SIMCO Electronics

Director of Sales & Operational Planning

SIMCO Electronics$120K — $160K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-15 years of experience in operations planning or supply chain management
  • Strong analytical skills and systems thinking approach
  • Experience with multi-site operations
  • Proven ability to design systems, not just evaluate them
  • Ability to influence across various functions
  • Hands-on ownership mindset
  • Strong communication skills, especially with senior leadership
  • Advanced Excel proficiency and familiarity with modeling tools, Power BI preferred

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enhance demand forecasting models for various customer segments
  • Maintain rolling demand and capacity forecasts across time frames
  • Integrate seasonal trends and customer behaviors in forecasting
  • Create capacity planning frameworks considering personnel and service standards
  • Identify and address gaps between demand and capacity
  • Analyze turnaround time variability and drive initiatives for improvement
  • Build scenario models to support hiring and operational strategies
  • Translate complex analyses into actionable recommendations for leadership
  • Lead structured demand and capacity reviews and enhance planning tools

Benefits

  • Office-based work environment with occasional travel to sites
  • Opportunity to influence strategic decisions at a leadership level
  • Engagement in cross-functional collaboration and process improvements
  • Potential for personal development in systems design and analytical roles
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities

Demand and Capacity Planning
• Own development and continuous improvement of demand forecasting models across customer segments, instrument types, and service categories
• Deliver and maintain rolling demand and capacity outlooks:

- Short-term, Medium-term, and Long-term
• Incorporate seasonality, growth trends, and customer behavior into forecasts
• Develop and refine capacity planning frameworks incorporating technician availability, specialization constraints, service standards, and geographic considerations
• Identify structural gaps between demand and capacity and drive system-level recommendations (hiring, cross-training, process changes, capacity rebalancing)
• Efficiency and Productivity Modeling
• Backlog Control

Turnaround Time Predictability
• Own analysis of TAT variability and its systemic drivers
• Drive initiatives that improve on-time delivery and predictability

Scenario Modeling & Decision Enablement
• Build and own scenario models to support:

- Hiring decisions

- Cross-training strategies

- Workload balancing across sites

- Capacity expansion and efficiency improvement scenarios
• Translate complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership

Cross-Functional Planning and Alignment
• Own and drive structured demand and capacity review
• Continuously improving planning processes, tools, and data quality
Qualifications

  • 7-15 years of progressive experience in operations planning, supply chain management, industrial engineering, or capacity management.
  • Strong systems thinking and analytical rigor
  • Experience in multi-site or distributed operations.
  • Demonstrated ability to design and build systems (not just analyze them)
  • Proven ability to influence across functions
  • Can operate on a daily, weekly and monthly cadence
  • High ownership mindset with willingness to be deeply hands-on
  • Strong executive communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior leadership.
  • Proven analytical problem-solving skills and a data-driven decision-making mindset.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and modeling required; experience with Power BI or similar tools preferred


Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Business, or a related field required.

MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Work Environment

Primarily office-based environment with periodic travel to operational sites as needed.

About SIMCO Electronics

SIMCO Electronics is a leading provider of calibration and software services for test and measurement instruments used in technology organizations. The company offers a wide range of services, including calibration, repair, and software solutions for a variety of industries, including aerospace, defense, medical, and telecommunications. SIMCO Electronics has been in business for over 50 years and has a reputation for providing high-quality services to its customers.
Learn more about SIMCO Electronics
Size
500 employees
Industry
Net Income
$5 million
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$100 million

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