Sales & Operations Planning Manager

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia's market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia is looking for a dynamic S&OP Manager who will work with Industrial Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning and have a positive impact on the SIOP team at its Independence, OH location or Remote. As a S&OP Manager in the Industrial S&OP group, you will be responsible for assisting in the Supply and Demand Planning areas and building capabilities around supply and demand models. The position requires strong analytical skills, influence and communication skills, and the ability to develop and execute complex plans in support of business, customer, and manufacturing strategies. The S&OP Manager will exhibit leadership skills and qualities and may lead supply or demand management processes as the Covia Industrial SIOP process grows.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Own, manage, refresh, and troubleshoot the key supply planning processes: Building, modifying, and unifying Supply Models in Excel that feed into the Python supply model program.
• Updating key Covia stakeholders from sole contributors to executives on key information, findings, and actions taken during the SIOP process.
• Work collaboratively with sales, FP&A, operations, and customer service to identify issues and apply corrective actions as needed.
• Provide redundant backup to the demand, supply, reconciliation, and executive review teams and immerse yourself into the full Covia Industrial S&OP monthly process.
• Provide report inputs or updates. Continually seek ways to improve information visibility and availability.
• Assess, react, and direct solutions to Covia network disruptions providing the highest level of service to Covia's customers with minimal impact to the Company.
• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of Covia's sales and operations process, their people, and our business as you grow within the organization.
• Identify any areas where S&OP would benefit the industrial business and layout a plan to incorporate those aspects more closely into the S&OP team moving forward.
• Identify, communicate, and escalate variances from plan. Manage and resolve variances and exceptions.
• Assist finance, accounting, transportation, operations, or the commercial team in any endeavors that would provide value to Covia
• Teach, mentor, and train other Covia coworkers to promote a One Team approach and continuously strive to keep learning to better yourself
• Other responsibilities as assigned

The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, finance, engineering, accounting, management sciences, or related field required.
• 7+ years SIOP (Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning) and/or operations or engineering environments and 2+ years in a supply management role
• Proven leadership skills in previous roles with a focus on employee growth and maximizing human potential.
• Demonstrated analytical/planning capability. Constantly seeking data driven answers to enhance decision making at all levels of the organization. Strong mathematical background.
• Microsoft applications (especially advanced Excel skills), IFS or other ERP system experience. Advanced Microsoft excel modeling and usage is critical.
• Python, PowerBI knowledge and ability to edit or build is preferred.
• Excellent communication, both written and oral, along with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to synthesize different kinds of information to make informed decisions that will affect numerous stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities including ability to drive improvements, make decisions, influence others, and seek consensus.
• Ability to work at operational/tactical level as well as contribute at strategic level/develop strategic vision.
• Self-starter showing strong initiative and demonstrated team player.
• The willingness to ask for help and seek it out when you've hit a situation you don't have an answer to.
• The ability to move seamlessly between multiple large, complex projects and drive project completion with varied stakeholders.

Commitment to Our Culture:

Our core values - Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage-guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success-ensuring a sustainable future for our company.

All Covia Team Members are expected to:

• Live the Life-Saving Rules
• Build high-performing work teams
• Focus on customers
• Demonstrate a growth mindset
• Do the right thing, always

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality, and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or military service or reserve or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits - medical, vision, dental
• 401K with company matching
• Vacation + Paid Holidays
• Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances

• Competitive Incentive Bonus

• Employee Assistance Program

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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