Senior SIOP Value Stream Leader - Avionics

AVIA; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Acron Aviation in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a SIOP Leader to own end-to-end demand–supply planning in a high-velocity aerospace environment. You will lead Sales Operations and Master Scheduling, coordinate with Sales, Operations, Finance and Engineering, and drive disciplined cadence, governance, and constraint management to deliver executable plans.

You will develop standard work, KPI trees, and performance metrics, coach cross‑functional teams, and champion Lean and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Supply Chain, Statistics, Engineering or related field
• 9+ years of progressive aerospace manufacturing or operations leadership
• Direct experience leading or operating within a formal S&OE / SIOP process
• Demonstrated experience leading cross‑functional value streams
• Proven lean manufacturing and continuous improvement leadership
• Strong financial acumen in P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements
• Experience with developing and leading KPI trees used to measure the effectiveness and attainment of established sales plans and master schedules
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP in SAP, or equivalent
• Strongly analytical skills (Excel/Power BI or similar), scenario planning, and constraint‑based thinking
• Strong understanding of aerospace certification, quality, and compliance requirements
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, persuasion and negotiation

Responsibilities

• End-to-End SIOP Process Ownership
• Develop, maintain, continuously improve SIOP governance process and standard work
• Lead weekly SIOP cadences throughout Acron Avionics product lines and functions
• Provide governance and support to monthly revenue, EBITDA, Inventory and Cash estimates and variance analysis
• Accountable for revenue and inventory results, constraint management and variation management
• Demand Management & Signal Integrity
• Monthly demand (firm and forecast) aggregation, segmentation, analysis and updates
• Forecasting by family/platform and customer program using analytics
• Demand shaping assumptions & proposals within lead-time fences
• Order book governance: expedite rules, priority codes, backlog hygiene
• Publish rolling 12 – 24 monthly demand forecast guidance
• Master Scheduling, Supply Planning & Feasible Plan Development
• Create master schedule using level loading and smoothing
• Rough-cut supply planning by value stream / site / supplier
• Supply policy: make/buy, min order quantities, safety time/stock rules
• Constraint mapping: labor, test equipment, special processes, critical suppliers
• Capacity Management & Rate Readiness
• Capacity modeling (labor, equipment, tooling, test cells, inspection)
• Rate readiness reviews (new rates, surges, contract awards)
• Capital planning inputs (equipment/test capacity, facility constraints)
• Integrated Reconciliation (Demand–Supply–Finance)
• Revenue/margin/cash reconciliation
• Inventory projections (raw/WIP/FG), working capital targets
• Schedule risk and opportunity quantification and mitigation plans
• Scenario modeling: expedite vs overtime vs inventory builds vs alternate sourcing
• Execution Bridge (SIOP → MPS/MRP → Scheduling)
• Frozen zone / slushy zone / liquid zone policy (stability rules)
• Master schedule governance and exception management
• Backlog recovery and expedite management
• Alignment to production control (WIP caps, takt/rate targets where applicable)
• People & Culture Leadership
• Lead, coach, and develop cross‑functional teams within the SIOP value stream
• Develop, maintain and continuously reinforce goals and objectives tailored to each role
• Responsible for cascading weekly communications from HQ and Avionics to all employees in the SIOP value stream
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Reinforce safety‑first and compliance‑first behaviors
• Develop future SIOP value stream and operations leaders

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Lean manufacturing

Financial acumen

KPI trees

Excel/Power BI

What-if modeling

SIOP process knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations, Supply Chain, Statistics, Engineering

APICS/ASCM certifications (CPIM/CSCP)

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Acron Aviation in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a SIOP Leader to own end-to-end demand–supply planning in a high-velocity aerospace environment. You will lead Sales Operations and Master Scheduling, coordinate with Sales, Operations, Finance and Engineering, and drive disciplined cadence, governance, and constraint management to deliver executable plans.

You will develop standard work, KPI trees, and performance metrics, coach cross‑functional teams, and champion Lean and continuous improvement