Now Hiring: Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Manager
Locations: Shelbyville, KY or Jeffersonville, IN
Travel: Occasional - up to 20%
Onsite Role with Flexibility
- Lead and facilitate RFC's monthly S&OP process, including demand review, supply and capacity review, financial reconciliation, pre-S&OP alignment, and executive decision review.
- Establish and maintain one fact-based demand, supply, inventory, and financial plan across Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.
- Lead demand planning and forecast governance across business units, challenge assumptions, measure forecast accuracy and bias, and incorporate market intelligence, customer commitments, and commercial opportunities.
- Partner with Operations to assess labor, equipment, tooling, and production constraints and identify future capacity gaps, bottlenecks, and mitigation options.
- Coordinate with the Supply Chain Manager to translate the approved plan into material, purchasing, inventory, scheduling, and logistics actions.
- Develop scenarios and recommendations that show the revenue, margin, service, inventory, working capital, and capacity implications of alternative decisions.
- Lead inventory strategy and target setting with Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance, including actions for excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory.
- Prepare concise executive S&OP materials that clearly identify risks, opportunities, required decisions, owners, and due dates.
- Escalate unresolved demand, supply, capacity, customer, and financial trade-offs for timely executive decisions.
- Establish governance, planning calendars, decision rights, standard work, data definitions, and accountability routines.
- Develop and maintain KPIs for forecast accuracy and bias, revenue and production plan attainment, service level, inventory turns, days inventory outstanding, capacity utilization, and action closure.
- Align S&OP with budgeting, strategic planning, new program launches, capital planning, and working capital improvement efforts.
- Drive continuous improvement in planning discipline, data quality, systems, analytics, and cross-functional execution.
- Influence and align stakeholders without relying solely on direct authority while maintaining an objective, enterprise-wide perspective.
Experience
- Seven or more years of progressive experience in S&OP, integrated business planning, demand planning, supply chain planning, operations, finance, or a related manufacturing function.
- Demonstrated experience leading or materially improving a cross-functional S&OP or IBP process in a multi-site manufacturing environment.
- Strong working knowledge of demand forecasting, capacity planning, inventory management, production planning, and the financial implications of operating decisions.
- Experience facilitating executive-level planning reviews, presenting scenarios and recommendations, and driving decisions across Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.
- Experience developing metrics such as forecast accuracy and bias, plan attainment, service level, inventory turns, days inventory outstanding, and capacity utilization.
- Experience with ERP or MRP systems and advanced analytical tools; metals, automotive, aerospace, engineered products, or industrial manufacturing experience is preferred.
- Prior people leadership, project leadership, or process ownership experience is preferred.
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, Finance, or a related field is required.
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field is preferred.
- APICS/ASCM certification, such as CSCP or CPIM, is preferred.
- Formal training or certification in S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, Lean, or continuous improvement is beneficial.
Technical Skills
- Advanced analytical capability in demand forecasting, scenario modeling, capacity planning, inventory strategy, and financial reconciliation.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of how customer demand, operations, inventory, working capital, cash flow, and profitability interact.
- Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP and planning systems; Global Shop Solutions and/or SAP experience is strongly preferred.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including executive dashboards and decision-support materials.
- Ability to establish governance, standard work, decision rights, performance metrics, and accountability routines across multiple locations.
Soft Skills
- Strong executive presence and the ability to facilitate fact-based decisions among Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance leaders.
- Ability to challenge assumptions constructively, influence without authority, resolve competing priorities, and maintain an enterprise-wide perspective.
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation, facilitation, organizational, and project-management skills.
- Demonstrated judgment, integrity, curiosity, and willingness to escalate material risks and trade-offs early.
Additional Requirements
- Ability to work onsite in Shelbyville, Kentucky, or Jeffersonville, Indiana, with occasional flexibility to work from home.
- Ability to travel occasionally as business needs require.
- Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle and travel between locations.
- Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR/EAR requirements.
- Build and lead an enterprise S&OP process that shapes how RFC plans, prioritizes, and makes decisions.
- Work directly with leaders across Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.
- Turn complex demand, capacity, inventory, and financial data into clear business recommendations.
- Influence customer service, profitable growth, working capital performance, and long-term operational readiness.
- Join an established global organization with a collaborative, close-knit culture and opportunities for professional development.
voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation, or RFC, supplies custom roll formed metal components to industries including Aerospace, Construction, Material Handling, Off-Highway, Office Furniture, Solar, and Transportation. RFC is part of voestalpine AG, a globally leading technology group, and operates seven production facilities across Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
- Multiple health insurance options, vision, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability coverage, and health savings or flexible spending account options.
- Paid time off beginning in the first year, including vacation, personal, and sick time.
- 401(k) or Roth 401(k) with up to a 6% company match.
- Quarterly profit-sharing bonus.
- Apprenticeship programs, tuition reimbursement opportunities, and leadership training.
- TogetherWeCare, a volunteer program that allows employees to support their community while on company time.
- Countdown to Zero, a global environmental initiative focused on more efficient and environmentally friendly workplaces.
READY TO APPLY?
If you are ready to create alignment across the business, strengthen planning discipline, and turn complex information into clear decisions, we would like to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of RFC operations.
voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation is an At Will employer. Employment will be at-will, which means that either the employee or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without prior notice, and with or without cause.
Roll Forming Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, and any other federal, state, or locally protected classifications.
Please contact [email protected] if you require an alternate application form or accommodation during the hiring process due to disability.
Skills Required
- Seven or more years of progressive experience in S&OP, integrated business planning, demand planning, supply chain planning, operations, finance, or a related manufacturing function
- Experience leading or materially improving a cross-functional S&OP or IBP process in a multi-site manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of demand forecasting, capacity planning, inventory management, production planning, and financial implications of operating decisions
- Experience facilitating executive-level planning reviews, presenting scenarios and recommendations, and driving cross-functional decisions
- Experience developing planning and performance metrics, including forecast accuracy, plan attainment, service level, inventory turns, days inventory outstanding, and capacity utilization
- Experience with ERP or MRP systems and advanced analytical tools
- Metals, automotive, aerospace, engineered products, or industrial manufacturing experience
- Prior people leadership, project leadership, or process ownership experience
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, Finance, or a related field
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
- APICS/ASCM certification, such as CSCP or CPIM
- Formal training or certification in S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, Lean, or continuous improvement
- Advanced analytical capability in demand forecasting, scenario modeling, capacity planning, inventory strategy, and financial reconciliation
- Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP and planning systems; Global Shop Solutions and/or SAP experience
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including executive dashboards and decision-support materials
- Ability to establish governance, standard work, decision rights, performance metrics, and accountability routines across multiple locations
- Ability to work onsite in Shelbyville, Kentucky, or Jeffersonville, Indiana, with occasional work-from-home flexibility
- Ability to travel occasionally and safely operate a motor vehicle between locations
- Must be a U.S. Person under ITAR/EAR requirements
What We Do
voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation is North America’s leader for roll forming technology. Headquartered in Shelbyville, Kentucky, since 1947, Roll Forming Corporation was acquired by voestalpine AG in 2000; a globally active group with a number of specialized and flexible companies that produce, process and further develop high-quality steel products. From its three U.S. facilities, Roll Forming Corporation provides customized roll-form manufacturing solutions with integrated secondary processing operations as well as in-house engineering and tooling services. And to offer clients a truly comprehensive partnership, Roll Forming Corporation offers complete supply chain management support that extends from material sourcing through to stocking programs and logistics.
