Sales And Operations Planning Analyst

Sales And Operations Planning Analyst

We are seeking a diligent and analytical Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will play a critical part in aligning supply and demand by supporting the S&OP process. You will collaborate cross-functionally with sales, operations, supply chain, and finance teams to ensure data-driven decision-making, accurate forecasting, and operational efficiency. You will facilitate high service levels to customers by driving metrics that support on time delivery and lead-times reduction in the North America World Area. Must have a strong business insight and understand complex business environments to facilitate operational plans that optimize delivery performance, reduce lead times, and improve internal processes.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and critical metrics to track forecast accuracy, historical trends, market analysis, and scenario modeling
• Continuously improving planning processes, tools, and metrics to improve S&OP effectiveness and agility
• Work with cross-functional teams across the business (sales, service, finance, order administration, operations, logistics and supply chain) to:
• Support North America S&OP process on a monthly basis
• Leverage standard processes in Sales and Operations planning to benefit of the Flow Control Business Unit
• Promote Execution of Operations Plans
• Analyze market and internal performance data to identify challenges and opportunities for the business.
• Ensure timely understanding and preparation for changes in customer demand.
• Facilitate adoption of material forecast and safety stock strategies that are aligned with the sales forecasts.
• Facilitate understanding of resource changes required to complete to the forecast.
• Communication
• Engage with various levels of leadership to develop long-term relationships with the goal of becoming a trusted advisor.
• Make S&OP and associated presentations to Executive Leadership as necessary.
• Must be able to understand complex business operations and disseminate that information to executive management effectively using analytical writing skills.
• Get results across the world area by demonstrating standard processes gathered through interaction with the larger Emerson organization.
• Create opportunities to increase confidence in and adherence to the S&OP plan amongst leadership, manufacturing locations, and supply chain and collaborate on improvement opportunities.

Who You Are:

You recognize and respond to the impact of global trends on the organization. You create competitive and breakthrough strategies that show a clear connection between vision and action. You use knowledge of business drivers and how strategies and tactics play out in the market to guide actions. In this role, you'll bring a strong ability to envision the end result of complex processes and use that clarity to drive relevant improvements.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in technical field
• Strong business insight and knowledge of operations with 2+ years of experience in key functional roles such as business analytics, operations, supply chain, production planning, accounting and finance, and S&OP processes
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Effectively deals with ambiguity
• Possess a strong intellectual curiosity and an influential collaborator
• Legal authorization to work in the United States - sponsorship will not be provided for this position.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Strong analytical capabilities and a passion for turning data into actionable insights.
• Advanced Excel skills required, including experience with pivot tables, scenario analysis, forecasting functions, and data modeling. Able to manipulate large data sets and generate actionable insights to support S&OP decision-making.
• Preferred location for role is in Marshalltown, but could be located in Sherman, TX or Mansfield, MA. If not located in Marshalltown, there would be a 20% travel requirement.

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that phenomenal ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family's physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.