S&OP Planning & Optimization Analyst

• →S&OP Process & Scenario Design
  • →Support the shift toward a unified, system-led S&OP process that integrates demand, supply, and financial planning.
  • →Partner with business owners to define assumptions, planning logic, constraints, metrics, and decision rules.
  • →Translate S&OP inputs—forecast signals, capacity limits, configuration-level content, operational constraints—into structured scenario definitions.
  • →Build and evaluate scenario models that test “what-if” business conditions, identify tradeoffs, and quantify impacts.

• →Cross-Functional Alignment
  • →Serve as a connector across Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Product, and Finance.
  • →Facilitate working sessions to align on assumptions, scenario differences, and enterprise-optimized outcomes.
  • →Maintain governance and structure of recurring S&OP planning cycles.

• →Data, Tools & System Enablement
  • →Contribute to the implementation of a new enterprise S&OP planning platform.
  • →Translate business process needs into functional requirements for internal IT functions as well as external software vendors.
  • →Assist with testing new system capabilities including scenario creation, variance reporting, forecasting comparisons, and automated recommendation logic.
  • →Enable seamless data exchange with upstream and downstream systems.

• →Analytics, Reporting & Insight
  • →Develop analytics that measure scenario performance.
  • →Use structured decision-making frameworks such as AHP.
  • →Prepare clear, executive-ready summaries of scenario insights.
  • →Build reporting via Excel, BI tools, or system outputs.

• 5+ years relevant experience in S&OP, Supply Chain, Scheduling, Manufacturing, or data science experience (any internship or co-op experience will not be considered)
• Strong strategic agility with ability to connect data and assumptions.
• High analytical ability and comfort with complex planning problems.
• Cross-functional communication and facilitation experience
• Self-starter with the ability to influence others in a direct and indirect organizational structure, and across multiple physical locations
• Experience with Microsoft or Google office applications
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Must be willing to travel 10% Domestically + Internationally

• Help design and implement a next-generation S&OP platform.
• Improve enterprise decision-making.
• Reduce planning cycle time through automation.
• Improve schedule stability and execution.

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