Own and lead the monthly SIOP cycle, including demand review, supply review, executive S&OP, and consensus planning.
Establish and enforce governance, standard work, and performance metrics across the Residential planning process.
Serve as the primary liaison between executive leadership and cross-functional teams regarding supply/demand alignment.
Demand & Supply Alignment
Oversee demand planning processes in partnership with Sales, Marketing, and Product teams.
Ensure robust supply planning capabilities across manufacturing, procurement, and distribution networks.
Balance trade-offs between service levels, inventory investment, capacity, and cost.
Financial & Business Integration
Integrate financial planning with SIOP to ensure alignment with revenue, margin, and cash flow objectives.
Translate operational plans into financial projections and risks/opportunities.
Partner with Finance to support forecasting accuracy and variance analysis.
Team Leadership & Capability Building
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of ~9 SIOP and planning professionals.
Build organizational capability in advanced planning, analytics, and scenario modeling.
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
Analytics, Insights & Scenario Planning
Drive use of advanced analytics to improve forecast accuracy, inventory optimization, and responsiveness.
Lead scenario planning to evaluate business risks such as demand volatility, supply constraints, or macroeconomic changes.
Provide actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner closely with:
Commercial teams to align forecasts and promotional plans
Operations to ensure capacity and production alignment
Supply Chain to manage inventory and logistics strategies
Product teams on lifecycle and portfolio planning
Facilitate executive-level discussions on trade-offs and prioritization.
Continuous Improvement & Digital Enablement
Champion SIOP process maturity, including implementation of best practices and digital tools.
Identify and lead initiatives to improve planning cycle efficiency, data quality, and process integration.
Benchmark against industry standards and drive transformation where needed.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Forecast accuracy and bias
Customer service level / fill rate
Inventory turns and working capital
Revenue plan attainment
SIOP plan adherence
Scenario readiness and decision cycle time
Minimum Requirements
10+ years of deep management and leadership experience to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple related departments.
Bachelor's Degree and minimum 10 years of supply chain and/or SIOP experience or, Master's Degree and minimum 8 years of supply chain and/or SIOP experience.
Preferred Requirements
Experience with planning tools such as SAP, kinaxis, Power BI or similar
Experience in both demand planning and supply planning
Prior experience owning a full SIOP process
Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.
Other Compensation
This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
Benefits
Employees are eligible for benefits, including:Health Care Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentivesRetirement BenefitsTime off and LeaveHealth insuranceDental insuranceVision insurance
Additional Information
About Carrier
Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.
Associate Director, Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) - Residential
Position Overview
The Associate Director of SIOP - Residential leads the end-to-end Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning process for the Residential business segment, This role is responsible for aligning demand, supply, inventory, and financial plans to drive operational excellence, service performance, and profitable growth.
The role partners cross-functionally across Commercial, Operations, Finance, Product Management, and Supply Chain to ensure an integrated, forward-looking plan that supports strategic objectives.
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