Director of Sales, Inventory, Operations and Planning (SIOP) Job Listing at HDT Global in Tanner, AL (Job ID 7e90c43a-9f32-4b0f-8f1d-b92354a494ca)

Description

Join the team that is a leader in engineering, designing and manufacturing of leading-edge military expeditionary products and rugged industrial/commercial products since 1937.

If you are a Sales, Inventory, Operations & Planning (SIOP) professional looking for an opportunity to grow & make an impact to business success, HDT Global has an exciting role for you!

Essential Duties:

• Manages the SIOP process: facilitates demand planning discussions, translates demand to operational and supply chain unitary requirements; facilitates operational capacity plan development; establishes forecasts to suppliers; identifies risks to production; and communicates expectations versus financial plans and customer expectations back through to executive leadership
• Applies statistical analysis, business intelligence, and econometrics to develop demand plans for forecast and production use
• Engages with Sales/Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain to identify continuous improvement opportunities within the SIOP process. Eliminates silos between functions through cross-functional collaboration
• Champions step-change improvements in the current SIOP process, including product family level analysis: average unit price, lead time, backlog management, capacity, inventory planning, supply chain risk development
• Develops and implements effective re-engineered and possibly automated SIOP processes to replace current manual processes
• Establishes common metrics, data definitions and business processes to support customer service, inventory, and demand/forecast improvements
• Documents and maintains procedures and processes to ensure system and data accuracy and integrity
• Supports Site Leader resource/equipment/material decisions with SIOP analytics
• Aligns with Sales/Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain on standard processes and guidelines for preferred parts management tied to Quick Ship and Make to Order products

Education/Experience/Other Skills & Abilities:

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Business or related field. Master's or MBA preferred
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in demand planning, market analysis and forecasting. Experience in a manufacturing environment is required
• Experience in effective implementation of all inventory planning, forecasting and replenishment activities, including the development of metrics to track and improve performance
• Ability to work in a cross-functional area to identify solutions to manufacturing and project issues
• Strong organizational, tactical/strategic thinking and effective communication skills
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred, but not required) 
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Strong analytical and process management skills
• Ability to travel as required
• Requires US Citizenship. The applicant must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.  An active Secret clearance is preferred by not required.

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this role.