Associate Director, Global Sales, Inventory, and Operational Planning (SIOP)

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Your role at Vantive

Reporting to the VP of Global SIOP, the Associate Director, Global Sales, Inventory, and Operational Planning (SIOP) manages the execution, quality, and continuous improvement of the global Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process and associated plans.  This role partners closely with Regional SIOP teams to ensure disciplined cadence, high-quality analytics, and clear decision support for executive forums.

This hands-on, high visibility role is responsible for translating complex demand, supply, and inventory data into actionable insights that enables consistent and fact-based decision-making across Vantive’s global enterprise.  The role plays a critical part in driving alignment across supply chain, manufacturing, finance, and commercial teams while supporting escalations, scenario analysis, and working capital decisions. 

The Associate Director, Global Sales, Inventory, and Operational Planning (SIOP) will act as the global business expert on SIOP tools, data, and standard work.  He or she will maintain the effectiveness of the SIOP process, be a driver for its continuous improvement, and ensure ongoing high-quality integrated business plans.

What you’ll be doing

• Coordinate the end-to-end global SIOP process, ensuring timely completion of all cycle steps, inputs, outputs, and documentation.

• Prepare, consolidate, and validate data and materials for Global SIOP meetings, including demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial views.

• Develop and maintain standard SIOP analytics, dashboards, KPI’s, and reports to support decision-making, tradeoff analysis, and scenario planning.

• Act as a key point of coordination between regional and global SIOP forums, ensuring consistent information flow and adherence to standard work practices.

• Attend regional and country cluster SIOP meetings as needed to capture escalations, risks, and opportunities for global review and resolution.

• Support inventory management objectives by helping identify risks, excess, shortages, and working capital impacts, and documenting escalation decisions and approvals.

• Escalate supply, capacity, or material constraints, providing fact-based analysis and clearly articulated options.

• Develop and maintain SIOP policies, procedures, calendars, templates, and documentation to ensure consistency, data integrity, analytical rigor, process adherence, and auditability across regions.

• Manage global SIOP process governance and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Recruit and manage planning process excellence staff as needed.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the Global SIOP VP in maintaining a disciplined, standardized, and system-driven SIOP process globally.

• Ensure high-quality inputs and outputs for Global SIOP reviews, enabling efficient, fact-based executive discussions.

• Drive rigor and consistency in SIOP execution across regions while allowing for appropriate local nuances.

• Enable transparency across demand, supply, and inventory plans to support service, cost, and working capital objectives.

• Deliver high quality sales, inventory, and operational plans that optimize business results and align with strategic cross-functional objectives.

• Drive continuous improvement of planning capabilities challenging status quo and seeking creative solutions to enhance company competitiveness in terms of quality, cost, responsiveness, and growth. 

What you’ll bring

Education and Experience:

• BA/BS degree in a supply chain, industrial engineering, business, or related technical field required.  MBA or MS degree preferred, but not required.

• Professional certifications such as APICS/ASCM CPIM and CSCP, Lean Six Sigma, data analytics, and PMI PMP are highly desirable

• Languages ​​required for the position: English

Skills and Experience

• 8+ years experience in supply chain planning roles including leadership of SIOP / S&OP / IBP cycles and proven hands-on experience in demand planning, supply planning, and inventory management in a global, matrixed organization.

• 3+ years of demonstrated Supply Planning process improvement and project management capability with a proven ability to drive results.

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex data into clear insights and executive-ready decision materials, preferably within the regulated medtech industry.

• Strong working knowledge of advanced planning systems and analytics.  Experience with Kinaxis Maestro/RapidResponse or similar demand, supply, and financial planning systems.  Experience with JDE or similar ERP systems.  Software proficiency with MS Office suite and data reporting / analytics tools such as Tableau and PowerBI.

• Strong process discipline, attention to detail, and follow-through with a continuous improvement mindset.

• Effective collaborator able to influence across functions, geographies, and organizational levels without direct authority.

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with frequent priorities and escalations. 

• Experience directly managing and developing staff as well as leading teams.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Vantive, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $152,000 - $200,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For commercial roles, the estimated range does not include potential commission or other incentives. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

US Benefits at Vantive

This is where your well-being matters. Vantive offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”), Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future.  The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently.  The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals.

We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Vantive’s US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Vantive

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