SIOP Manager

The Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) Manager is responsible for leading and continuously improving the integrated business planning process, ensuring alignment between customer demand, supply chain capabilities, operational capacity, inventory, and financial objectives. This position serves as a critical link between Sales, Program Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance, translating business priorities and customer requirements into a consolidated, executable operational plan. The SIOP Manager is accountable for establishing planning discipline, improving forecast reliability, identifying operational risks and constraints, and driving cross-functional alignment to support customer delivery commitments and business performance. As Safran Electronics & Defense Actuation North America continues establishing its operating capabilities, this position will also play an important role in developing scalable SIOP processes, organizational capabilities, and planning systems to support future business growth. Essential Job Functions • Own, lead, and continuously improve the end-to-end SIOP process, including Demand Reviews, Supply Reviews, Pre-SIOP alignment, and Executive SIOP. • Partner with sales and product teams to improve forecast accuracy, and coordinate with operations/capacity planners to align output with customer requirements. • Analyze data, including ERP information, and prepare consolidated managerial reports to recommend actions for optimal results. Update and maintain monthly and weekly control towers, metrics charts, and other reporting identified to drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for key metrics shortfalls. • Ensure correct planning parameters and transaction disciplines in order execution systems, maintaining proper order generation and inventory balances. • Link operational plans to financial targets, cost modeling, ROI analysis, and executive decision-making. • Review and update procedures, policies, and work instructions in line with corporate strategies, compliance initiatives, regulatory requirements, environmental policies, and other standards, regulations, or laws. • Report and manage the material cost and schedule impacts of proposed engineering changes, ensuring successful implementation of approved releases. • Ensure all procurement documentation meets corporate standards and customer audit requirements. • Lead a team of 5-10 demand and procurement related roles. • Evaluate team and individual performance to facilitate performance management and merit promotions. • Influence and coach cross-functional leaders without direct authority to resolve supply-demand gaps. • Foster a positive working environment with other functional leaders. • Drive talent development strategies, including succession planning and career development processes, to nurture team growth. • Perform other duties consistent with the position responsibilities, as assigned. Travel Specificity - Limited domestic or international travel may be required to support business operations, customer or supplier engagements, and coordination with other Safran locations. Minimal travel expected, up to 10%. Physical Demands - While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to remain in a stationary position and occasionally move about the office. Constantly operate and use a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copier/printer. The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information. The ability to observe, identify and assess details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds across office for various needs. Work Environment -Standard 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday with core office hours between 8am and 4pm daily. -Remote work may be available at management discretion. The work environment is in office environment. The noi…

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