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Sr. Manager, S&OP & Network Planning

IP Corporation · St Paul, MN · 1 wk ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time

What You'll Do as a Senior Manager, S&OP & Network Planning

  • Lead Enterprise Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Design, implement, and continuously improve the end-to-end S&OP process across eight manufacturing locations and multiple operating companies.
  • Establish governance, planning calendars, standard work, and decision-making frameworks that drive consistency across the organization.
  • Facilitate executive-level S&OP meetings while driving alignment between commercial, operations, finance, and supply chain leadership.
  • Integrate demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial objectives into a unified operating plan.
  • Lead scenario planning and "what-if" analyses to support strategic business decisions.
  • Translate business strategy into actionable supply, inventory, and capacity plans.
  • Identify operational risks, capacity constraints, and business tradeoffs while developing mitigation strategies.
  • Measure performance against S&OP plans and drive accountability across the enterprise.
  • Drive Demand & Supply Integration
    • Partner with demand planning, procurement, manufacturing, and operations teams to develop feasible production plans.
    • Balance customer demand with manufacturing capacity, inventory levels, and material availability.
    • Develop contingency plans for supply, labor, or capacity constraints.
    • Promote planning consistency across operating companies while accounting for site-specific operational needs.
  • Oversee Network Planning & Production Scheduling
    • Provide strategic oversight of production planning across the manufacturing network.
    • Develop and maintain enterprise-level master production schedules aligned with S&OP outputs.
    • Support and mentor plant schedulers to ensure local execution aligns with corporate priorities.
    • Provide hands-on scheduling support during critical business needs or staffing gaps.
    • Monitor capacity utilization and manufacturing constraints while communicating impacts to business leadership.
  • Leverage Data to Drive Better Decisions
    • Develop dashboards and reporting that provide visibility into planning performance across the organization.
    • Maintain key planning metrics including service levels, forecast accuracy, capacity utilization, inventory performance, and plan adherence.
    • Deliver actionable insights around demand variability, operational performance, and supply chain risks.
    • Support ongoing development of planning systems, reporting tools, and analytics capabilities.
    • Champion Continuous Improvement
      • Standardize planning processes across operating companies.
      • Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy, planning discipline, and overall S&OP maturity.
      • Support implementation and optimization of ERP, planning, and digital supply chain tools.
      • Build organizational capability through coaching, collaboration, and best-practice development.

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
    • 7+ years of progressive experience in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), supply chain planning, network planning, or production scheduling.
    • Experience designing and leading enterprise S&OP processes across multiple manufacturing locations or business units.
    • Strong background facilitating executive-level planning discussions and driving cross-functional alignment.
    • Experience balancing demand planning, supply planning, forecasting, inventory management, and production scheduling.

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