Lead Analyst - SIOP

You will be responsible for leading and deploying standard SIOP & Inventory processes and models that will serve as benchmark solutions accepted by businesses. Your role will involve facilitating better Integrated Business Planning by engaging with cross-functional key stakeholders such as Finance, Product Managers, Sales, Marketing, Planners, and Customers. This will include taking new transitions, developing models, and advocating best practices to Eaton sites while showcasing proven results. Your primary task will be to deploy standardized SIOP & Inventory processes and tools in collaboration with cross-functional teams to impact key High-Five metrics of the organization, which include OTD, Past dues, DOH, flexible productivity, and CONC. You will also be involved in implementing SIOP 5-step processes across Eaton plants and divisions, encompassing Portfolio management, demand planning, supply planning, and conducting SIOP meetings with cross-functional teams. Additionally, you will establish and lead the execution of a business process aimed at translating the profit plan into a sales budget in units to drive supply chain activities for existing and new products. Through engagement with Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Strategic Business Unit leaders, you will evaluate forecasts against actual sales to identify volume, trends, and mix discrepancies. Part of your role will involve proactively studying SIOP & Inventory processes within the existing Global Supply Chain team and Eaton sites/regions. You will collaborate with Global stakeholders to offer consulting solutions to enhance supply and demand relationships. By identifying and generating business impacts through cost savings/avoidance, forecast accuracy improvement, fill rates enhancements, and DOH reduction, you will play a crucial role in driving operational efficiencies. Furthermore, you will take ownership of initiating Inventory management initiatives, including Segmentation, Inventory optimization, cost reduction, and maintaining strict inventory control. You will also be responsible for creating effective forums with other functions and businesses to share and implement best practices while fostering a culture of adopting big data analytics and system programming to derive valuable insights for informed decision-making. Your responsibilities will extend to expanding the scope of SIOP tools like Kinaxis and Demantra across various businesses, working closely with IT to design customized solutions in ERPs and Eaton tools to enhance process efficiencies and facilitate better decision-making for SIOP champions. Collaboration with cross-functional team members, Functional Managers, and Program Managers will be essential to support the functional vision and address queries, escalations, provide training, and close any necessary gaps. You will also be accountable for ensuring SIOP Process Governance by deploying standard processes and tools consistently throughout all steps of SIOP while aligning process governance with SIOP Policy. Periodic SIOP Process Maturity assessments will be conducted to identify gaps, develop improvement plans, and work closely with stakeholders to implement value-added solutions and deploy best practices. Qualifications: - Masters degree in supply chain, Business Administration, or bachelors in engineering, APIC(CPIM) or Similar Certification - 12 to 17 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, and Plant Operations - Minimum 5-7 years of experience with SIOP processes and methodologies Skills Required: - Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities - Strong organizational and project management skills - Attention to detail and accuracy - Ability to work effectively in a team environment,