Global S&OP Senior Manager – Materials & Strategy Leader

DSM-Firmenich AG; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DSM-Firmenich AG in Barcelona is seeking a Global S&OP Senior Manager to own end-to-end planning processes and drive cross-functional alignment across materials, procurement, and finance. You will lead global S&OP cycles, support strategic decisions, and help optimize supply chain performance while collaborating with regional teams.

You will work in a fast-paced environment with a strong emphasis on stakeholder management, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Economics or similar discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain planning, operations, or related disciplines within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading or facilitating end-to-end Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes and driving cross-functional alignment.
• Fluent in English, any other language is a plus.
• Strong influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive outcomes and gain alignment without direct authority.
• Strong work ethics, with the ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic setting.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, cross-functional environment.
• Good Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a competitive and symmetrical service, lead time, inventory, cost and category targets.
• Lead global materials PLM and global demand for core materials categories contracts and upstream creation, SC & supplier alignment.
• Lead end-to-end Materials S&OP processes cross functionally to develop alignment and surge capabilities.
• Lead Global Raw material councils to outline requirements, anticipatory stocks, capabilities and issues for executive teams and key stakeholders.
• Directly orchestrate Material constraint management globally and regionally hand in hand with category Purchasing, IBP, Supply Chain Operations and business stakeholders.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve material forecast accuracy and reduce forecast bias.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, BU creation, procurement, Supply chain, manufacturing, strategy GSC, GOE, BU SC and region to identify and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Enable and provide the category Materials BU consensus Strategy global and regionally.

Skills

S&OP leadership

Cross-functional alignment

Stakeholder management

SAP APO

Kinaxis Rapid Response

English fluency

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Economics

APICS CPIM or CSCP certification

Tools

SAP (R3/APO)

Kinaxis Rapid Response

Job description

DSM-Firmenich AG in Barcelona is seeking a Global S&OP Senior Manager to own end-to-end planning processes and drive cross-functional alignment across materials, procurement, and finance. You will lead global S&OP cycles, support strategic decisions, and help optimize supply chain performance while collaborating with regional teams.

You will work in a fast-paced environment with a strong emphasis on stakeholder management, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement.