SIOP & Operations Strategy Lead

Divergent; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Discretionary bonus

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

Divergent in Torrance, CA is seeking a Business Operations Manager to lead the SIOP process and align cross-functional teams.

You will develop dashboards, KPIs, and data governance, partnering with data science to improve planning systems, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This role requires 5–8+ years in operations, strong communication, and a track record of translating data into actionable decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field.
• 5–8+ years of progressive experience in business operations, S&OP/SIOP, program management, or cross-functional leadership in manufacturing or tech sectors.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with a proven ability to influence and drive decisions cross-functionally and at all levels of an organization.
• Experience leading impactful cross-functional projects involving data and business processes.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and advanced planning or analytics tools (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, o9, Power BI, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Lead and continually improve the company’s monthly SIOP process, ensuring timely inputs, scenario analysis, and clear decisions at each step.
• Facilitate structured business reviews that align Sales, Programs, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and other functional teams around priorities, risks, dependencies, and execution plans.
• Develop and maintain trusted reporting dashboards, KPIs, and data governance processes that provide leadership with accurate, actionable insights.
• Partner closely with data science and digital teams to improve planning systems, reporting capabilities, automation, and analytics that support scalable business operations.
• Identify cross-functional risks, constraints, and opportunities, driving mitigation plans and ensuring decisions are documented, communicated, and executed.
• Partner with Finance and functional leaders to ensure operational plans support strategic and financial objectives.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives by evaluating existing processes, identifying inefficiencies and opportunities, partnering with functional leaders to design improved ways of working, and driving measurable improvements to operational performance.
• Lead implementation of process improvements through excellent project management, stakeholder coordination and buy-in, defining business requirements, supporting software system development, driving change management, and ensuring successful adoption of new processes and tools.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Communication & facilitation

Analytical skills

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Kinaxis

o9

Power BI

Job description

Divergent in Torrance, CA is seeking a Business Operations Manager to lead the SIOP process and align cross-functional teams.

You will develop dashboards, KPIs, and data governance, partnering with data science to improve planning systems, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This role requires 5–8+ years in operations, strong communication, and a track record of translating data into actionable decisions.