Director Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning

ZAH Group•Mansfield, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Klein Tools, curiosity powers discovery, ownership inspires excellence, and urgency means we run towards opportunities. We deliver quality and innovation in everything we do, designing and launching hundreds of groundbreaking products each year. Join us and be part of a legacy built to last. A high-growth, market-leading organization is seeking a Director of SIOP to serve as the enterprise owner of the end-to-end planning cadence. This strategic leader will drive cross-functional alignment between sales demand, inventory strategy, supply capabilities, and financial objectives to support service excellence and working capital efficiency. Operating in a complex, multi-SKU industrial environment, the Director will influence senior leadership and lead a high-performing SIOP team of 7 to 10 professionals.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (4 Year)
8–12+ years of progressive experience in SIOP, demand planning, or supply chain leadership.
Proven success in industrial distribution, manufacturing, or similar complex, multi-SKU environments.
Demonstrated track record of implementing or leading an enterprise-level SIOP process.
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
Proficiency with major ERP and planning tools.

Nice To Haves

An MBA or advanced degree is preferred.
Experience in private equity-backed or high-growth transformation environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly SIOP cycle including demand and supply reviews, inventory planning, and executive reconciliation meetings.
Establish KPI's, decision rights, and protocols to translate business strategy into executable plans.
Partner with Sales and Product teams to develop unbiased forecasts at the customer and channel levels.
Incorporate market intelligence, pricing actions, and new product introductions into a monthly consensus process.
Manage inventory segmentation (ABC/XYZ), safety stock levels, and reorder points across the distribution network.
Lead initiatives to reduce excess and obsolete inventory while protecting customer service levels.
Align supply plans with demand signals in collaboration with Procurement, Sourcing and Operations.
Identify and mitigate supply risks, capacity constraints, and lead-time variability.
Align SIOP outputs with budgeting and financial forecasting.
Support the design and implementation of advanced planning tools and leverage ERP and BI systems to enable a scalable process.