Sales Operations and Planning Manager - Remote

 

 

Job ID:  508417

Exempt

 

Oldcastle Infrastructure™, a CRH company, is the leading provider of utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We’re more than just a manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, or plastic products. We’re a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, and more. With our network of more than 80 manufacturing facilities and more than 4,000 employees, we’re leading the industry with innovation and a safety-first mindset.

 

Job Summary

 

The Sales and Operations Planning Manager directs the organization’s Strategic Verticals supply chain operations in order to maximize process efficiency and productivity and is responsible for leading the strategic planning of procurement, operations, transportation and inventory management for the Strategic Verticals business of Oldcastle Infrastructure.  This position will be a change agent, driving organizational awareness and alignment across business units to harmonize our execution of forecasting and fulfilling solutions sales, incorporating the full portfolio of IPG and CRH products and services.  The Sales and Operations Planning Manager will identify and execute against value creating opportunities for select Strategic Verticals by evolving and executing a supply chain strategy that is consistent with the company’s culture, strategic business objectives, continuous improvement and cost management efforts. 

 

Job Location

 

This is a remote position that can be located in any state in the US

 

Job Overview

 

As a key member of the Strategic Verticals leadership team, the incumbent will work with procurement, transportation, finance, operational and business leaders to implement clear and cohesive strategies/processes which result in year over year improvements in the cost and quality of the services and goods the business delivers and in customer service and customer experience.

 

Job Responsibilities

 

• Supply / demand planning
• Short- and long-range forecasting
• Overall supply chain strategy
• S&OP and collaboration with sales, ops and finance teams
• Continuous improvement of supply chain processes and solutions for bottlenecks
• Define supply chain KPIs and create dashboard/visibility to metrics
• Inventory management / optimization / warehousing capabilities
• Implementation of manufacturing Hubs/COE’s and warehouse network optimization
• Drive increased BOM consistency and accuracy for Strategic Vertical product lines
• Share best practices for in-plant and on-site installation of internal components
• Train, coach, and develop Project Leads to ensure the right people with the right skills are present within the team.
• Drive continuous improvement by using data and metric assessment to optimize individual and team performance.
• Seek out best practices from other teams for implementation; offer best practices developed to others.

 

Required Competencies

 

• Driving Results – Motivates individuals to exceed goals by establishing accountabilities, clarifying performance expectations, agreeing to