S&OP Manager

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The Sales and Operations Planning Manager (S&OP) is a member of the Americas Supply Chain Organization and reports to the Regional Supply Chain Manager for Durable Goods and/or Regional Supply Chain Director. Directly and/or indirectly leads team of planner(s) and buyer(s) executing F&P rituals for operations. S&OP Manager manages a Supply Chain team and responsible for optimized sales and operations planning, as well as adherence and execution of the customer service offer and segmentation strategy for the Durable Goods business unit.

This role supports 4-6 manufacturing locations across North America.

Lead Supply Chain Operations for Bostik (Durable Goods) plants, tolling operations, and import of product, including: (40%)

• Lead the S&OP process and arbitrate shipments based on customer segmentation, service offer and working capital targets
• Measure and coordinate to resolve Plant and PFG Schedule Adherence issues
• Develop business cases for changes in supply chain operations; including, but not limited to: debottlenecking, staffing, equipment purchases/releases, lease arrangements, changes in distribution network, etc.
• Coordinate with global supply chain counterparts for optimized planning and execution activities
• Proactively manage the inventory component of working capital to meet or exceed financial targets of the division
• Serve as the business coordinator for domestic and international shipments
• Implement logistic savings and cost avoidance initiatives in conjunction with corporate logistics
• Manage the tolling operations as required by the Sales and Operations planning process and strategy coordinating assets and supply of material components
• Serve as Depot Coordinator for specific BU managed warehouses, in compliance with the Logistics Directive D-HS11, managing insurance requirement documents and periodic HES site review and approvals
• Ensure SAP material, location, contracts, service purchases are set up and transactions are consistent with Supply Chain and Accounting requirements

Lead the Sales and Operations Planning, Execution process by managing the following activities: (30%)

• Create Master Supply Plan (12-18 month rolling) by plant & work center in support of monthly SIOP to achieve DSI, NPS and OTIF targets
• Lead S&OP process and meeting and resolve mismatches and gain consensus among all stake holders
• Implement and manage swaps and trading opportunities, as applicable
• Manage the demand forecast (vs business plan, revised forecast plan and actual sales) relative to our inventory and production capabilities and adjust accordingly to support the BU financial forecast
• Convert regional sales forecasts to a supply plan to maximize customer service and optimize production, distribution, and working capital expenses
• Develop production volume plan and track the overall execution of the plan
• Collaborate with manufacturing sites on S&OP reviews to ensure timely supply of product and track actual vs. plan
• Resolve supply/demand mismatches and employ optimal alternatives
• Oversee finite plant scheduling activities
• Partner with manufacturing and tolling sites to improve production scheduling and raw material procurement
• Proactively manage working capital targets including blocked & aged inventory
• Maintain inventory accuracy by ensuring that inventory reconciliation is done in accordance to corporate guidelines
• Follow the logistics strategy and execution for domestic and export transportation, inter-plant transfers and fleet management guidelines
• Develop and track appropriate metrics to drive results and continuous improvement
• Champion changes to the business or forecast strategy as appropriate
• Champion opportunities to improve supply capabilities as appropriate

Lead Supply Chain initiatives to support business and process improvement, including digitalization: (20%)

• Execute the BU Service
  
  Offer:
  
  Monitor adherence, performance and financial impacts via supply chain KPIs and Cash Dashboards
• Serve as the gate-keeper for incorporating new product SKUs into the S&OP process, including material master maintenance
• Participate in the scale-up and commercialization…