Primary responsibilities
SIOP Lead:
- Lead the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, and financial planning.
- Develop and maintain a collaborative SIOP framework that promotes effective communication and decision-making across departments.
- Generate and maintain comprehensive capacity plans.
- Optimize production capacities in coordination with the operations team, ensuring that resources are efficiently utilized while meeting customer demand and maintaining cost-effectiveness.
- Proactively identify potential risks in the supply chain that may impact the balance between supply and demand. Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure continuity and resilience.
Demand Forecasting:
- Utilize historical data and collaborate with sales and marketing teams to incorporate market intelligence into demand planning processes to create accurate demand forecasts.
- Collaborate closely with procurement and operations teams to drive optimal inventory levels, enabling better planning and reduction of overall product lead times.
Inventory Management:
- Implement measures to enhance inventory turnover rates, balancing the need for product availability with the goal of minimizing excess stock.
- Review and optimize safety stock levels, ensuring buffer stock is strategically placed to mitigate any unforeseen fluctuations in demand or supply.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Develop strong partnerships with sales, marketing, finance, and production teams to ensure seamless integration of plans.
- Communicate regularly with key stakeholders to share insights, address issues, and align on operational goals.
- Monitor, analyze and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to demand planning and SIOP processes.
- Continuous improvement and development of the SIOP process including lessons learned after every cycle.
Professional qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, or a related field. Advanced degree or relevant certifications (e.g., APICS) is a plus.
- Proven experience in demand planning, SIOP, or a related planning role
- Proficiency in ERP systems (preferably SAP)
Personal skills
- Strategic thinking and the ability to translate high-level business goals into actionable plans.
- Strong analytic skills and able to clearly identify problems and implement sustainable improvement.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions.
- Proven track record of meeting commitments with the highest standards of ethics and integrity.
- High level of growth mindset and ownership.