Sr. Director, Global SIOP/IBP

The Sr. Director, Global SIOP, IBP leads the integrated planning process across East West and Vexos’ global manufacturing operations, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial objectives. The role is accountable for driving predictable execution, cross-functional decision-making, and operational alignment to achieve customer service, working capital, cost, and profitability targets across multiple sites and countries.

Working at the nexus of commercial demand, operational capability, and financial performance, this leader leverages standardized processes, Lean principles, and continuous improvement practices to enhance service levels, optimize inventory, improve delivery performance, and enable scalable, efficient growth.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

SIOP Process Ownership & Governance

 Own and continuously improve the monthly SIOP cadence, including:

Demand review

Supply review

Inventory & capacity balancing

Financial reconciliation

Executive SIOP meeting

Establish clear decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability

Ensure adherence to standard work, timelines, and inputs/outputs across all SIOP steps

Demand & Supply Alignment

Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Product Management to validate demand forecasts using:

Statistical forecasting

Market intelligence

Sales pipeline and customer insights

Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Logistics to:

Balance demand with capacity and material availability

Identify constraints and mitigation plans

Develop executable supply scenarios

Drive what-if scenario planning to support tradeoff decisions

Inventory & Working Capital Optimization

Lead inventory planning across raw, WIP, and finished goods

Reduce excess & obsolete inventory through:

Root cause analysis

Demand/supply signal improvements

Cross functional action plans

Financial Integration

Ensure tight integration between SIOP and financial commitments

Partner with Finance to ensure one aligned operating plan drives forecast, outlook, and annual budget

Performance Management & Analytics

Define, track, and improve key SIOP KPIs, including:

Forecast Accuracy

Customer Service, OTD

Inventory Turns

Schedule Adherence

Capacity Utilization

Build visual management dashboards and review performance routinely with leadership

Lead data-driven problem solving using Lean / Six Sigma tools

Executive Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

Prepare concise, insight driven materials for executive SIOP reviews

Clearly present risks, tradeoffs, and recommended decisions

Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on demand supply financial alignment

Knowledge, Abilities & Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, with 10+ years of experience in supply chain, planning, or manufacturing operations.

5+ years of leadership experience managing regional or global planning teams in a multi-site, global manufacturing environment.

Proven experience leading cross functional planning processes

Demonstrated success improving service levels, inventory performance, and operational efficiency metrics.

Proven experience leading cross functional planning processes

Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into actions

Demonstrates an enthusiastic, proactive, and results oriented approach to problem solving and leadership.

Strong knowledge and practical application of lean methodologies and tools.

Collaborative team player with strong customer focus, urgency in resolving issues, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment

Preferred: Experience in electronics manufacturing, electro-mechanical assembly, EMS, or contract manufacturing

We are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.