Associate Director Business Planning

About this opportunity : The Associate Director of Business Planning is responsible for leading the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process at Avecia. This role serves as a key connector between sales, manufacturing, supply chain and project management. The Associate Director, Business Planning will develop and monitor S&OP metrics, with the focus on continuously improving our process and planning. This role will drive decision-making and provide visibility to the Nitto Avecia's project portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

Through collaboration across business development, manufacturing, supply chain and project management implement an integrated end-to-end process for sales and operations planning. Review, analyze and consolidate capacity, manufacturing plans, and sales forecast for all Nitto Avecia sites into a cohesive plan, highlighting gaps, issues and areas for leadership decision making. Facilitate monthly sales and operations planning meetings with Avecia leadership team. Develop a harmonized output that includes forecast, project portfolio, decisions, and actions from the S&OP meeting(s). Support ad-hoc scenario planning activities. Define, track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics to measure the effectiveness of the S&OP process. Refine KPIs overtime based on the level of maturity of the S&OP process. Assess existing systems and develop short and long-term solutions. Partner with digital transformation to determine opportunities to utilize existing data reporting capabilities and potential AI capabilities. Lead the identification and evaluation of areas for S&OP process improvements. Partner with functional area leadership on long range planning, inventory management and resource planning activities. Maintain up to date on core training requirements.

Required Skills/Abilities:

B.S. degree with 5 or more years of supply chain or business planning experience. Knowledge of bulk API manufacturing and I or a strong background in cGMP / contract manufacturing. Proven track record of leading S&OP processes. Proficiency in developing workflows and maximizing utilization of SAP. Excellent meeting facilitation skills. Deep knowledge and practical experience applying change management practices. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong business acumen. Proven track record of strong matrix leadership. Effective communication and stakeholder management capabilities. Experience with AI and advanced supply chain technologies. The annualized salary range for this role is $132,778 - $162,000.