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ORV Build & Ship Performance Manager
| Company | Polaris |
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| Location | Wayzata, MN, USA |
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| Salary | $109000 – $144000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required
- 5+ years of relevant experience required (Logistics, Sales Operations, SIOP, Product Line Sales)
- Candidate must be detail-oriented and a creative thinker with outstanding organization, communication, project management and analytical skills; strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated success working in a very fast-paced environment and ability to handle multiple projects while meeting deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and interact with all levels of management
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Strong customer focus skills
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functionally (SIOP, Logistics, Product Line Sales) to develop the 4-month (S&OE) ship strategy and plan that supports ORV stocking, retail, inventory and order lead time targets
- Drive ship to retail initiatives that support retail and market share goals
- Champion high dealer order visibility and accurate ship date execution to ensure Dlr & customer satisfaction
- Partner with logistics to develop strategies to manage ship costs while hitting ship dates and velocity targets
- Develop and execute monthly and quarterly ship plans to deliver retail and financials
- Identify short- and long-term strategies to improve service level and drive cost reduction
- Partner with cross-functional teams to identify build and ship issues, along with countermeasures
- Drive and coordinate information sharing to highlight gaps to plan and enable appropriate actions
- Work cross-functionally to drive visibility, accountability, and execution of build and ship plans
- Owner of reporting & metrics to deliver timely, accurate information to needed channels
- Owner of process and tools to track build and ship progress, tying information together from end-to-end
- Coordinate inputs and information from various teams to provide clear picture of current state, impact of in-flight activities, and outstanding gaps to overcome
- Lead forecast process to best capture forward-looking ship expectations based on available inputs and potential scenarios (week, month, quarter, year)
- Partner with SIOP team to ensure high order/ship/build alignment within 4-month (S&OE) planning horizon
- Identifies and develop appropriate metrics to ensure ship plan is supported by SIOP plans
- Engages with supplier task force, sourcing, central planning, SIOP, and plant teams to synthesize information flow, and then develop strategies, action plans, and countermeasures
- Drive alignment with finance to tie build and ship team activities back through the financials
- Partners with platform and product line sales to ensure ship strategies support retail & share
- Works with field and product line sales team to develop competitive benchmarking for shipments
- Leads high-performing, accountable team
- Develops team members to support current & future business and employee goals
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
