Siop Manager

**Position Summary**:
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Develop, lead, and facilitate the monthly SIOP process to align demand forecasts, production capacities, optimized inventory levels, and financial plans.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, and Finance to create and maintain a reliable demand forecast, and to anticipate demand fluctuations.
- Lead monthly SIOP meetings to review performance, discuss challenges, and adjust operational plans.
- Drive consensus between business functions to ensure a balanced supply and demand plan.
- Analyze historical sales data, market trends, and operational capacity to recommend optimal inventory strategies.
- Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and produce regular reports on SIOP performance, forecast accuracy, inventory turns, service levels, and plan adherence.
- Identify gaps between demand and supply, and develop initiatives to address them.
- Support product lifecycle management including new product introduction (NPI) and end-of-life planning (phase-out).
- Improve SIOP tools, systems, and processes to drive continuous improvement and scalability.
- Present SIOP insights and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
**Qualifications**:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field; APICS certification (CPIM, CSCP) preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in supply chain planning or operations planning, preferably in the electronic devices industry.
- Proven experience leading or participating in the SIOP/IBP (Integrated Business Planning) process.
- Strong analytical and data modeling skills
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems and demand planning tools
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Familiarity with financial planning and budgeting processes will be considered as an advantage**.
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**Requirements**:
- Proficiency in English; proficiency in Serbian a strong plus; other languages are an advantage.
- Availability to travel occasionally between production sites.