Sr Manager Sales and Operations Planning
- Multiple locations
- Hybrid
Dometic is a global market leader in the mobile living industry. Millions of people around the world use Dometic products in outdoor, residential, and professional applications. Dometic Land Vehicles Americas is a trusted provider of high-end products for recreational vehicles, commercial passenger vehicles and overlanding vehicles in North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. We are on a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate Senior S&OP Manager within our Supply Chain capability. This position reports to Senior Director, Supply Chain and will work in Elkhart, IN.
About the position
The Senior Manager of Sales and Operations Demand Planning will be an experienced S&OP leader able to facilitate and drive results in a fast-paced and demanding environment for growth. This role will be challenged to continue implementing a world class Sales and Operations Planning process to improve customer satisfaction and profitability. This position is responsible for Forecasting, Demand Planning, Inventory Analytics, and S&OP monthly cycle. This position requires a self-starter with a strong desire to drive for continuous improvement. Proven leadership and teamwork to develop and lead a team of 3 direct reports.
Your main responsibilities
- Provide direction to Analysts in forecasting, planning, and scheduling.
- Facilitate the monthly Forecasting collaboration meetings with Sales, Marketing, and Product Development to ensure an effective sales forecasting process.
- Work closely with Sales and Product Development on planning/executing the activation and ramp-up for new products.
- Manage the aggregation of the demand plan process across product area and business segments, producing a rolling 12–18-month estimate of unconstrained future demand in units.
- Prepare data and material for monthly S&OP meetings that will facilitate decisions over the S&OP planning horizon.
- Assist in the documentation of assumptions incorporated in the demand and supply plan and validate past assumptions.
- Track performance metrics and analysis to identify both opportunities and potential issues within S&OP processes and recommendations to help improve results.
- Work closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, and Logistics; Distribution to evaluate the demand/production plan against inventory, capacity, and external factors and to create mitigation actions if needed.
- Ensure efficient communication across functional teams for any trends, drivers, and takeaways in clear and concise manner.
- Prepare and communicate monthly reports to the Executive team
- Adaptable to multiple requests, daily changes while delivering on job specific commitments.
- Travel to Dometic sites (less than 25%)
What do we offer?
You are offered an interesting role in a dynamic, fast paced, and global environment with great opportunities to grow and take on new challenges. The growth at Dometic is continuous – which gives you great possibilities to evolve with the company.
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Disability insurance (STD/LTD)
- 401 (k) with company match
- PTO
- Company defined holidays and two floating holidays for you to use as you choose
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Tuition assistance
- Membership reimbursement (wholesale club and gym)
- Employee discounts on our incredible products
- Opportunities to make an impact
Work with great people
Skills & Requirements
A suitable background would be a solid track record of experience managing sales, operations, and demand planning in a Supply Chain or similar function– as well as the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, or Logistics. MBA or master’s degree in business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Finance or equivalent preferred.
- Minimum of 7-10 years’ experience in Supply Chain (experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Inventory Planning in an environment sourced finished goods and manufactured.
- APICS Certification preferred.
- Knowledge and experience in MRP and ERP systems inventory control, materials requirements planning, demand planning, and advanced supply chain planning and analytics. DSX and D365 experience is a plus.
To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:
- Knowledgeable in lean principles/methodologies.
- Excellent organizational, project management and time management skills, including multi-tasking and ability to prioritize and meet deadlines, follow up and attention to details.
- Data-driven with demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems and strong proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Must be able to work independently while still functioning well in a team environment.
- Able to communicate effectively with senior management, peers, and colleagues cross-functionally.
- People management experience including strong interpersonal and leadership skills: meeting facilitation, skill sharing and training, organization, conflict management, change management, and managing relationships.
Dometic’s Core Values
To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change, and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic, and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.
Dometic operates with a 4+1 policy, 4 days per week in the office and the possibility to work 1 day per week remotely. We see the social aspect of being in the office, meeting colleagues, having short coffee break interactions or a quick face to face meeting as key to success as we become more productive and fast paced in terms of problem solving, learning, cross functional collaboration and not the least in a way to have fun at work!
Are you our next star? Then we would love to see your application.
Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!
Dometic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Dometic evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
About the company
Dometic is a global outdoor technology company dedicated to making mobile living easy. Leveraging our core expertise in cooling, heating, power and electronics, mobility and space optimization, we enable more people to connect with nature and enjoy a greater sense of freedom outdoors. We do this by designing smart, sustainable and reliable products with outstanding design. Millions of people worldwide use our solutions while camping or exploring nature in RVs, boats and cars. Our portfolio includes installed products for land vehicles and boats, as well as standalone solutions for outdoor enthusiasts.
We employ approximately 7,000 people globally and sell our products in more than 100 countries. In 2025, we reported net sales of SEK 21 billion (USD 2.3 billion) and are headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
Jeff Kovalesky | Contact Person
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