Position Summary

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Inventory and Products Specialist is a key member of the SIOP team, acting as a cross-functional project manager responsible for consolidating and coordinating inventory-related actions across short, mid, and long-term planning horizons. This role bridges execution (S&OE;) and strategic planning (SIOP), ensuring inventory decisions are aligned with business strategy, supply plans, and financial objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Coordination

• Act as project manager for inventory-related initiatives, consolidating and coordinating actions with specific owners across short, mid, and long-term horizons
• Track progress, manage timelines, and ensure accountability across all planning horizons
• Serve as the primary liaison between S&OE;, SIOP Supply Planning, Procurement, and Finance on inventory matters

Inventory Forecasting & Planning

• Support the inventory forecasting process, while ensuring final validation and accountability remains with S&OE;
• Work to extend the inventory plan to 36+ months,



incorporating NPDI (New Product Development and Implementation), business strategy, and data-driven methodologies
• Connect SIOP plan variations to inventory implications in the mid-term (6–12 months)

NPDI & Portfolio Management

• Integrate NPDI and portfolio management into the SIOP cycle
• Connect E&O; (Excess & Obsolescence) risk planning to mid- and long-term SIOP plans, with E&O; ownership remaining on S&OE;

Short-Term Execution Support

• Ensure SIOP participation in weekly S&OE; forums to check progress and consolidate results
• Support short-term execution activities, recognizing that full accountability and responsibility remain with S&OE; and the plants

Mid-Term Strategic Planning (6–12 Months)

• Build and lead business cases around investment requests, addressing current capability gaps (e.g., increasing stock levels to shorten lead-time-to-customer or drive sales growth)
• Collaborate with the SIOP Supp

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