S&op and Demand Planning Manager

Job location:
Paris, France
- Created moment:
September 21, 2021
- Job reference:
REQ - 04800

**The Company**:
**The Position**: S&OP and Demand Planning Manager

**Job Summary**:
**Context**

High Temperature Solutions (HTS)/Calderys is an Imerys Business Area which serves three core markets - Refractory solutions, Foundry & Metal flow, and Absorbents.

We combine unique business expertise to provide customized and innovative solutions from our 35 plants along with end-to-end value-added services to all our customers.

Being an international business, we offer to our more than 2500 employees a world of opportunities in our various locations in 33 countries.

We put to work over 100 years of expertise to foster a positive impact for all our stakeholders. Every day we build a sustainable future through teamwork, customer orientation, and a proactive mindset.

We are a company where performance is recognized and learning is promoted; an environment where you can grow and fulfill your potential; a workplace where every day is a new day and it is NEVER BORING

**Mission**

In the frame of a challenging and international transformation project aimed at bringing benefits to everyone who interacts with the Group, especially for customers with greater focus on sales activities and customer-driven innovation efforts, he/she will work on the animation of S&OP processes for HTS EMEA Region.

He/she will animate & improve a world class Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning process across the enterprise to improve customer satisfaction, profitability, inventory turns and working capital.

He/she will facilitate and drive results in a fast paced environment, leveraging his/her strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Key leadership position reporting directly to the EMEA Supply Chain Director, this position requires S&OP / SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operational Planning) background.

**Responsibilities**

He/she will
- Participate in the implementation and leading the execution of the global S&OP processes for HTS Business Area.
- Execute all facets of the S&OP process to provide an optimum customer service level and working capital performance as defined by the organization’s business operating plans and strategic objectives.
- Coordinate demand forecasting process, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information from Segment and finance, for multiple time horizons (rolling 18 month, year end + following calendar year at Budget time) on HTS EMEA
- Create and maintain demand forecast models for statistical sales forecasts
- Provide demand planning input and forecast to business analyst (for each segment) for review
- Ensure data generated by Sales business analysts is suitable for S&OP process. Initiate improvement actions when required.
- Write S&OP meeting minutes, communicates key conclusions to stakeholders (sales & finance) and performs follow-up of actions
- Define and maintain key S&OP KPIs, incl. S&OP meeting attendance, forecasts accuracy, adherence to S&OP guidance from operations etc.
- Lead the HTS EMEA S&OP management reviews incl. run pre-S&OP meetings (demand consensus, supply response, demand/supply reconciliation), prepare all data and metrics for review, identify gaps and scenarios that must be presented, guide final decision making on open items and trade-offs, and prepare escalations for S&OP meetings & executive review where appropriate.
- Partner with the marketing and sales of each segment, to ensure the demand consensus process delivers an agreed upon, workable volume forecast (mid and long term); ensure gaps and overlaps are addressed, scenarios are completed and issues appropriately escalated to meet business objectives.
- Continuously review the S&OP process to ensure it suits business needs and is up to date with best practices
- Key interfaces: strong partnership to be built with (i) Segments leadership, (ii) product management, (iii) Supply Chain, (iii) Operations; (iv) Purchasing; (v) Finance
- Participate in monthly best practice sharing meeting with other regions
- Drive transformation and implement new BA organization and structure for his/her perimeter

**Qualifications**
- Master’s degree required with major in a technical field preferred (e.g., industrial engineering, business, etc.);
- Minimum 5 years related supply chain management experience including design, implementation and execution of Sales & Operations Planning and related processes (e.g. Demand, Supply, and Material Management) in a multi-site environment

**Essential**
- Demonstrated ability to meet operational goals while also fostering a positive work environment
- Strong interpersonal communication, leadership and coaching skills
- Analytical and planning skills to establish supply requirements
- A track record of implementing and improving performance
- Knowledge of ERP systems
- Project management
- Advocate for data integrity
- Strong communication skills and collaborative mind-set
- Others: