Sales and Operations Planning Specialist IV

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.Job SummaryThe 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 DescriptionSPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIESEnd-to-End S&OP ownership and decision leadershipLead the monthly S&OP process, translating demand into a constrained and executable supply planFacilitate cross‑functional decision making when demand exceeds capacity or material availabilityDocument decisions, tradeoffs, and commitments and ensure follow‑through across functionsProven ability to partner with plant leadership to validate assumptions and surface bottlenecks earlyPrevent local or siloed planning by enforcing enterprise‑level prioritiesAlign procurement plans to the approved S&OP supply plan and demand prioritiesIdentify supplier and material risks and lead mitigation actions before they impact productionEnsure material constraints are visible and addressed as part of S&OP, not as reactive expeditesOwn corrective actions for past due orders, schedule misses, and material shortagesIdentify root causes, assign ownership, and track actions to closureEmbed learnings into future planning cycles to prevent repeat issuesEstablish 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 levelEnsure both plants are executing against the same plan, priorities, and metricsOwn S&OP KPIs including past due, schedule adherence, capacity utilization, and plan vs. actual varianceProvide clear visibility to leadership on risks, gaps, and required decisionsStrengthen S&OP maturity, standardization, and discipline over timeSeasoned professional; works under limited supervisionWorks independently on a wide range of moderately complex projects and may be responsible for entire projects or processes within teamMay contribute to the development of goals and planning efforts for the departmentAdditional Job DetailsREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCECommunicates 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 areaInfluences employees within the business unit to agree and align on new concepts, practices and approachesResponsible for moderate to significant improvements of processes, procedures, or systems to contribute to the performance of the teamProblems are moderately complex and may impact multiple departments and/or job familyCoaches, reviews and delegates work to other professionalsManages end-to-end projects or processesProven experience balancing demand with manufacturing and material supply in a multi plant environmentDeep 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 executableExperience leading corrective actions and driving operational accountabilityBachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or APICS / IBF certification preferredMinimum 7 years of progressive experience in S&OP, manufacturing planning, supply chain, or operationsLanguagesEnglish mandatory. Other language skills are helpful.CORE COMPETENCIES Sales and Operations Planning LeadershipSupply Chain Strategy and Network OptimizationCapacity Planning and Production Location AnalysisCross Functional Collaboration and InfluenceForecasting and Demand Planning SupportNew Program and Product Launch ExecutionPerformance Metrics and KPI ManagementCost to Serve AnalysisProcess Improvement and OptimizationEnd to End Project and Process ManagementStrategic Thinking and Business AcumenProblem Solving Across Multiple FunctionsCommunication with Senior Leadership and StakeholdersCoaching, Delegation, and Team DevelopmentIndependent Decision Making and AccountabilityEqual Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at NidecNidec 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: Shift ScheduleNo SolicitingNidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.SummaryLocation: North America/USA/New York/East Syracuse, NYType: Full time