Manager, Sales & Operations Planning

Nidec; Village of East Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Corporation is seeking an experienced Sales and Operations Planning Lead to translate demand into an executable supply and manufacturing plan for Syracuse and Monterrey. You will orchestrate demand, capacity, material readiness, and procurement plans through a disciplined S&OP cadence to drive decisions and meet commitments.

Lead cross-functional teams across Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Plant Leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or APICS / IBF certification preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in related roles with measurable impact.
• Experience balancing demand with manufacturing and material supply in a multi-plant environment.
• English language skills mandatory; additional languages helpful.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end S&OP ownership and decision leadership.
• Lead the monthly S&OP process and translate demand into an executable supply plan.
• Facilitate cross-functional decision making when demand exceeds capacity or material availability.
• Document decisions, tradeoffs, and commitments and ensure follow-through across functions.
• Partner with plant leadership to validate assumptions and surface bottlenecks early.
• Align procurement plans to the approved S&OP supply plan and demand priorities.
• Identify supplier and material risks and lead mitigation actions before impact.

Skills

S&OP leadership

Demand planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing planning

Forecasting

KPI management

Problem solving

Communication with leadership

Coaching and delegation

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree

APICS / IBF certification preferred

Job description

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality. All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

The Sales and Operations Planning Lead is accountable for translating demand into an executable supply and manufacturing plan across Syracuse and Monterrey. This role ensures demand, production capacity, material availability, and procurement plans are aligned through a disciplined S&OP cadence that drives decisions, resolves constraints, and prevents past due orders. The role serves as the single point of orchestration between Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Plant Leadership. While demand signals are well understood, this position exists to ensure the organization can deliver against that demand through capacity balancing, material readiness, and corrective action execution at each plant. Core Purpose is to ensure the right product is built, at the right plant, at the right time, with the right materials and to surface, resolve gaps when that is not possible.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• End-to-End S&OP ownership and decision leadership
• Lead the monthly S&OP process, translating demand into a constrained and executable supply plan
• Facilitate cross-functional decision making when demand exceeds capacity or material availability
• Document decisions, tradeoffs, and commitments and ensure follow-through across functions
• Proven ability to partner with plant leadership to validate assumptions and surface bottlenecks early
• Prevent local or siloed planning by enforcing enterprise-level priorities
• Align procurement plans to the approved S&OP supply plan and demand priorities
• Identify supplier and material risks and lead mitigation actions before they impact production
• Ensure material constraints are visible and addressed as part of S&OP, not as reactive expedites
• Own corrective actions for past due orders, schedule misses, and material shortages
• Identify root causes, assign ownership, and track actions to closure
• Embed learnings into future planning cycles to prevent repeat issues
• Establish a consistent S&OP operating rhythm and standard planning assumptions at both plants (Syracuse and Monterrey)
• Drive collaboration between manufacturing, supply chain, and procurement at the site level
• Ensure both plants are executing against the same plan, priorities, and metrics
• Own S&OP KPIs including past due, schedule adherence, capacity utilization, and plan vs. actual variance
• Provide clear visibility to leadership on risks, gaps, and required decisions
• Strengthen S&OP maturity, standardization, and discipline over time
• Seasoned professional; works under limited supervision
• Works independently on a wide range of moderately complex projects and may be responsible for entire projects or processes within team
• May contribute to the development of goals and planning efforts for the department

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Communicates with senior leadership and employees within and outside of department and/or job family on matters that require explanation, interpretation and/or advising; may communicate with external clients or partners depending upon the job area
• Influences employees within the business unit to agree and align on new concepts, practices and approaches
• Responsible for moderate to significant improvements of processes, procedures, or systems to contribute to the performance of the team
• Problems are moderately complex and may impact multiple departments and/or job family
• Coaches, reviews and delegates work to other professionals
• Manages end-to-end projects or processes
• Proven experience balancing demand with manufacturing and material supply in a multi plant environment
• Deep understanding of: Finite capacity planning, manufacturing constraints, supplier lead times and material risk
• Strong facilitation skills with the ability to drive alignment and make tradeoffs
• Ability to influence without direct authority and challenge senior stakeholders when plans are not executable
• Experience leading corrective actions and driving operational accountability
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or APICS / IBF certification preferred Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in S&OP, manufacturing planning, supply chain, or operations
• Languages English mandatory. Other language skills are helpful

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Sales and Operations Planning Leadership
• Supply Chain Strategy and Network Optimization
• Capacity Planning and Production Location Analysis
• Cross Functional Collaboration and Influence
• Forecasting and Demand Planning Support
• New Program and Product Launch Execution
• Performance Metrics and KPI Management
• Cost to Serve Analysis
• Process Improvement and Optimization
• End to End Project and Process Management
• Strategic Thinking and Business Acumen
• Problem Solving Across Multiple Functions
• Communication with Senior Leadership and Stakeholders
• Coaching, Delegation, and Team Development
• Independent Decision Making and Accountability

Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff

Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Aff All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

Work Shift Schedule

No Soliciting Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.

Nidec has worked its way up to become the world's No.1 manufacturer of small precision motors. In the process, Nidec has gradually expanded its product lineup to include a variety of small to large motors, application products for machinery, and electronic and optical components. At present, its products are used in a wide range of fields and devices including information and telecommunications equipment, office equipment, home appliances, automobiles, industrial equipment, and environmental energy. "For Everything that Spins and Moves", the Group is creating next-generation drive technologies to meet the needs of the society.