Sales & Operations Planning Manager

Now Hiring: Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Manager

Locations: Shelbyville KY or Jeffersonville IN

Travel: Occasional - up to 20%

Onsite Role with Flexibility

Are you a strategic planning leader who can bring teams data and decisions together around one integrated business plan voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation (RFC) is seeking a Sales & Operations Planning Manager to establish and lead our enterprise S&OP process. This role connects Commercial Operations Supply Chain and Finance to align customer demand operational capability inventory strategy working capital objectives and financial performance. You will strengthen forecast discipline lead scenario planning and help executive leaders make timely fact-based decisions that support customer service profitable growth and effective use of working capital.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Lead and facilitate RFCs monthly S&OP process including demand review supply and capacity review financial reconciliation pre-S&OP alignment and executive decision review.
• Establish and maintain one fact-based demand supply inventory and financial plan across Commercial Operations Supply Chain and Finance.
• Lead demand planning and forecast governance across business units challenge assumptions measure forecast accuracy and bias and incorporate market intelligence customer commitments and commercial opportunities.
• Partner with Operations to assess labor equipment tooling and production constraints and identify future capacity gaps bottlenecks and mitigation options.
• Coordinate with the Supply Chain Manager to translate the approved plan into material purchasing inventory scheduling and logistics actions.
• Develop scenarios and recommendations that show the revenue margin service inventory working capital and capacity implications of alternative decisions.
• Lead inventory strategy and target setting with Supply Chain Operations and Finance including actions for excess obsolete and slow-moving inventory.
• Prepare concise executive S&OP materials that clearly identify risks opportunities required decisions owners and due dates.
• Escalate unresolved demand supply capacity customer and financial trade-offs for timely executive decisions.
• Establish governance planning calendars decision rights standard work data definitions and accountability routines.
• Develop and maintain KPIs for forecast accuracy and bias revenue and production plan attainment service level inventory turns days inventory outstanding capacity utilization and action closure.
• Align S&OP with budgeting strategic planning new program launches capital planning and working capital improvement efforts.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning discipline data quality systems analytics and cross-functional execution.
• Influence and align stakeholders without relying solely on direct authority while maintaining an objective enterprise-wide perspective.

WHAT YOU BRING

Experience

• Seven or more years of progressive experience in S&OP integrated business planning demand planning supply chain planning operations finance or a related manufacturing function.
• Demonstrated experience leading or materially improving a cross-functional S&OP or IBP process in a multi-site manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of demand forecasting capacity planning inventory management production planning and the financial implications of operating decisions.
• Experience facilitating executive-level planning reviews presenting scenarios and recommendations and driving decisions across Commercial Operations Supply Chain and Finance.
• Experience developing metrics such as forecast accuracy and bias plan attainment service level inventory turns days inventory outstanding and capacity utilization.
• Experience with ERP or MRP systems and advanced analytical tools; metals automotive aerospace engineered products or industrial manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Prior people leadership project leadership or process ownership experience is preferred.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Business Operations Engineering Finance or a related field is required.
• Masters degree in Business Administration Supply Chain Management or a related field is preferred.
• APICS/ASCM certification such as CSCP or CPIM is preferred.
• Formal training or certification in S&OP Integrated Business Planning Lean or continuous improvement is beneficial.

Technical Skills

• Advanced analytical capability in demand forecasting scenario modeling capacity planning inventory strategy and financial reconciliation.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how customer demand operations inventory working capital cash flow and profitability interact.
• Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP and planning systems; Global Shop Solutions and/or SAP experience is strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint including executive dashboards and decision-support materials.
• Ability to establish governance standard work decision rights performance metrics and accountability routines across multiple locations.

Soft Skills

• Strong executive presence and the ability to facilitate fact-based decisions among Commercial Operations Supply Chain and Finance leaders.
• Ability to challenge assumptions constructively influence without authority resolve competing priorities and maintain an enterprise-wide perspective.
• Excellent verbal written presentation facilitation organizational and project-management skills.
• Demonstrated judgment integrity curiosity and willingness to escalate material risks and trade-offs early.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work onsite in Shelbyville Kentucky or Jeffersonville Indiana with occasional flexibility to work from home.
• Ability to travel occasionally as business needs require.
• Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle and travel between locations.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR/EAR requirements.

WHY JOIN US

• Build and lead an enterprise S&OP process that shapes how RFC plans prioritizes and makes decisions.
• Work directly with leaders across Commercial Operations Supply Chain and Finance.
• Turn complex demand capacity inventory and financial data into clear business recommendations.
• Influence customer service profitable growth working capital performance and long-term operational readiness.
• Join an established global organization with a collaborative close-knit culture and opportunities for professional development.

WHO WE ARE

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation or RFC supplies custom roll formed metal components to industries including Aerospace Construction Material Handling Off-Highway Office Furniture Solar and Transportation. RFC is part of voestalpine AG a globally leading technology group and operates seven production facilities across Kentucky Pennsylvania and Indiana.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• Multiple health insurance options vision dental life short-term and long-term disability coverage and health savings or flexible spending account options.
• Paid time off beginning in the first year including vacation personal and sick time.
• 401(k) or Roth 401(k) with up to a 6% company match.
• Quarterly profit-sharing bonus.
• Apprenticeship programs tuition reimbursement opportunities and leadership training.
• TogetherWeCare a volunteer program that allows employees to support their community while on company time.
• Countdown to Zero a global environmental initiative focused on more efficient and environmentally friendly workplaces.

READY TO APPLY

If you are ready to create alignment across the business strengthen planning discipline and turn complex information into clear decisions we would like to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of RFC operations.

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation is an At Will employer. Employment will be at-will which means that either the employee or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time with or without prior notice and with or without cause.

Roll Forming Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected Veteran status and any other federal state or locally protected classifications.

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