Sr. Manager, Supply Chain

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. 

• Estimated annual base pay:  $133,000.00 (minimum) - $166,000.00 (midpoint) - $200,000.00 (maximum)

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity. 
  • 401(k) match (4.5%)
  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  
• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays. 
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave. 
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption Assistance  
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits. 
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 
• Member referral bonus 

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 
• Voluntary benefits, including:  

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts 
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of the SIOP process across the business unit(s).
• Responsible for alignment and agreement with consensus demand plan, supply commitment and financial plan.
• Responsible for overall IBP process – execute, sustain and continually improve with cross-functional stakeholders within and external to supply chain
• Lead the monthly Executive S&OP meeting, ensuring proper escalation of topics as needed, presenting scenario analyses with proposals, driving decisions, and driving actions/decisions to completion
• Key liaison between Supply Chain Planning team and the IBP transformation team, and will be an integral part of the S4 Hanna (SAP) implementation program
• Deep knowledge of S&OP / IBP, demand planning and supply planning
• As a component of the SIOP process, participates in other strategic meetings to ensure integration and synchronization of sales, marketing, R&D efforts with Supply Chain and Financial plans/activities
• Drive consensus between cross-functional groups and leaders
• Ensure alignment and cascade of information, decision and actions; responsible for driving completion of identified actions with responsible stakeholder
• Support Planning organization in what-if scenario analysis
• Validate and sign-off on scenario analysis and provide sufficient detail on cost / service / inventory tradeoffs behind each IBP decision; drive detailed and rigorous analysis to support decisions
• May manage short-term projects or detailed analyses (including the coordination of cross-functional teams) in support of IBP process and SAP implementation
• Participates and supports developing and materializing the company’s supply chain strategy
• Ability to create individualized development plans based on strengths and areas for improvement.
• Familiarity with succession planning and high-potential talent identification.

Key Skills

• Ability to work with relevant planning tools (e.g. SAP, Oracle, IBP) in support of analytics driven decision making
• Strong strategic planning and business acumen
• Skills – knowledge and experience with SIOP process, demand planning, and supply planning functions/processes. Experience with Demand Planning and/or S&OP software; worked in an ERP environment (i.e. SAP or Oracle)
•  Strong managerial and organizational skills, with ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple accountabilities simultaneously
• Ability to work within and across multiple functional teams, collaborating with Planning, Finance, Supply Chain and Sales stakeholders
• Executive presence and comfortable presenting and working with VP, SVP and C-level stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of demand driven and lean methodologies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Demand Planning and SIOP modules within an ERP system (Oracle, SAP)
• Experience with leading, supervising and managing large groups of stakeholders through IBP / S&OP processes and meetings in a complex, cross-functional, matrix environment

Other Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field (preferred)
• 5+ years of related experience in SIOP and demand or supply planning function
• Achieve demand driven leader certification within the first 180 days of employment
• 20% + domestic travel to other Woodward sites

Position can be based out of the following locations:  Rockford, IL – Niles, IL – Fort Collins, CO – Greenville, SC

Application window is anticipated to close 30 days from original posting date.

This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).   All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local laws.

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What You Will Be Doing 

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of the SIOP process across the business unit(s).
• Responsible for alignment and agreement with consensus demand plan, supply commitment and financial plan.
• Responsible for overall IBP process – execute, sustain and continually improve with cross-functional stakeholders within and external to supply chain
• Lead the monthly Executive S&OP meeting, ensuring proper escalation of topics as needed, presenting scenario analyses with proposals, driving decisions, and driving actions/decisions to completion
• Key liaison between Supply Chain Planning team and the IBP transformation team, and will be an integral part of the S4 Hanna (SAP) implementation program
• As a component of the SIOP process, participates in other strategic meetings to ensure integration and synchronization of sales, marketing, R&D efforts with Supply Chain and Financial plans/activities
• Drive consensus between cross-functional groups and leaders
• Ensure alignment and cascade of information, decision and actions; responsible for driving completion of identified actions with responsible stakeholder
• Support Planning organization in what-if scenario analysis
• Validate and sign-off on scenario analysis and provide sufficient detail on cost / service / inventory tradeoffs behind each IBP decision; drive detailed and rigorous analysis to support decisions
• May manage short-term projects or detailed analyses (including the coordination of cross-functional teams) in support of IBP process and SAP implementation
• Participates and supports developing and materializing the company’s supply chain strategy
• Ability to create individualized development plans based on strengths and areas for improvement.
• Familiarity with succession planning and high-potential talent identification.

What We Are Looking For 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field (preferred)
• 5+ years of related experience in SIOP and demand or supply planning function
• Deep knowledge of S&OP / IBP, demand planning and supply planning
• Experience with Demand Planning and SIOP modules within an ERP system (Oracle, SAP)
• Experience with leading, supervising and managing large groups of stakeholders through IBP / S&OP processes and meetings in a complex, cross-functional, matrix environment
• Ability to work with relevant planning tools (e.g. SAP, Oracle, IBP) in support of analytics driven decision making
• Strong strategic planning and business acumen
• Skills – knowledge and experience with SIOP process, demand planning, and supply planning functions/processes. Experience with Demand Planning and/or S&OP software; worked in an ERP environment (i.e. SAP or Oracle)
• Travel - Up to 20%
•  Strong managerial and organizational skills, with ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple accountabilities simultaneously
• Ability to work within and across multiple functional teams, collaborating with Planning, Finance, Supply Chain and Sales stakeholders
• Executive presence and comfortable presenting and working with VP, SVP and C-level stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Application window is anticipated to close 30 days from original posting date.

This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).   All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

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