Senior Manager, SIOP

The Senior Manager of SIOP (Sales, Inventory, & Operations Planning) is responsible for building, implementing, and maturing the cross-functional planning process across the enterprise that aligns demand, supply, and financial plans to optimize business performance and service value to OTR’s customers. This role ensures an integrated approach to forecasting, inventory management, purchasing, production planning, and sales alignment to achieve customer service, revenue, and profitability goals.

The Senior Manager, SIOP requires strategic thinking and strategic alignment strong analytical capabilities to drive SIOP processes in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Develops, deploys and matures the end-to-end SIOP process to balance demand and supply, ensuring alignment with business objectives and financial targets.
• Partners with senior leaders in Sales, Finance, Operations and Supply Chain to ensure data-driven planning and strategic alignment.
• Continuously refine the SIOP process to improve forecast accuracy, inventory optimization, and customer performance.
• Creates and provides coaching and training for all SIOP stakeholders ensuring clear expectations around roles and responsibilities within the SIOP processes.
• Creates and maintains the SIOP Calendar, updating meeting cadences in alignment with all stakeholders.

• Oversees the development of accurate, consensus-based demand forecasts using historical data, market trends, and customer insights.
• Collaborates with Sales to understand promotions, product launches, and market shifts impacting demand.
• Monitors forecast accuracy and implements corrective actions where necessary.

• Translates demand forecasts into actionable supply and production plans to ensure efficient procurement responses, operations and capacity utilization.
• Balances inventory levels across the supply chain to minimize working capital while meeting service level targets.
• Partners with procurement, manufacturing, and logistics teams to manage supply constraints and risks.

• Develops and tracks key SIOP metrics such as forecast accuracy, service levels, and inventory health.
• Provides executive reporting and insights to drive informed decision-making.
• Leverages data visualizations and analytics tools to communicate trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Drives cross-functional collaboration and process standardization to enhance SIOP maturity across the enterprise.
• Mentors and develops SIOP and Supply Chain members to build organizational SIOP capabilities.
• Identifies technology or system enhancements to improve efficiency and accuracy.

1. Strong Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills

2. Critical Thinking Skills

3. Communication and Presentation Proficiency

4. Time Management

6. Personal Effectiveness/Credibility

7. Ethical Responsibility

8. Customer Service

9. Data Analytics

1. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to interpret complex data and communicate actionable insights.

2. Exceptional leadership and facilitation skills; adept at driving alignment across multiple functions

3. Ability to handle highly sensitive business data and other information with confidentiality and discretion.

4. Ability to establish relationships of strong communication and network within the OTR Wheel Engineering.

5. Ability to speak clearly and succinctly relative to needs, questions, goals, etc.

6. Able to act independently, operating on accurate details and excellent judgment.

7. Ability to collect, analyze, and present large amount of data.

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities. At times, the role will need to coordinate a group or a team in order to achieve company goals on an interim/project basis.

1. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

2. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

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