A Strategic Opportunity Within a Leading North American Manufacturing Organization.
Our client is a North American manufacturing leader operating multiple production facilities, distribution centers, and integrated logistics operations across the continent. As part of its ongoing growth and supply chain transformation, the organization is seeking a Director, Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) to support operational execution and ensure exceptional customer service levels.
Based on Montreal’s South Shore, you will serve as a key link between sales, production, logistics, and operations leadership.
Your Role
Reporting to the Vice President, Supply Chain, your mandate will be to translate strategic plans generated through the S&OP process into practical and executable operational plans while maintaining alignment between market demand, production capacity, and business objectives.
You will operate within a complex environment involving multiple manufacturing plants and multidisciplinary teams located throughout North America.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership
- Lead the weekly Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) process.
- Coordinate activities between demand planning, supply planning, production, distribution, transportation, and sales teams.
- Translate approved S&OP plans into executable operational plans.
- Act as the central point for operational issue resolution and exception management.
- Develop contingency and execution scenarios to minimize the impact of demand fluctuations or capacity constraints.
Performance Management
- Ensure achievement of performance targets related to customer service (OTIF), inventory levels, and production plan execution.
- Define and continuously improve inventory management policies.
- Standardize planning processes and best practices across business units.
- Leverage data and performance metrics to support rapid, fact-based decision-making.
Team Leadership
- Lead a team of approximately 10 professionals and managers.
- Develop talent and support succession planning initiatives.
- Align teams around common objectives in a complex matrix organization.
- Influence senior stakeholders across sales, production, finance, and logistics functions.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in supply chain planning, S&OP, S&OE, operations management, or related functions.
- Strong experience within complex, multi-site manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in demand planning, supply planning, and inventory optimization.
- Significant experience leading teams and managing managers.
- Ability to influence stakeholders in a matrix structure without direct reporting relationships.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and change management skills.
- Strong analytical mindset and data-driven decision-making approach.
- Proficiency in ERP systems, ideally SAP, as well as advanced planning tools (IBP) and data visualization platforms (Power BI).
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- MBA, Master’s degree, or CPIM certification considered a strong asset.
- Fluent bilingualism in French and English.
Compensation & Benefits
- Strategic leadership position with a direct impact on organizational performance.
- North American scope with significant visibility among senior leadership.
- Opportunity to contribute to supply chain transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Base salary starting at $160,000+, with flexibility based on experience and expertise.
- Annual bonus program.
- Four weeks of vacation.
- Comprehensive benefits from day one and retirement plan eligibility after three months.
- Hybrid work model.
Location :
Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada
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