Now Hiring - Sales & Operations Planning Demand Manager in Huntersville, NC

Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.

Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.

COVIA IS COMMITTED TO EMBRACING AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (D&I) WHERE WE WORK, WITH WHOM WE DO BUSINESS, AND WHERE WE LIVE. We strive to create an inclusive culture where diversity is valued and respected and where all feel included and engaged. We are intentional in our efforts to bring Team Members together and create opportunities to contribute their unique skills, experiences, and perspectives in the pursuit of Covia’s business growth objectives. Enabling all Team Members to perform at their best while being themselves is fundamental to the Clearly Covia Values and Culture.

Covia is looking for a dynamic S&OP Demand Manager who will work with Industrial Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning and have a positive impact on the SIOP team at its Huntersville, NC location. The S&OP Demand Manager will report to the Director, Industrial SIOP. As a S&OP Demand Manager in the Specialty Business Unit, you will be responsible for forecasting all Specialty demand using a variety of tools including the Covia SIOP statistical forecasting tool(python) and Power BI, Excel, Covia Sales Power BI, IFS, and more. 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 Demand Manager will exhibit leadership skills and qualities and may lead a demand management team as the Covia Industrial SIOP process grows.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Own, manage, refresh, and troubleshoot the statistical forecasting process and tools that Covia has developed for the Specialty Business Unit.
• Own, manage, refresh, and troubleshoot the Power BI visualization tool that the Commercial Sales team uses to enrich the forecast with overrides.
• Usher the Commercial Sales team through the monthly Demand Planning review and key critical customer forecast updates.
• Analyze and summarize changes to the Demand Plan MoM or other time periods and present the changes and impacts to the Specialty Business Unit.
• Work collaboratively with sales, FP&A, and operations to identify issues and apply corrective actions.
• Prepare regular Power Point decks for updating key stakeholders on Demand and any other topics. These decks will be presented to front line Commercial Sales and up to the Executive level.
• Provide redundant backup to the supply, reconciliation, and executive review teams and immerse yourself into the full Covia Industrial S&OP monthly process.
• Roll in new sales and product development opportunities through the Demand process
• Provide report inputs or updates. Continually seek ways to improve information visibility and availability.
• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of key customers, markets, and products in area of responsibility.
• 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 in order to better yourself.

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 finance environments and 2+ years in a demand 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.
• Excellent communication, both written and oral, along with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to synthesize different kinds of information in order 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.

Benefits

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

• Competitive Incentive Bonus

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, age, disability, or veteran status.

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

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