S&OP Manager

Jobtailor; Olen; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Jobtailor in Olen, Belgium, is seeking an S&OP leader to drive mature, data‑driven planning processes across the organization. You will coordinate demand, supply, production and logistics with a focus on cross‑functional alignment and financial impact.

The role requires 5+ years in S&OP/IBP within manufacturing or chemical environments, strong Lean/EPM knowledge, and excellent stakeholder management. This position offers a challenging, growth‑oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Finance or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience within Supply Chain, Operations Planning, S&OP, IBP or related areas.
• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial or chemical environment.
• Solid knowledge of multi-level S&OP/SIOP processes.
• Familiarity with Lean principles and ERP/EPM capabilities, preferably SAP and/or Anaplan.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are considered an asset.
• A strong sense of ownership, resilience and results orientation.
• The ability to connect people, align stakeholders and drive decisions.
• A naturally curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Responsabilités

• Strengthen and mature our S&OP capabilities.
• Further develop the S&OP framework, processes, governance, systems and organizational capabilities currently being established within EOM.
• Drive the evolution towards a mature, data‑driven and business‑focused planning process.
• Ensure strong cross‑functional alignment and foster planning excellence across the organization.
• Lead and optimize the end‑to‑end supply chain.
• Oversee the full supply chain flow, ensuring seamless coordination between demand planning, supply planning, production planning and logistics.
• Own the planning cadence and facilitate the decision‑making process across S&OE and S&OP cycles.
• Align planning outcomes with financial objectives and reporting requirements.
• Act as a trusted business partner for Operations, Commercial teams and Finance.
• Deliver robust and reliable planning.
• Balance customer demand, operational capacity and supply availability to create realistic and executable plans.
• Drive improvements in customer service, inventory performance and operational efficiency.
• Monitor, analyse and improve business and operational KPIs through fact‑based decision‑making and performance management.
• Ensure planning processes support both short‑term execution and medium‑term business objectives.
• Drive transformation and continuous improvement.
• Lead strategic improvement initiatives, including the implementation and optimisation of planning tools such as Anaplan and SAP.
• Build planning capabilities and strengthen supply chain maturity throughout the organization.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer service, profitability, product mix optimisation and operational agility.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and operational excellence.

Connaissances

Communication

Influencing skills

Ownership & resilience

Stakeholder alignment

Curiosity & continuous improvement

Formation

Master's degree in Supply Chain, Eng, Business, Finance or related

Outils

SAP

Anaplan

Description du poste

Responsibilities

• Strengthen and mature our S&OP capabilities
• Further develop the S&OP framework, processes, governance, systems and organizational capabilities currently being established within EOM.
• Drive the evolution towards a mature, data‑driven and business‑focused planning process.
• Ensure strong cross‑functional alignment and foster planning excellence across the organization.
• Lead and optimize the end‑to‑end supply chain
• Oversee the full supply chain flow, ensuring seamless coordination between demand planning, supply planning, production planning and logistics.
• Own the planning cadence and facilitate the decision‑making process across S&OE and S&OP cycles.
• Align planning outcomes with financial objectives and reporting requirements.
• Act as a trusted business partner for Operations, Commercial teams and Finance.
• Deliver robust and reliable planning
• Balance customer demand, operational capacity and supply availability to create realistic and executable plans.
• Drive improvements in customer service, inventory performance and operational efficiency.
• Monitor, analyse and improve business and operational KPIs through fact‑based decision‑making and performance management.
• Ensure planning processes support both short‑term execution and medium‑term business objectives.
• Drive transformation and continuous improvement
• Lead strategic improvement initiatives, including the implementation and optimisation of planning tools such as Anaplan and SAP.
• Build planning capabilities and strengthen supply chain maturity throughout the organization.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer service, profitability, product mix optimisation and operational agility.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and operational excellence.

Requirements

• A Master's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Finance or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience within Supply Chain, Operations Planning, S&OP, IBP or related areas.
• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial or chemical environment.
• Solid knowledge of multi‑level S&OP/SIOP processes.
• Familiarity with Lean principles and strong ERP/EPM capabilities, preferably SAP and/or Anaplan.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are considered an asset.
• A strong sense of ownership, resilience and results orientation.
• The ability to connect people, align stakeholders and drive decisions.
• A naturally curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.