Director of Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP)
About The Position
About JLG, an Oshkosh company JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world. The Director of SIOP is a strategic leader responsible for driving the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning process to align demand, supply, and financial objectives. This role ensures the company delivers on customer commitments while optimizing resources, mitigating risks, and achieving revenue, margin, and working capital goals. Acting as a key business partner across the Access segment, the Director leads reviews, enables data-driven decision-making, and champions continuous improvement of SIOP processes, systems, and metrics. YOUR IMPACT Participate in the Review meetings, presenting a comprehensive SIOP package that highlights key risks, opportunities, and recommended mitigation strategies (in the absence of Sr. Director of Planning). Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring alignment across supply, demand, and financial outlooks. Champion the integration of SIOP with strategic business planning, ensuring long-term scalability and resilience of the supply chain. Direct the development of assembly line rates and capacity models across all global facilities, balancing demand signals with operational capabilities. Partner with Demand Planning to reconcile demand with available supply, ensuring transparency in trade-offs and prioritization decisions. Drive ongoing improvements to SIOP processes, tools, and governance frameworks to enhance visibility, agility, and accuracy. Implement best-in-class planning practices, leveraging advanced analytics, scenario modeling, and digital planning tools. Develop and maintain SIOP performance metrics, dashboards, and KPIs, ensuring alignment with company objectives. Facilitate “what-if” scenario planning to evaluate risks, opportunities, and contingency strategies. Act as a bridge between commercial and operational teams, ensuring that decisions balance customer needs, supply chain capabilities, and financial targets. Oversee the monthly supply planning cycle, ensuring timely, accurate development of supply, inventory, and revenue plans. Direct the execution of supply plans into ERP/MRP systems, enabling accurate master scheduling and availability for Sales. Monitor supply chain performance, identifying gaps and driving corrective action plans to meet sales, inventory, and financial commitments. Foster a positive, inclusive-friendly culture that inspires vision and purpose, instills trust, drives results, foster engagement, cultivates innovation with customer focus. Dedicated to solving problems and implementing solutions, establishing standards and procedures to ensure consistent adherence to manufacturing standards Works collaboratively to drive continuous improvement Strong business acumen with the ability to connect operational decisions to financial outcomes. Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills. Ability to influence and build consensus across diverse teams and geographies. Data-driven mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 8+ years in supply chain, operations, planning, or related disciplines, with proven expertise in global supply and demand alignment.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional SIOP or IBP (Integrated Business Planning) processes in a complex manufacturing environment.
- Experience with advanced planning systems, ERP/MRP, and scenario modeling tools.
Nice To Haves
- APICS CPIM or CSCP strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the Review meetings, presenting a comprehensive SIOP package that highlights key risks, opportunities, and recommended mitigation strategies (in the absence of Sr. Director of Planning).
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring alignment across supply, demand, and financial outlooks.
- Champion the integration of SIOP with strategic business planning, ensuring long-term scalability and resilience of the supply chain.
- Direct the development of assembly line rates and capacity models across all global facilities, balancing demand signals with operational capabilities.
- Partner with Demand Planning to reconcile demand with available supply, ensuring transparency in trade-offs and prioritization decisions.
- Drive ongoing improvements to SIOP processes, tools, and governance frameworks to enhance visibility, agility, and accuracy.
- Implement best-in-class planning practices, leveraging advanced analytics, scenario modeling, and digital planning tools.
- Develop and maintain SIOP performance metrics, dashboards, and KPIs, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
- Facilitate “what-if” scenario planning to evaluate risks, opportunities, and contingency strategies.
- Act as a bridge between commercial and operational teams, ensuring that decisions balance customer needs, supply chain capabilities, and financial targets.
- Oversee the monthly supply planning cycle, ensuring timely, accurate development of supply, inventory, and revenue plans.
- Direct the execution of supply plans into ERP/MRP systems, enabling accurate master scheduling and availability for Sales.
- Monitor supply chain performance, identifying gaps and driving corrective action plans to meet sales, inventory, and financial commitments.
- Foster a positive, inclusive-friendly culture that inspires vision and purpose, instills trust, drives results, foster engagement, cultivates innovation with customer focus.
- Dedicated to solving problems and implementing solutions, establishing standards and procedures to ensure consistent adherence to manufacturing standards
- Works collaboratively to drive continuous improvement
- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect operational decisions to financial outcomes.
- Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills.
- Ability to influence and build consensus across diverse teams and geographies.
- Data-driven mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
