Program Manager, Sales and Operations Planning

We are currently seeking a Sales and Operations Planning Program Manager. The purpose of this role is to create data-driven insight to help drive key decisions in both the Executive and Operational Sales and Operations Planning processes.

This role works with team members in Sales Planning, Product Marketing, Manufacturing Planning, Material Planning, Procurement, Vehicle Program Management, and Finance. Your day-to-day efforts will include developing planning recommendations by retrieving, compiling, and analyzing data. Additionally, you will work on process improvement and building KPI dashboards in our S&OP software environment. Finally, you will maintain the supply chain forecast and be a bridge to the procurement and logistics teams to support questions around the build plan. You will report to the Head of Sales and Operations Planning.

You Will:

• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to model the impact of program timing updates, manufacturing and material constraints, and delivery projection adjustments.
• Mature process discipline and KPI tracking relating to forecast accuracy and performance.
• Support software implementation to advance Sales and Operations Planning analytics capabilities.
• Maintain the supply chain forecast with both the S&OP software and the Lucid ERP environment.
• Work with other members in the S&OP team to communicate forecasts to various cross-functional teams, including supply chain, production, logistics, sales, and engineering.
• Support project initiatives across all Supply Chain functions, providing analysis, coordination, and implementation.
• Perform ad hoc quantitative analyses to support operations decision-making.
• Develop required process documentation for business process implementation and rollout.
• Establish appropriate KPIs to measure process performance and identify process improvement opportunities.

You Bring:

• 2+ years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in technical, supply chain, business, or finance discipline; or master's degree with internship experience.
• Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise, and problem solve, as well as work independently on multiple tasks or projects.
• Experience building processes from scratch.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Passion for results, strategy, and a sense of ownership that leads to effective hands-on execution
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a team-first mindset that creates a vibrant, cohesive environment to help identify opportunities, resolve problems, develop best practices, and deliver optimal results
• Strong written and verbal skills as well as organizational and program management capabilities
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Preferably experience with coding languages and analytics tools: ERP systems (SAP or equivalent), Tableau, Aera Technologies, Python, R, or MatLab.