Planning Director jobs in Dayton, OH

Overview Of The Company

United Wheels Inc. (“UWI”) is an international, privately held business, with affiliated companies and operations in Asia, the Americas and around the world. UWI is a world leader in the design, manufacture and international distribution of bicycles, e-bikes, and rideable toys, manufacturing more than 6 million bicycles and e-Bikes each year. In additional to cycling, UWI is at the forefront of materials science though Allite Inc. and its affiliated companies, which utilizes its proprietary magnesium alloys across numerous industries (e.g., sporting goods, robotics, electronics, aerospace, etc.).

UWI owns and operates several bicycle-related subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include:

Huffy Corp. (https://www.huffybikes.com/), the iconic bicycling company based in Dayton, Ohio with more than 125 years of bicycling history.
Buzz Bicycles (https//.buzzbicycles.com)
Batch Outdoors Inc. (https://www.batchbicycles.com/)
Niner Brands International Inc. (https://ninerbikes.com/)
VAAST Bicycles, (a division of Allite Inc.) (https://www.vaastbikes.com/)

 

The Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) Director is responsible for the end to end SIOP process, as well as accountable for the planning processes for Demand, Supply, and Inventory.  Additionally, this includes creating/communicating/leading the execution of the SIOP strategy and roadmap.  The key deliverables for the position are on time generation of plans, at the best plan quality (Accurate, Even Bias, and minimal change), in compliance with the SIOP process and calendar to achieve our Financial Forecasts and Business Targets.  The SIOP process is a new and young process at United Wheels, so continued change management with process and system improvement discipline is critical to the long term success of the process.  Last, as we further our planning horizon in SIOP, to connect and drive CAPEX and footprint Operations strategy, developing/coaching/training our people and recruiting great people to drive the process and our growth is another critical success factor.  This position reports to the Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations and is a highly visible position in the organization.

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Language Skills 

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. 
Mathematical Skills 
Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
Reasoning Ability 
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
Physical Demands 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. 
Work Environment 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Acknowledgements 
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.