Supply Chain Manager

Salary Range: $120k - $150K/Year

Description:

• The SIOP Manger will be responsible for implementing and ensuring the effective delivery of the Site’s 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 Site’s SIOP process ensuring that there is cross-functional 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 on-time and in-full to the customer requirements.

Roles and responsibility

• Lead the monthly Sales & Operations Planning process delivering cross-functionally aligned, achievable long-term demand and supply plans. Ensure a disciplined and continuously improving process that allows for executive level action planning and decision making
• Facilitation of the Site’s 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 short-term (Operational Planning) and long-term (SIOP) Supply Plan through the development of the Site’s 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 off-track 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 on-site management activities. Design, implement and embed changes to a Site process i.e. Demand Review
• Ensure that the Site’s Planning processes align to Group procedures and that continuous improvements plans are in place to enable on-going development of process and system capability
• Build team capability through effective application of training, coaching and hiring methods.

Education:

• A Bachelor's 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 Optimization, 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 cross-functional stakeholders creating process change and aligned decision making
• Ability to visualize and plan objectives and goals strategically.
• Ability to priorities 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 web-browsers

Employee Benefits:

At LanceSoft, full time regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours a week or more are entitled to the following benefits:

• Four options of medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k Contributions
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Voluntary Permanent Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Other Employee Perks

EEO Employer

LanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.