Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning Manager (SIOP Manager)

About the role

The SIOP Manager owns the end-to-end Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process for the Drilling Products division. This role is accountable for delivering a fully integrated, consensus-driven operating plan that aligns demand, supply, and financial objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end SIOP process, including monthly planning cycles, governance, and continuous improvement across regions
• Integrate demand, supply, and financial plans into a single aligned, consensus view to support business decision-making
• Parenter cross-functionally with Go-To-Market, Value Stream, and Finance leaders to align strategy with operational execution
• Lead and develop Demand and Supply Planning teams, fostering strong collaboration and high performance
• Facilitate executive SIOP forums, delivering clear insights, risks, opportunities, and scenario-based recommendations
• Drive performance outcomes across forecast accuracy, service, inventory, capacity, and financial targets
• Ensure alignment between SIOP outputs and financial plans, supporting revenue, margin, and working capital objectives
• Lead risk management and scenario planning to proactively address demand, supply, and operational uncertainties

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance or related field (MBA and APICS CPIM/CSCP preferred)
• 10–15 years’ experience across SIOP/S&OP, demand and supply planning, or operations leadership, ideally in complex, multi-site, multi-region environments
• Proven track record leading end-to-end SIOP processes and partnering with senior commercial, operational, and executive stakeholders
• Strong ability to align operational plans with financial outcomes, supported by advanced analytical and scenario modelling capability
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, or mining environments preferred
• Commercially astute with strong financial acumen and the ability to balance growth ambition with operational constraints
• Highly effective influencer with strong stakeholder engagement skills across matrixed organisations
• Advanced systems capability across ERP/MRP and planning tools, including CRM systems (Salesforce, MS Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, PipeDrive), BI tools (Power BI, QlikView), and advanced planning platforms (Logility, Anaplan, Kinaxis, Demand Solutions)