Global SIOP Manager

Hollingsworth & Vose; East Walpole (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hollingsworth & Vose seeks a motivated SIOP Manager to align sales, operations, and financial plans across the organization. This role anchors the transformational SIOP workstream launched by H&V.

The ideal candidate will drive cross-functional collaboration, optimize inventory and planning processes, and lead stakeholder engagement. Responsibilities include expanding SIOP to more production networks, delivering insightful forecasts, and piloting S&OE initiatives to bridge SIOP with weekly

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline is required.
• Strong analytical skills to identify trends and variability in supply capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead expansion of the SIOP program to additional production networks within Hollingsworth & Vose.
• Understand end-to-end impact of supply chain within SIOP including sourcing, site capabilities, and customer profiles.
• Facilitate SIOP meetings and align the team on the plan, addressing issues and making decisions.
• Provide insights into supply and demand constraints, risks, and opportunities for inventory optimization.
• Prepare and present reports, forecasts, and recommendations to management, including deviations from plans.
• Collaborate with plants to develop and pilot S&OE processes to bridge SIOP and weekly/daily schedule execution.
• Identify process improvements and potential AI-assisted planning solutions; manage stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Analytical

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Excel

Planning software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Excel

Planning software

Job description

A SIOP Manager plays a crucial role in aligning sales, operations, and financial plans. This position is one of the foundational anchors for the transformational workstream of SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operational Planning) that has been developed and launched in H&V. H&V is looking for a motivated and influential person who can transfer that energy and engage others within the company.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Play leading role in expanding a SIOP program to other production networks in H&V.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end impact of the supply chain within SIOP, including sourcing, site capabilities, and customer profiles.
• Facilitate SIOP Meetings: Lead meetings to ensure the team is aligned on the plan and address any issues and ensure decisions are made.
• Provide insight into supply and demand constraints, potential risks, and opportunities for inventory optimization.
• Report and Forecast: Prepare and present reports, forecasts, and recommendations to management. This includes deviations from previous plans.
• Work with the plants to develop and pilot an S&OE process to bridge the gap between SIOP and weekly/daily schedule execution.
• Process Improvement: Identify areas for process improvement and develop solutions to strengthen SIOP processes. This would include opportunities to utilize solutions/software provided by leading companies and/or AI tools for demand and supply planning.
• Stakeholder Management: Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, escalating decisions when consensus is required. This includes sales, demand managers, operations, supply chain, upper management and in some instances our customers.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in supply chain, including SIOP(S&OP) processes.
• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in technical discipline)

SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze data to identify trends and variability in supply capabilities of the assets.
• Project Management: Strong project management skills to handle multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to work across different departments and levels of the organization.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Technical Proficiency: Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel. Familiarity with planning software and tools
• Superior written & verbal communication and presentation skills

CORE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

Must possess the following personal attributes necessary for success within H&V to meet our business objectives:

• Creativity and Innovation – The capacity to originate new or radical alternatives to traditional methods, approaches, and products.
• Influence others without authority – The capability to encourage and motivate stakeholders to invest resource into this segment and gain alignment toward a common goal.
• Take measured risks – The capability and comfort level to handle ambiguity, make quantified analysis, and take measured risk when needed.
• Achievement Motivation – The drive and determination to truly “win, reject average performance and set challenging goals for self and others at H&V to achieve major breakthroughs.