<p>Company Overview</p> <p>Why Choose Us?</p> <p>Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. 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.</p> <p>Our Sustainability Commitment</p> <p>The 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.</p> <p>Job Description</p> <p>Role Overview</p> <p>The Director, SIOP Process Excellence owns and governs the enterprise Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) operating model. This role establishes and enforces the standards, policies, decision frameworks, and governance mechanisms that enable effective cross-functional planning and executive decision-making across demand, supply, inventory, and financial alignment.</p> <p>As the enterprise authority on SIOP process integrity and maturity, this leader ensures planning decisions follow defined trade-off principles, risk management standards, and financial guardrails. The Director partners closely with Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, and Operations leadership to drive disciplined planning execution and continuous SIOP capability advancement.</p> <p>Key Responsibilities</p> <p>Enterprise SIOP Governance & Standards</p> <ul> <li>Define, maintain, and continuously improve the enterprise SIOP operating model, policies, standards, and decision frameworks </li><li>Establish clear planning guardrails, escalation pathways, and decision rights across demand, supply, and finance </li><li>Ensure consistent SIOP process adoption and compliance across business units and regions </li><li>Maintain SIOP governance documentation, controls, and auditability </li></ul> <p>Executive SIOP Leadership & Facilitation</p> <ul> <li>Lead enterprise SIOP governance forums, including executive SIOP and pre-SIOP cadence </li><li>Facilitate cross-functional alignment on key trade-offs, risks, and scenarios </li><li>Drive fact-based decision-making using standardized planning data and scenarios </li><li>Prepare executives with structured insights, recommendations, and decision options </li></ul> <p>Cross-Functional Alignment & Trade-Off Resolution</p> <ul> <li>Resolve planning conflicts across Commercial, Operations, and Finance functions </li><li>Ensure decisions balance service, cost, inventory, and revenue objectives </li><li>Translate business strategy into planning priorities and decision criteria </li><li>Enable alignment between strategic plans, financial plans, and operational plans </li></ul> <p>SIOP Capability & Maturity Advancement</p> <ul> <li>Assess and benchmark enterprise SIOP maturity and process effectiveness </li><li>Define and execute SIOP capability roadmap and continuous improvement initiatives </li><li>Drive process discipline, standard work, and adoption of best-practice planning methods </li><li>Partner with digital/analytics teams to embed tools, metrics, and automation into SIOP </li></ul> <p>Performance Management & Compliance</p> <ul> <li>Define SIOP process KPIs and governance effectiveness metrics </li><li>Monitor adherence to SIOP standards, decision frameworks, and cadence </li><li>Ensure transparency, traceability, and documentation of planning decisions </li><li>Report SIOP health, risks, and maturity progress to senior leadership </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred) </li><li>12+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, S&OP/SIOP, or integrated business planning </li><li>5+ years leading cross-functional planning governance or enterprise planning processes </li><li>Demonstrated expertise in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and executive SIOP facilitation </li><li>Experience driving enterprise process standardization and maturity transformation </li><li>Strong financial acumen and ability to translate planning decisions into business impact </li></ul> <p>Leadership Competencies</p> <ul> <li>Executive facilitation and influence </li><li>Governance and operating model design </li><li>Strategic and financial alignment </li><li>Decision framework development </li><li>Enterprise change leadership </li><li>Systems thinking and trade-off analysis </li></ul> <p>Success Measures</p> <ul> <li>Measurable improvement in enterprise SIOP maturity </li><li>Reduced planning and decision cycle time </li><li>Increased cross-functional alignment and decision quality </li><li>Compliance with SIOP governance standards </li><li>Executive satisfaction with SIOP effectiveness </li><li>Adoption of standardized SIOP processes across the enterprise </li></ul> <p>A reasonable estimate of the current range is $150k-$215k + 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.</p> <p>The 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.</p> <p>Company Benefits</p> <p>What You'll Get From Us</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>With 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.</p> <p>Community Engagement</p> <p>At 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.</p> <p>Training and Development</p> <p>We 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.</p> <p>Novolex 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. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com.</p> <p>Formerly Pactiv Evergreen</p> <p>Responsibilities Role Overview The Director, SIOP Process Excellence owns and governs the enterprise Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) operating model. This role establishes and enforces the standards, policies, decision frameworks, and governance mechanisms that enable effective cross-functional planning and executive decision-making across demand, supply, inventory, and financial alignment. As the enterprise authority on SIOP process integrity and maturity, this leader ensures planning decisions follow defined trade-off principles, risk management standards, and financial guardrails. The Director partners closely with Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, and Operations leadership to drive disciplined planning execution and continuous SIOP capability advancement. Key Responsibilities Enterprise SIOP Governance & Standards - Define, maintain, and continuously improve the enterprise SIOP operating model, policies, standards, and decision frameworks - Establish clear planning guardrails, escalation pathways, and decision rights across demand, supply, and finance - Ensure consistent SIOP process adoption and compliance across business units and regions - Maintain SIOP governance documentation, controls, and auditability Executive SIOP Leadership & Facilitation - Lead enterprise SIOP governance forums, including executive SIOP and pre-SIOP cadence - Facilitate cross-functional alignment on key trade-offs, risks, and scenarios - Drive fact-based decision-making using standardized planning data and scenarios - Prepare executives with structured insights, recommendations, and decision options Cross-Functional Alignment & Trade-Off Resolution - Resolve planning conflicts across Commercial, Operations, and Finance functions - Ensure decisions balance service, cost, inventory, and revenue objectives - Translate business strategy into planning priorities and decision criteria - Enable alignment between strategic plans, financial plans, and operational plans SIOP Capability & Maturity Advancement - Assess and benchmark enterprise SIOP maturity and process effectiveness - Define and execute SIOP capability roadmap and continuous improvement initiatives - Drive process discipline, standard work, and adoption of best-practice planning methods - Partner with digital/analytics teams to embed tools, metrics, and automation into SIOP Performance Management & Compliance - Define SIOP process KPIs and governance effectiveness metrics - Monitor adherence to SIOP standards, decision frameworks, and cadence - Ensure transparency, traceability, and documentation of planning decisions - Report SIOP health, risks, and maturity progress to senior leadership Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred) - 12+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, S&OP/SIOP, or integrated business planning - 5+ years leading cross-functional planning governance or enterprise planning processes - Demonstrated expertise in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and executive SIOP facilitation - Experience driving enterprise process standardization and maturity transformation - Strong financial acumen and ability to translate planning decisions into business impact Leadership Competencies - Executive facilitation and influence - Governance and operating model design - Strategic and financial alignment - Decision framework development - Enterprise change leadership - Systems thinking and trade-off analysis Success Measures - Measurable improvement in enterprise SIOP maturity - Reduced planning and decision cycle time - Increased cross-functional alignment and decision quality - Compliance with SIOP governance standards - Executive satisfaction with SIOP effectiveness - Adoption of standardized SIOP processes across the enterprise A reasonable estimate of the current range is $150k-$215k + 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. The 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.</p>