Sales & Operations Planning Lead

Halter; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage through Southern Cross

Parental leave

Personal growth budget

Wellness leave

Unlimited paid annual leave

Employee stock ownership plan

Job summary

Halter is seeking an experienced S&OP Lead to own the supply planning cadence across hardware products and international markets. You’ll design end-to-end S&OP from demand to executive reviews, align commercial and operations, and drive consensus with data-driven insights.

You’ll lead cross-functional sessions, improve planning maturity, and build reporting to surface risks and opportunities, while working in a people-first, office-first environment with a strong growth culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in S&OP for hardware/manufacturing.
• Strong facilitation and meeting design skills.
• Ability to translate data into actionable decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end S&OP cadence from demand to supply review.
• Facilitate monthly S&OP cycle with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Identify demand-supply mismatches and drive resolution.
• Maintain inventory visibility across product portfolio and regions.
• Prepare executive S&OP materials for leadership.

Skills

S&OP design

Cross-functional leadership

Forecasting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Excel

Job description

About Halter

At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run productive and sustainable operations. Our customers use Halter to reduce time spent on conventional practices and achieve coordinated grazing. People join Halter to do meaningful work within a high-performing team focused on real change.

To learn more, visit our LinkedIn and Instagram pages.

About the role

As Halter scales into multiple hardware products and geographies, the gap between planned and produced output has real consequences. The Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Lead owns the S&OP process at Halter—cadence, data, conversations, and decisions. This is Halter’s first dedicated S&OP role, so you’ll design the process from scratch, building cadence and tooling while uniting commercial and operations teams to create a trusted shared plan.

Who we’re looking for

• Design and own the end-to-end S&OP cadence at Halter, from demand review through supply review to executive S&OP.
• Facilitate the monthly S&OP cycle, bringing together commercial, forecasting, supply planning, and operations stakeholders to a consensus plan.
• Identify mismatches between demand and supply early, quantify the impact, and drive cross-functional conversations to resolve them.
• Maintain a clear view of inventory and availability across the product portfolio and markets.
• Manage planning across Halter's international markets, accounting for different lead times, freight modes, regulatory requirements, and demand patterns by region.
• Prepare executive S&OP meetings so leadership can focus on decisions, surfacing key trade-offs with a recommended path.
• Track actions and commitments from S&OP and hold teams accountable to them.
• Continuously improve the S&OP process as Halter scales and planning maturity increases.
• Build and maintain reporting and visibility to understand supply health and forecast accuracy, giving leadership a clear view of risks.

What your day could look like

• Experience running S&OP or integrated business planning in a hardware or manufacturing environment; you own the process, not just participate.
• Experience building or significantly improving an S&OP process, not just inheriting a mature one.
• Exceptional facilitation and meeting design skills to align stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Strong analytical ability with complex data, planning models, and stress-tested assumptions.
• Commercial and operational fluency to discuss demand risk with sales and lead time exposure with supply planning.
• Bias for action and resolution; comfortable with ambiguity and unresolved imbalances in the plan.
• Low ego; comfortable with difficult conversations and challenging constraints while remaining open to new ideas.

Our Benefits

• Delicious snacks and drinks for daily use.
• Health coverage through Southern Cross Health Insurance to support well-being.
• 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, plus other parental benefits.
• Annual $1000 personal growth budget for development.
• Wellness leave and unlimited paid annual leave.
• Inclusive remuneration including salary, benefits, and an employee stock ownership plan.

Our Office First Approach

We value in-person connection. Being office-first is a core part of our culture, while remaining flexible as needed. We trust our team to make the right decisions for Halter, and our high-energy environment supports growth and collaboration.

Your growth and impact are unlimited here, driven by solving problems, innovating, and continuous learning.

Join our team

Halter is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage you to apply even if you meet many but not all requirements. If this sounds like you, we’d love to chat and see if you’ll be a fit.

To apply, please send your cover letter and CV. You can also check the careers page for more information and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Why our team loves working at Halter

• Work that genuinely matters. Our work helps farmers improve livelihoods, save time, and build sustainable operations.
• Spectacular people solving hard problems. A diverse, driven team tackling real challenges and building tangible solutions.
• Opportunities to grow. Autonomy, mastery, and continuous learning, supported by a $1,000 personal growth fund.
• This isn\'t easy, and we love that it\'s hard. We move fast, take bold bets, and strive to reshape an entire industry.