Director of Inventory Management

Director of SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning)

Position Overview

The Director of SIOP will lead and evolve the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning process for a highly configurable electronics manufacturing business positioned for rapid growth over the next several years. This role requires a leader who can think strategically while remaining deeply hands-on, building scalable planning capabilities without losing execution discipline.

The ideal candidate has operated in small to mid-sized, privately held organizations (under $250M in revenue) and has successfully supported companies undergoing rapid growth, expansion, or operational scaling. This is not a purely strategic role; it requires direct ownership, problem-solving, and day-to-day engagement with the business.

Key Responsibilities

SIOP Leadership & Hands-On Execution

• Own and operate the end-to-end SIOP process, personally driving demand, supply, and inventory planning activities as needed.
• Establish a pragmatic SIOP cadence appropriate for a lean, fast-moving organization.
• Lead SIOP forums and executive reviews, ensuring decisions translate into execution.

Demand & Supply Alignment in a Configurable Electronics Environment

• Partner closely with Sales, Engineering, and Operations to plan demand for highly customizable electronics products.
• Manage complexity driven by configurable BOMs, long-lead components, engineering changes, and customer-specific requirements.
• Convert demand plans into realistic production, sourcing, and capacity plans that support growth.

Inventory, Capacity & Working Capital Management

• Develop inventory strategies that enable growth while protecting working capital.
• Balance component availability, lead times, and service levels in an electronics supply chain.
• Actively manage constraints and trade-offs during periods of rapid expansion.

Growth Enablement & Scalability

• Build SIOP processes that scale as volumes, product complexity, and customer demand increase.
• Support new product introductions, market expansion, and capacity growth initiatives.
• Anticipate growing pains and proactively adjust planning approaches to support the next stage of the business.

Financial & Executive Alignment

• Integrate SIOP outputs with financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Provide leadership with clear scenario analysis, risks, and recommendations.
• Ensure one aligned operating plan across Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.

Continuous Improvement & Change Leadership

• Continuously refine tools, metrics, and processes as the organization grows.
• Operate effectively amid changing priorities and evolving strategies.
• Serve as a hands-on change agent who improves planning maturity without overengineering.

Key Metrics of Success

• Forecast accuracy and demand visibility in a configurable product environment
• Inventory turns, component availability, and working capital efficiency
• On-time delivery, service levels, and execution reliability
• SIOP effectiveness as the business scales
• Leadership confidence in planning outputs during growth

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10 years of experience in SIOP, supply chain planning, or operations leadership.
• Hands-on experience in electronics manufacturing, including complex BOMs and component-driven supply chains.
• Proven success operating SIOP in a highly customizable or configurable product environment.
• Experience working in small to mid-sized companies (under $250M in revenue).
• Demonstrated experience supporting rapid growth, expansion, or scaling operations.
• Experience in a privately owned company strongly preferred.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong strategic thinking paired with hands-on execution capability
• Ability to pivot quickly as priorities and growth demands change
• Practical, data-driven decision-making
• Comfort working close to the details while influencing at the executive level
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills

Why Join

This role offers the opportunity to build and scale SIOP in a growing, privately held electronics manufacturing company. The Director of SIOP will play a critical role in enabling growth, managing complexity, and ensuring the organization can scale efficiently while maintaining service, margin, and operational discipline.