Sales & Operations Planning

Ensambladora Ventura de México, S.A. de C.V.; Tijuana; On-site; MXN 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensambladora Ventura de México, S.A. de C.V. is seeking a Senior planning professional to lead S&OP, forecast, and inventory planning activities in support of, and in collaboration with, Sales, Product Development and Operations.

The role requires coordinating monthly planning cycles, analyzing data, and partnering with Procurement, Manufacturing and Logistics to optimize supply and demand across the organization.

Qualifications

• Forecasting and demand planning responsibilities.
• Managing S&OP processes with cross-functional teams.
• Developing and maintaining inventory plans and KPI tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead S&OP processes with Sales and Operations teams.
• Prepare data for monthly S&OP meetings to support horizon planning.
• Coordinate forecasting with Sales and Product Development for new launches.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Manufacturing and Logistics to align demand and capacity.
• Identify gaps and mitigation strategies for supply and demand.
• Maintain relationships with Sales, Operations and Customer Service to ensure alignment.

Skills

Forecasting

Demand planning

Inventory planning

Cross-functional communication

Data analysis

Tools

ERP (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics)

Power BI

Excel

Demand planning tools

Job description

This position is responsible for Forecasting, Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, and S&OP monthly cycle.

• Lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes, in partnership with the Sales and Operations teams, report on the same and share S&OP best practices with all relevant parties.
• Prepare data and material for monthly S&OP meetings that will facilitate decisions over the S&OP planning horizon.
• Facilitate the monthly Forecasting collaboration meetings with Sales and Product Development to ensure effective sales, demand, & inventory plans, including new product launch and PIPO.
• Integrate key processes including customer forecasts, statistical forecast models, targeted service levels, demand and supply variability & plans, product life cycle, operational capacities & capabilities.
• Collaborate with key Customer accounts for alignment with demand and supply of products for continued improvement of on time delivery and enhanced planning visibility through optimization of Customer Supplier Portals and other means.
• Identify gaps in supply and demand and lead the process for teams to recommend mitigation strategies.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with Sales, Operations and Customer Service to create open and honest communication of issues, resulting in mutually agreeable solutions and successes.

• Assist in the documentation of assumptions incorporated in the demand and supply plan and validate past assumptions.
• Track performance metrics and analysis to identify both opportunities and potential issues within S&OP processes and recommendations to help improve results.
• Work closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, and Logistics/Distribution to evaluate the demand/production plan against inventory, capacity, and external factors and to create mitigation actions if needed.
• Responsible for assisting sales with business planning, as well as communicating with local and corporate management on new opportunities,

• Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).
• Demand forecasting.
• Inventory planning.
• Supply chain data analysis and metrics.
• Collaboration with Sales, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Customer Service departments.
• Management of monthly planning cycles and KPI tracking.
• Identification of supply and demand risks and development of mitigation plans.
• Medium- and long-term demand planning (3-5 years).
• Desired technical skills
• Advanced Excel.
• ERP (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, etc.).
• Demand planning tools.
• Power BI or data analysis tools.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and supply chain processes.
• Key competencies
• Numerical analysis.
• Cross-functional communication and influence.
• Problem-solving.
• Strategic planning.
• Continuous improvement.