Job: Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning

• Lead accelerated implementation of a monthly SIOP process that balances demand, supply, and financial goals of the business in one consensus plan
• Partner with demand planner, master scheduler, and financial analyst to determine high-level plan risks and guide scenario analysis and cross-functional reconciliation
• Create and present supply plan scenarios (including shipment, inventory, and capacity) to maximize our ability to meet unconstrained demand and financial goals
• Present SIOP plan proposals, risks, and risk mitigation actions to executive leadership
• Create and maintain rough-cut labor and machine capacity models
• Create and maintain inventory forecasts and strategies
• Support the master scheduler in translating SIOP long-term plans into MRP master schedule dates
• Work with finance to understand capital budget, net working capital, and revenue / margin impacts of capacity, inventory, and production plan changes
• Understand cumulative lead time (external + internal processes) and critical path for major product lines
• Provide cumulative lead time feedback during proposals process
• Apply your advanced level of understanding of planning processes to facilitate effective data analytics and data alignment across sales, finance, supply chain, production, and other functions
• Create reports and manage metrics and visuals that pull data from MRP or other sources for the purpose of tracking performance to plan
• Help educate and mentor all functional partners on SIOP process best practices
• Drive SIOP process continuous improvement initiatives

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years’ experience in a SIOP, supply planning, master scheduling, production scheduling, capacity planning, or program management role OR;
• Associate’s Degree and 7+ years’ experience in a SIOP, supply planning, master scheduling, production scheduling, capacity planning, or program management role

Preferred:

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Strong process leadership and communication skills
• Analytical skills and data-driven mindset
• Advanced or expert Excel skills
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Experience using ERP and Business Intelligence tools
• Experience leading the implementation of a new SIOP process
• APICS certification
• Ability to travel 0-10% of the time
•  Contract Specialties Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information,  or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.