Senior Director, Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) - Americas

Gates Corporation•Denver, CO

14d•$210,000 - $255,000

About The Position

The Senior Director, SIOP - Americas provides strategic and operational leadership for the Americas Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning process. Reporting to the Vice President, Supply Chain Americas, this role integrates demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial planning into a single business management process intended to enable profitable growth, exceptional customer service, and optimized working capital. The role serves as a cross-functional facilitator among Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, and Customer Experience to align business objectives and execution plans across the Americas. The Senior Director owns the end-to-end regional SIOP process and leads its transformation, including planning-process redesign, operating-model and organizational-capability development, and enabling technologies. The role sets governance and planning standards, facilitates executive reviews, leads demand, supply, and inventory planning teams, and advances planning maturity through modern systems, analytics, and Integrated Business Planning practices. It also directs inventory and working-capital optimization, scenario planning, performance measurement, and continuous improvement. Gates is a publicly traded manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. The position is full-time and offers a stated salary range of $210,000 to $255,000. It is bonus- and equity-eligible; relocation is not provided. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefit options beginning on the first day of the month immediately following hire; 11 holidays (9 scheduled and 2 floating), 8 sick days, Flexible Time Off, a 401(k) with a 3% company contribution and an additional 3% company match, and tuition reimbursement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or a related field.
15+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience.
7+ years leading demand planning, supply planning, SIOP/S&OP, materials management, or integrated business planning functions.
Experience in complex global manufacturing environments.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and executive-level decision processes.
Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen.
Advanced experience with ERP and planning systems such as Oracle, SAP, Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder, or similar.
Frequently sit and use hands and fingers to work with objects, tools, or controls; frequently use office equipment including computers, telephones, and/or copiers/scanners.
Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

MBA or master's degree.
APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent).
Lean Six Sigma certification.
Experience implementing Integrated Business Planning (IBP) methodologies.
Experience leading regional or global SIOP transformations.

Responsibilities

Own and lead the end-to-end Americas SIOP process.
Facilitate monthly executive SIOP reviews and consensus planning meetings.
Establish regional governance, standard work, metrics, and decision-making processes.
Align strategic plans, annual operating plans, and execution activities.
Identify business risks and opportunities and coordinate mitigation plans.
Champion region-wide SIOP process and system projection, in partnership with others; the posting does not identify the partners.
Lead the company's SIOP transformation strategy, including redesign of planning processes, the operating model, organizational capabilities, and enabling technologies.
Select and govern external advisory and implementation partners, ensuring knowledge transfer and sustainable internal capabilities.
Establish and execute a multi-year roadmap to advance planning maturity, strengthen cross-functional integration, and improve service, inventory, forecast performance, and working capital.
Champion modern planning systems, advanced analytics, and Integrated Business Planning processes.
Direct regional demand planning, supply planning, and inventory planning teams.
Ensure forecasts incorporate statistical methods, market intelligence, customer insights, and commercial input.
Improve forecast accuracy, reduce bias, and promote planning discipline.
Balance customer service, inventory investment, manufacturing capacity, and cost objectives.
Lead scenario planning and business contingency planning.
Develop inventory strategies and targets by product family, channel, and distribution network.
Monitor inventory health, excess and obsolete inventory, and service-level performance.
Partner with Finance to achieve cash flow and inventory objectives.
Develop executive dashboards and performance metrics for SIOP effectiveness.
Use Oracle, planning platforms, business intelligence tools, and advanced analytics to improve visibility and decision quality.
Lead digital transformation and continuous improvement across planning processes.
Establish planning best practices and standards across Americas business units.