Now Hiring - Staples, Inc. - Manager of Sales & Operations Planning in Framingham, MA

Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.

Our supply chain team is dedicated to meeting our customers’ needs both now and in the future. By pairing innovative technology with dynamic employees, we create smarter, more efficient ways to meet our customers’ needs faster. Our network of distribution, fulfillment, fleet, furniture installation and professional teams work together in fun and safe environments to deliver state-of-the-art products, services, and expertise to our customers.

What you’ll be doing:

• The Manager of Sales & Operations Planning is responsible for leading a team of associates to apply analytical methods, improve visibility and insights to the business. Drive collaboration across business units to advance strategic and tactical decisions and improve customer service and profitability.
• Represent Supply Chain on large cross functional initiatives, including Strategy, Merchandising, Inventory, Sales, Customer Service, Transportation and Fulfillment Centers, ensuring that projects are executed on time and successfully.
• This resource would be responsible for driving Supply Chain workstreams, facilitating meetings, identifying data needs/analysis to inform decision making, updating senior leadership on plans and progress, identifying and raising issues, and working with the team members to drive resolutions.
• Perform self-guided analytics when necessary to provide insights to the business

What you bring to the table:

• Experience driving business results through cross-functional collaboration that required influencing others to support your objectives
• Demonstrated ability to lead a high performing team, meeting execution, facilitation, and effective communication skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills. Ability to prioritize and flex to meet the demands of the business
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner with both technical and non-technical customers
• Strong technical and analytical skills. Demonstrated analytical thinking, strategic problem-solving capabilities
• Knowledge and exposure of Supply Chain, Merchandising and Sales processes within the retail/consumer goods and distribution industry with the ability to influence cross-functional business partners