Sales and Operations Planning Manager

Seeking candidate with Bachelor's degree or MBA and 7-9 years of experience, a solid operations background, demand and supply planning, lean manufacturing, project management, strategy development, people management, Excel and preferably SAP skills. This position will manage the SOP process monthly to ensure good supply plants for our plants and availability to customers.


This role is responsible for leading the monthly Sales and Operations Planning process among multiple product groups for one or more business teams in Kitchen & Bath Americas through a disciplined and well communicated approach. This position manages the short and long-term demand and supply planning supporting annual sales in excess of $600M and has full accountability for managing finished goods inventory and turns.

This position will maintain high on-time shipment service levels while maintaining optimal Finished Goods inventory levels. It will incorporate customer collaboration and event management in monthly process, measures forecast accuracy, as well as provides operations with a level load production plan that includes rough cut capacity planning, and measure weekly production schedule adherence. This role encompasses comprehension and input into the demand planning process, alignment of supply management, support of New Product Development (NPD), management of product lead times, and accountability for delivering service commitments.

The Manager of Sales and Operations Planning will also participate as Supply Chain team member in monthly Business Team Meetings. Provides trend data by product category, channel and select SKU’s. Partners with key functional leaders across the company (Manufacturing, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, etc) to ensure sales performance and operational goals are met.


HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE
Manage S&OP process for either the Kitchen/Bathing Business teams • Responsibility for the demand forecast for specific product groups with P&L’s within the Kitchen/Bath team
• Kitchen/Bath incorporates Plastics, Whirlpools, KB Shower Doors, SB Shower Doors, Cast Iron( Baths, Sinks and Lavatories), SB Vikrell, KB Stainless Steel and SB Stainless Steel

Demand Management
• Coordinates Mid-month Demand Review: Ensures all input owners provide quality information for the consensus unit plan (12 month rolling), gaps have been identified between Opcom and S&OP, assignments are given to close the gap and strategic plans are aligned for new products launches.
• Coordinates S&O Day 2 Dollarization: Ensures all input owners provide quality information to provide consensus for the Opcom agreements

Leads Supply Plans and Reviews
• Develops monthly supply plans for manufacturing and contract suppliers on an 12 month cycle, maintain a feasible, level loaded production plan.
• Manages the master data settings in SNP relevant to master scheduling and ensure solutions are created and on time.
• Provides simulations for supply capabilities for potential upside sales and promotions.
• Communicates agreed upon supply plans and escalates out of balance situations
Coordinating NPD/Discontinuation.
• Coordinates the phase in and inventory builds for new products prior to launch and the phase out of discontinued SKUs.
• Provides finished inventory calculations for working capital exhibits, ensures production effectively dates are managed to provide adequate time for good planning.

Lead Time Management
• Develops supply plans and monitor adherence to drive SKU’s to lead times target.
• Identify gaps between customer stated lead time performance and targets and adjust accordingly.

Inventory
• Responsible for managing purchased and manufactured supply associated with $600M+ in annual sales and $300M+ in operational costs.
• Drives alignment with production capacity, schedules and service commitments to deliver desired finished goods working capital and turn targets.
• Accountable for overal finished goods inventory of $30M plus

Service Levels
• Deliver service commitments by balancing forecast and demand with manufacturing capacity while delivering finished goods inventory and turns goals. Hold manufacturing accountable for scheduling adherence.


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - WHAT YOU NEED TO QUALIFY
• Position requires a B.S. degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Mathematics or a related field and 7-9 years of related experience. MBA preferred. Knowledge and experience with lean manufacturing and project management techniques highly valued..
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills are essential. Must have several years of people management experience.
• Must be capable of, and experienced in, working with different functional areas (operations, purchasing, logistics, finance, engineering, sales and customer service) and companies throughout the supply chain (customers, vendors, 3PLs, Joint Ventures and outsourcing suppliers).
• Exceptional Excel and analytical skills are required. SAP experience is strongly preferred. Knowledge of APO is a plus. Must be capable of defining, analyzing and resolving complicated problems.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.

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You can also contact me at kimberly.hughes@rightthinginc.com or 866-203-8227 ext. 5028