Unison Sales and Operations Planning Leader

Job Description SummaryUnison, a GE Aerospace company, is the leading provider of differentiated engine controls, accessories, and performance monitoring solutions in the Aerospace, Defense & Space segments. Serving both original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers, Unison designs, manufactures and supplies the most advanced components and systems in the world.
The Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Leader is responsible for leading demand planning and cross-functional S&OP activities to align customer demand, production capability, and business strategy across near-term and long-range planning horizons. This role supports Senior Leadership Team reviews, drives forecast accuracy and continuous improvement, and serves as a key connector across supply chain, operations, sourcing, sales, customer programs, and finance. The ideal candidate brings strong aerospace domain knowledge, commercial awareness, analytical depth, and proven leadership in demand and supply planning.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• People leader responsible for coaching and developing team
• Support S&OP Senior Leadership Team (SLT) meetings and reviews, including development of presentation materials, business insights, and recommendations.
• Utilize MS Excel, MS Access, Spotfire, and Oracle ERP/APS systems to build analyses, reporting tools, and models that improve the demand forecasting process.
• Analyze internal and external data sources to identify historical demand patterns, perform statistical analysis, and recommend forecast changes as needed.
• Perform root cause analysis for demand shifts and forecast accuracy defects to identify issues and drive corrective actions.
• Use sound judgment and decision-making skills to create optimal monthly product and channel forecasts.
• Improve forecasts through integration of market intelligence and sales insights.
• Serve as the key contact for demand management inquiries and activities for assigned customers, products, and markets.
• Collaborate across the Unison enterprise with critical S&OP partners including supply chain, operations, sourcing, sales, customer programs, and finance.
• Develop and present S&OP materials and SLT recommendations as required.
• Communicate complex demand and supply planning messages across the 3-year production horizon and 10-year long-range planning horizon.
• Build alignment across teams by collaborating with peers to gain consensus on gaps between demand and supply.
• Apply expertise, judgment, and analytical thinking to solve planning challenges, using multiple internal and external resources to support decisions.
• Own the current state Value Stream Map (VSM) and lead annual updates to the future state VSM through continuous improvement events.
• Maintain alignment with upstream and downstream enterprise VSMs.
• Own and execute items on the continuous improvement roadmap, including event planning, roadmap maintenance, stakeholder communication, sponsorship, prioritization, and business impact tracking.
• Act as a connector across teams and disciplines, proactively identifying risks, solving problems, and finding opportunities to reduce cost, mitigate risk, and improve service levels and on-time delivery.
• Dive into operational details to ensure adherence to process standards, data quality, and data completeness needed to achieve cross-functional objectives.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university plus a minimum of 5 years of experience in Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, and/or Commercial Operations., OR; a High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 9 years of experience in Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, and/or Commercial Operations.
 

Desired Characteristics

• Minimum 7 years of experience in sales, supply chain, engineering, and/or commercial operations.
• Leadership experience preferred
• APICS or similar supply chain certification preferred, such as CPIM.
• Advanced degree in Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Functional experience with demand and supply planning, including a strong understanding of production constraints and customer impacts.
• Strong analytical capability and confidence working with large, complex data sets.
• Demonstrated proficiency with production planning software and tools.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence, align stakeholders, and drive change.
• Comfortable managing the conflict and debate often associated with organizational change and S&OP decisions.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including strong collaboration, sound decision-making, and cross-functional engagement.
• Proven problem-solving mindset, including critical thinking and willingness to challenge existing processes.
• Demonstrated FLIGHT DECK / lean fundamentals experience, including use, implementation, and continuous improvement of standards.
• Exhibits humility, respect, resourcefulness, initiative, inclusiveness, and professional will.
• Transparent and candid communicator who shares critical information constructively.
• Focused, quick learner who prioritizes strategically and executes with commitment.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. ​

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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