Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesPosition SummaryAs the
Senior Director, SIOP - Americas, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Americas Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning process. Reporting to the Vice President, Supply Chain Americas, this role is responsible for integrating demand, supply, inventory, capacity, linking to financial planning into a single business management process that enables profitable growth, exceptional customer service, and optimized working capital.
This leader will serve as the key cross-functional facilitator between Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, and Customer Experience to ensure alignment of business objectives and execution plans across the Americas region.
Key ResponsibilitiesSIOP Leadership & Governance- Own and lead the end-to-end Americas SIOP process.
- Facilitate monthly executive SIOP reviews and consensus planning meetings.
- Establish governance, standard work, metrics, and decision-making processes across the region.
- Drive alignment between strategic plans, annual operating plans, and execution activities.
- Identify business risks and opportunities and coordinate mitigation plans.
- Champion region-wide SIOP process and system projection, in partnership with
SIOP Transformation & Business Process Modernization- Serve as the business executive accountable for the company's SIOP transformation strategy, including the redesign of planning processes, operating model, organizational capabilities, and enabling technologies.
- Lead the selection and governance of external advisory and implementation partners while ensuring knowledge transfer and development of sustainable internal capabilities.
- Establish and execute a multi-year roadmap that advances the organization's planning maturity, strengthens cross-functional integration, and delivers measurable improvements in service, inventory, forecast performance, and working capital.
- Champion the deployment of modern planning systems, advanced analytics, and best-practice Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes to support scalable growth and operational excellence.
Demand & Supply Planning- Direct regional demand planning, supply planning, and inventory planning teams.
- Ensure development of statistically sound forecasts augmented by market intelligence, customer insights, and commercial input.
- Drive forecast accuracy, bias reduction, and planning discipline across the business.
- Balance customer service, inventory investment, manufacturing capacity, and cost objectives.
- Lead scenario planning and business contingency planning efforts.
Inventory & Working Capital Optimization- Develop inventory strategies that support growth while optimizing working capital.
- Establish inventory targets by product family, channel, and distribution network.
- Monitor inventory health, excess and obsolete inventory, and service-level performance.
- Partner with Finance to achieve cash flow and inventory objectives.
Analytics, Systems & Process Excellence- Develop executive dashboards and performance metrics for SIOP effectiveness.
- Leverage Oracle, planning platforms, business intelligence tools, and advanced analytics to improve visibility and decision quality.
- Lead digital transformation and continuous improvement initiatives across planning processes.
- Establish best practices and planning standards across all Americas business units.
Requirements and Preferred SkillsRequired Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or related field.
- 15+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience.
- 7+ years leading demand planning, supply planning, SIOP/S&OP, materials management, or integrated business planning functions.
- Experience in complex global manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and executive-level decision processes.
- Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen.
- Advanced experience with ERP and planning systems (Oracle, SAP, Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder, or similar).
Preferred Qualifications- MBA or Master's degree.
- APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent).
- Lean Six Sigma certification.
- Experience implementing Integrated Business Planning (IBP) methodologies.
- Experience leading regional or global SIOP transformations.
Pay & Benefits- Full-Time
- Salary Range: $210,000 - $255,000
- Bonus Eligible/Equity Eligible
- Relocation is not provided
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options: benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
- Eligible for 11 holidays (9 scheduled & 2 floating) + 8 sick days.
- Eligible for Flexible Time Off
- 401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match
- Tuition Reimbursement
