Global Sales & Operations Planning Manager - Auburn Hills, MI

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The global Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Manager is responsible for leading the midterm alignment of commercial demand, industrial capacity, and financial objectives through a structured and collaborative S&OP process. This role drives crossfunctional decisionmaking across Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Finance to deliver a single, feasible midterm plan. The S&OP Director proactively challenges demand, supply, and capacity assumptions, identifies risks, and ensures execution of decisions through regional and global governance.

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Aligning Supply and Demand on a midterm horizon (Y+1, Y+2)
• Challenging Demand and Supply assumptions on a midto longterm horizon (Year+1 to Year+4) to reduce business risk
• Leading scenario planning ("whatif" analyses) to support market share, compliance, profitability, and energy mix flexibility
• Challenging 4-12 month production Demand and Supply assumptions to support Regional Supply & Demand decisions
• Driving capacity investment decisions across Manufacturing and Suppliers and avoiding unnecessary or premature investments
• Leading Global Supply & Demand governance and ensuring execution of decisions across Regional and Global committees
• Consolidating and presenting global Supply & Demand syntheses (Master Production Plan, CO compliance, Budget Y+1, TakeorPay monitoring) at EVPlevel forums

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in Sales & Operations Planning, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, or Capacity Planning in a global industrial environment
• Strong working knowledge of Manufacturing, Purchasing, Finance, Sales Forecasting, and production/carflow management
• Proven ability to analyze complex data and translate it into clear, decisionready recommendations
• Demonstrated leadership in crossfunctional and crossregional environments
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with analytics tools such as Power BI

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience presenting and influencing decisions at SVP and EVP levels
• Strong financial acumen related to capacity investment, risk exposure, and cost optimization
• Proven ability to lead executivelevel governance processes
• Strong strategic mindset combined with handson execution capability
• High intellectual curiosity, proactive mindset, and strong project management skills
• Experience driving change and alignment in complex, matrix organizations
• APICS certification

Full-time

At Stellantis, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from all people without regard to sex, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any characteristic protected by law. We believe that diverse teams reflect our identity as a global company, enabling us to better address the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.