Manager, Sales & Operations Planning

Nidec · North America

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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, escalate, and resolve gaps when that is not possible.

Job Description

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

Additional Job Details

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 Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. 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

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No Soliciting

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