S&OP Analyst

PURPOSE OF THE JOB The S&OE Analyst provides dedicated execution support to the Wholesale Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) organization by monitoring material availability, coordinating shortage recovery, and driving planning exceptions to closure. The role converts daily S&OE priorities into coordinated actions across plants, procurement, logistics, and planning, helping protect customer commitments and production continuity. Success is reflected in timely risk visibility, disciplined exception follow-through, improved support for inventory deployment and network balancing, and stronger planning-data discipline. By owning tactical material-planning work, the position also increases leadership capacity for network optimization, process governance, Kinaxis/Maestro adoption, service recovery, and cost-to-serve improvement. Job Responsibilities Own material availability and shortage recovery (30%) Monitor critical material availability, constrained components, component shortages, and material arrivals across the Wholesale network. Maintain clear shortage visibility, identify emerging supply risks, and escalate issues through the S&OE cadence with recommended recovery actions. Drive actions to closure by tracking owners, timing, dependencies, and changes in customer or production exposure. Coordinate material readiness and execution (25%) Coordinate material readiness across plants, procurement, logistics, and planning to support production continuity and customer commitments. Support open-order review, backlog recovery, production prioritization, order-transfer prioritization, and customer-move execution where material constraints are a driver. Facilitate rapid cross-functional follow-through when material availability, timing, or allocation changes. Support inventory deployment and network balancing (20%) Provide planning analysis and execution support for constrained-inventory deployment and network balancing decisions. Help evaluate service, inventory, freight, and total supply-cost trade-offs associated with customer moves and material positioning. Monitor agreed deployment actions and surface exceptions that could affect service or inventory health. Manage planning exceptions and data discipline (15%) Support Kinaxis/Maestro exception management and maintain timely, accurate planning inputs and issue status. Use planning-system outputs and standard S&OE reporting to prioritize material exceptions requiring action. Reinforce standard work, data discipline, and traceable decision follow-through across the planning process. Enable S&OE performance and continuous improvement (10%) Translate S&OE actions into sustained service, inventory, and cost performance through structured follow-up and root-cause visibility. Identify recurring material-planning issues and recommend improvements to reporting, escalation, standard work, and planning processes. Provide concise updates on risks, recovery status, decisions needed, and unresolved dependencies. JOB REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. At least 3 years of experience in material planning, supply planning, inventory management, production planning, procurement, logistics, or a related manufacturing supply-chain role. Experience using ERP, MRP, or advanced planning systems to review material requirements, inventory, supply exceptions, and recovery actions. Working proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to organize, analyze, and communicate planning data. Ability to work cross-functionally, manage competing priorities, and communicate risks and required actions clearly. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE Experience in a multi-site manufacturing or distribution network. Experience supporting S&OE, S&OP, or integrated business planning processes. Experience with Kinaxis/Maestro and/or SAP planning processes. Experience with shortage management, inventory deployme…

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