This Role:We are currently seeking a
SIOP Leader. This will be a full time,
hybrid role based at our
Grand Rapids, MI innovation center (hybrid = 2+ days/week in-person)
What You Will Do:The SIOP Leader is responsible for developing and maintaining a single, credible operating plan that aligns demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial objectives for the business. This role serves as a cross-functional integrator, connecting Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and leadership to drive alignment, transparency, and informed decision-making.
This is a high-impact individual contributor role with significant leadership responsibility and accountability for the SIOP process and its outcomes.
How You Will Do It: SIOP Process Ownership- Lead the monthly SIOP cycle, including Demand Review, Supply Review, Pre-SIOP, and Executive SIOP.
- Ensure each phase produces decision-ready outputs and clearly defined actions.
- Standardize and continuously improve SIOP processes, tools, governance, and system adoption.
Integrated Planning & Alignment- Develop and maintain a rolling 3- to 12-month integrated operating plan.
- Align demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial targets.
- Drive trade-off decisions across service, cost, capacity, and working capital.
Cross-Functional Leadership- Facilitate alignment across Sales, Operations, Materials, Sourcing, Finance, and Business Unit leadership.
- Challenge assumptions and ensure plans are realistic, fact-based, and financially aligned.
- Escalate risks, constraints, and required decisions in a structured and timely manner.
Inventory & Working Capital Visibility- Provide end-to-end visibility to finished goods, work-in-process, and raw material inventory.
- Identify inventory risks, imbalances, and opportunities.
- Drive insights on inventory turns, working capital, aging, excess, and obsolescence while remaining focused on optimization rather than transactional execution.
Plan Validation & Performance Management- Validate the feasibility of demand and supply plans.
- Track performance indicators and lead root-cause analysis of gaps.
- Drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
Executive Communication- Prepare and deliver Executive SIOP materials.
- Clearly articulate risks, opportunities, gaps to plan, alternatives, and required decisions.
- Enable timely, fact-based executive decision-making.
What We're Looking For: Required Qualification- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- Seven to ten or more years of relevant experience in supply chain, planning, operations, finance, or business leadership.
- Experience participating in or leading SIOP, IBP, demand planning, supply planning, or business planning processes.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional discussions without direct authority.
- Strong understanding of demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, capacity planning, and financial translation of operational plans.
- Experience with ERP and planning platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or comparable systems.
Preferred Qualifications- Master of Business Administration or other relevant advanced degree.
- APICS/ASCM certification, including CPIM or CSCP.
- Direct experience leading a mature SIOP or IBP process.
- Multi-site manufacturing experience.
- Experience preparing and facilitating executive-level operating reviews.
- Experience with planning applications, data visualization, and business intelligence tools.
What We Offer- 401(K) with match
- Thirteen Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Personal Time Off
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Short Term Disability Insurance (variable per state)
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Plan
