• Contribute to a positive work environment and coordinate with cross‑functional team members to align processes and goals.

• Preferred Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field OR associate degree with 3+ years of experience OR 5+ years of relevant experience.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and planning techniques.
• Strong attention to detail and quality of work.
• Ability to aggregate, organize and process facts, data, and other information to define a problem and develop effective solutions.
• Ability to prioritize work and meet assigned goals.
• Must be comfortable with daily exposure to a manufacturing production environment.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
• Prior experience setting up and planning in a mixed model environment including make‑to‑stock, engineer‑to‑order, and configure‑to‑order methodologies.
• Demonstrated abilities in visual scheduling and inventory optimization.
• Prior experience with master scheduling utilizing methodologies for make‑to‑order and configure‑to‑order business.
• Leads by example and earns…