The SIOP Manager plays a crucial role in coordinating and optimizing sales, inventory, and operations planning processes within the organization. This role is responsible for fostering communication and collaboration across various department including product management, sales, marketing, operations, and finance, to ensure accurate demand forecasting, smooth order fulfillment, inventory optimization, and timely delivery of products to customers.
Duties:
This role is responsible for the development, implementation, and ongoing continuous improvement of the sales, inventory, and operation planning (SIOP) process for Western Power Sports
Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective supply chain.
Collaborates with the product management, sales, and marketing teams to gather accurate demand forecasts.
Works closely with IT and other functional teams to leverage technology and data analytics to enhance SIOP and distribution processes
Coordinates with product management to ensure effective new product launches to support timely and orderly material flow and sales forecasts
Analyze market trends, customer behavior, and historical data to create a reliable demand plan.
Develop and implement inventory strategies to optimize stock levels.
Ensure alignment between inventory levels and demand forecasts.
Monitor and report on inventory levels, identifying areas for improvement
Collaborate with procurement and warehouse teams to optimize inventory levels.
Implement and enforce data quality standards to ensure the accuracy and reliability of MRP related master data including lead times, reorder points, safety stock, MOQ's etc
Develop inventory strategies to minimize excess and obsolete stock while ensuring product availability.
Establish common metrics, data definitions and business processes to support customer service, inventory, and demand/forecast improvements
Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the SIOP process.
Generate regular reports for management, highlighting trends, variances, and areas for improvement.
Analyze performance and metrics to identify causes of forecast error and bias and develop and implement plans to correct errors
Required Skills/Abilities:
Proven experience in implementing and managing SIOP processes, including demand planning and inventory optimization
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including customers, suppliers, and internal teams
Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire cross-functional teams
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with proficiency in data analysis and interpretation.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Professional certifications such as APICS (CPIM, CSCP), Lean Six Sigma, or similar are highly desirable
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree from a 4-year College or University with a specialization in Supply Chain and/or extensive supply chain experience.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.