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Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.\nOur Sustainability Commitment\nThe Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.\nJob Description\nThis is a hygrid position. \nRole Overview\nThe Lead, Demand & Inventory Process Excellence owns the enterprise standards, policies, and governance for demand planning and inventory management within the SIOP operating model. This role ensures that demand forecasts and inventory targets are unbiased, policy-compliant, decision-ready, and align to enterprise objectives.\nThis role exists to govern how demand and inventory plans are created, not to create the plans themselves - providing assurance, discipline, and transparency so SIOP decisions are credible, comparable, and executable across the enterprise.\nKey Responsibilities\nDemand & Inventory Policy Governance\nDefine and maintain enterprise demand planning and inventory management standards\nGovern forecasting methodologies, consensus rules, and bias thresholds\nOwn segmentation frameworks and inventory policy principles\nEnsure consistent application of demand and inventory standards across business units\nPlanning Discipline & Assurance\nAudit demand planning and inventory processes for compliance with enterprise standards\nIdentify gaps in planning discipline, data usage, and adherence to policy\nCertify demand and inventory readiness entering SIOP forums\nEnsure assumptions, methodologies, and targets are decision-ready\nSIOP Integration\nServe as the Process Excellence authority for demand and inventory topics within SIOP\nPartner closely with Analytics to align metric definitions, diagnostics, and insight usage\nSupport Demand Consensus and Pre-SIOP with governance perspective, not analytical ownership\nEscalate policy conflicts, bias risks, and structural demand/inventory issues to the Director\nMaturity & Continuous Improvement\nAssess demand and inventory planning maturity and policy effectiveness\nDrive continuous improvement in planning standards, governance rigor, and assurance methods\nContribute to enterprise SIOP maturity roadmaps and governance evolution\nLeadership & Capability Development\nLead and develop Process & Policy Analysts supporting demand and inventory governance\nBuild repeatable audit tools, templates, and standards documentation\nAct as a subject-matter authority on demand and inventory governance across Supply Chain\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Statistics, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or a related field\n8+ years of experience in demand planning, inventory strategy, or integrated planning environments\nHands-on experience in S&OP / SIOP operating models \nStrong working knowledge of forecasting methods, inventory policy, and segmentation strategies\nCore Competencies\nPlanning standards and policy design\nForecast evaluation and bias identification\nInventory strategy and capital efficiency \nProcess auditing and assurance \nCross-functional collaboration and influence \nGovernance mindset with strong business judgement \nSuccess Measures\nForecast bias maintained within defined policy thresholds\nInventory targets consistently aligned to enterprise policy\nDemand and inventory readiness scores at SIOP\nClosure rate of audit findings and governance gaps\nIncreased confidence in demand and inventory inputs to executive SIOP\nA reasonable estimate of the current range is $150,000-$170,000+ bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. \n\nThe benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation, and sick days, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program.\nCompany Benefits\nWhat You'll Get From Us\nBenefits\nWith safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.\nCommunity Engagement\nAt Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.\nTraining and Development\nWe offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.\nNovolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. 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