Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Manager

GrowTech Industries, LLC•Goodyear, AZ

5h•Onsite

About The Position

GTI is seeking an S&OP Manager to own and lead the Sales & Operations Planning process for the Phoenix/Goodyear manufacturing operation. This role is responsible for aligning demand, supply, capacity, and inventory to support customer commitments and operational execution. The S&OP Manager serves as the central owner of the monthly and weekly planning cadence, translating commercial demand into executable production and supply plans while proactively identifying risks and tradeoffs. This role is highly cross-functional and critical to schedule reliability, delivery performance, and growth readiness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related discipline
8+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, production planning, demand planning, or S&OP leadership within manufacturing
Minimum 3–5 years of direct people management experience Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial operations
Strong understanding of production planning, capacity planning, and supply chain fundamentals
Proven ability to lead cross-functional planning processes
Strong analytical, communication, and facilitation skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in complex, build-to-order or engineered-to-order manufacturing environments
Experience in energy, infrastructure, or industrial manufacturing sectors
Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and planning tools
Experience building or maturing an S&OP process
Comfort presenting to senior leadership

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end S&OP process, including demand review, supply review, and executive alignment
Establish and maintain a structured monthly and weekly S&OP cadence
Ensure alignment between Sales, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance
Partner with Sales and Commercial leadership to develop and maintain demand forecasts
Analyze demand drivers, order patterns, backlog, and forecast accuracy
Identify demand risks, upside opportunities, and timing shifts
Translate demand plans into supply and capacity plans for manufacturing
Partner with Operations and Production Control to validate labor, equipment, and throughput assumptions
Identify capacity constraints and recommend mitigation plans
Support make/buy and load-balancing decisions as needed
Align inventory strategy with demand and production plans
Partner with Supply Chain to ensure material availability supports the production plan
Monitor inventory levels, turns, and exposure risks
Develop scenario-based plans to evaluate demand changes, capacity constraints, and supply disruptions
Proactively identify risks to delivery, revenue, or margin
Present tradeoffs and recommendations to leadership
Track and report key S&OP metrics including forecast accuracy, schedule adherence, capacity utilization, and delivery performance
Provide clear, data-driven insights to leadership
Continuously improve planning accuracy and execution discipline
Facilitate S&OP meetings and drive accountability across functions
Serve as the neutral integrator between commercial and operational teams
Ensure decisions are documented, communicated, and executed