Sr Manager Order Operations Channel Stocking

Your Career

We are seeking a forwardthinking enthusiastic and experienced Sr Manager Order Operations Channel Stocking. This role will drive programs and processes that deliver highimpact solutions for our internal teams and stocking customers. You will have the opportunity to provide significant value to the organization thereby impacting the success of our company at large. You will be responsible for leading a team and  participating in the development and delivery of our Distribution Stocking program. You will have an active role in the CPFR process across our distributors and multiple crossfunctional teams at Palo Alto Networks.  This position relies on an understanding of sales operations processes as well as the processes of our distributors.

Your Impact

• Manage Distribution stocking program leading the engagement and program with our distributors acting as the liaison between sales and operation related elements related to the program 

• Manage crossfunctional stocking program items with operations order fulfillment finance and sales teams.

• Drive CPFR planning activities with the sales team and distribution accounts. 

• Ability to collaborate on  CPFR analysis for sales and item trends order trends and inputs for forecasting and replenishment. 

• Collaborate with planning teams to communicate orders forecast and product availability along with order lead times. 

• Own the Reconciliation process of Sell Through and credit memo processing (ship and claim)

• Oversee Order Operations Administration to ensure adherence to process flows and SOX regulations

• Partner with Sales Finance and Accounting to drive of quarterly shipment targets and WOS.

• Provide ongoing reporting and dialogue around inventory availability and progress towards forecasted units shipped and sold through. 

• Provide expertise to troubleshooting issues due to manual processes.

• Enable new distributor onboarding materials training processes and procedures initiating agreements/contracts etc.

• Provide feedback from distributor business lines regarding best practices

• Develop and apply data analysis to identify areas of improvement; create programs and processes that help close gaps

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• Bachelors Degree or 5 years experience in CPFR Supply Chain or related business

• Distribution or retail experience managing multiple accounts 

• Strong organizational time management and multitasking skills

• Strategic thinking business analysis problemsolving collaboration presentation and communications skills

• Proven experience in managing and scaling operational teams. 

• Strong knowledge of the Order to Cash process flows and SOX requirements 

• Ability to coordinate programs crossfunctionally to deliver ontime measurable results

• Experience building process documentation and training internal/external stakeholders as needed

• Knowledge and experience with common business applications and tools such as Salesforce G Suite Smartsheets Jira etc. (Google Sheets / MS Excel experience a must)

• Strong written and spoken communication skills in English required

• Able to work independently in a fastpaced growth environment

Additional Information :

The Team

Our Manufacturing team has extensive business and projectmanagement experience in the contract manufacturing industry. This team has a dedication to and a consistent track record of success in all aspects of supplychain and project management.

Our Manufacturing team leadership establishes clear objectives defining and implementing profit improvement and profiling inventory management valuation and leadtime improvement programs. If you have a passion for and knowledge and experience with extensive endtoend manufacturing and supply chain we want you!

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level the starting base salary (for nonsales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $133000 $214500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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