Senior Group S&OP Manager

GoodLife Foods; Granollers; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

GoodLife Foods is seeking a Senior Group S&OP Manager to develop and implement a group-wide S&OP strategy, governance model and operating rhythm across 14 factories and six commercial areas. You will lead an international team and report to the Chief Supply Chain Officer from Granollers, Spain.

The role balances demand, production capacity, inventory and profitability to deliver a single, financially aligned plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Economics or a related field.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in S&OP, demand planning or supply chain planning, preferably within FMCG or food manufacturing.
• Proven experience building or significantly improving an end-to-end S&OP process.
• Strong leadership experience within an international and multidisciplinary environment.
• Solid understanding of both demand and supply planning, including their financial impact.
• Strong analytical capabilities and experience in ERP and planning systems, Excel and Power BI.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and turn complex information into clear decisions.
• Native-level Spanish and professional fluency in English; knowledge of Dutch is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel regularly to our locations across Europe.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a centralised, group-wide S&OP strategy and governance model.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, decision rights and KPIs across central and local teams.
• Lead the end-to-end S&OP cycle, including demand, supply, inventory and capacity planning.
• Chair key monthly S&OP meetings and prepare decisions for Executive Board level.
• Improve forecast accuracy, supply-plan reliability, service levels and stock health.
• Connect Sales, Manufacturing, SupplyChain, Finance, Logistics and Innovation around one integrated plan.
• Develop effective planning processes, data analytics and supporting IT tools.
• Lead, coach and develop the international S&OP team.
• Drive change and embed consistent ways of working throughout the organisation.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in related field

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Power BI

Job description

AreyoureadytobuildandleadanintegratedS&OPprocessacrossaninternationalfoodbusiness?GoodLifeFoodsislookingforaSeniorGroupS&OPManagerwhocanconnectcommercialambitions,operationalcapabilitiesandfinancialprioritiesintoonereliableplan.

Yourrole

AsSeniorGroupS&OPManager,youwilldevelopandimplementagroup-wideS&OPstrategy,governancemodelandoperatingrhythmacross14factoriesandsixcommercialareas.

Yourgoalistocreateasingle,financiallyalignedplanthatbalancesdemand,productioncapacity,inventory,servicelevelsandprofitability.Thisisbothatransformationandleadershiprole.YouwilldesignthefutureS&OPorganisation,strengthenprocessesandtools,andensureconsistentadoptionacrosscountriesandfunctions.YouwillleadaninternationalteamofeightDemandPlanners,SupplyPlannersandanS&OPToolsSpecialist,basedinGranollers(Spain).

YouwillreportdirectlytotheChiefSupplyChainOfficer.

Yourresponsibilities

• Developandimplementacentralised,group-wideS&OPstrategyandgovernancemodel.
• Establishclearroles,responsibilities,decisionrightsandKPIsacrosscentralandlocalteams.
• Leadtheend-to-endS&OPcycle,includingdemand,supply,inventoryandcapacityplanning.
• ChairkeymonthlyS&OPmeetingsandpreparedecisionsforExecutiveBoardlevel.
• Improveforecastaccuracy,supply-planreliability,servicelevelsandstockhealth.
• ConnectSales,Manufacturing,SupplyChain,Finance,LogisticsandInnovationaroundoneintegratedplan.
• Developeffectiveplanningprocesses,dataanalyticsandsupportingITtools.
• Lead,coachanddeveloptheinternationalS&OPteam.
• Drivechangeandembedconsistentwaysofworkingthroughouttheorganisation.

Yourprofile

• Abachelor’sormaster’sdegreeinSupplyChainManagement,Logistics,BusinessAdministration,Economicsorarelatedfield.
• Atleast10yearsofrelevantexperienceinS&OP,demandplanningorsupplychainplanning,preferablywithinFMCGorfoodmanufacturing.
• Provenexperiencebuildingorsignificantlyimprovinganend-to-endS&OPprocess.
• Strongleadershipexperiencewithinaninternationalandmultidisciplinaryenvironment.
• Asolidunderstandingofbothdemandandsupplyplanning,includingtheirfinancialimpact.
• StronganalyticalcapabilitiesandexperienceinERPandplanningsystems,ExcelandPowerBI.
• Theabilitytoinfluenceseniorstakeholdersandturncomplexinformationintocleardecisions.
• Native-levelSpanishandprofessionalfluencyinEnglish;knowledgeofDutchisanadvantage.
• WillingnesstotravelregularlytoourlocationsacrossEurope.

Whatweoffer

Ahigh-impactleadershippositionattheheartofGoodLifeFoods’internationaloperations.YouwillhavethemandatetoshapeourfutureS&OPorganisation,buildcapabilitiesandcreatelastingimprovementsacrosstheentiregroup.

AtGoodLife Foods webelieveincreatingaworkplacewhereeveryonecangrow,contribute,andfeelvalued.Wepromoteequalopportunities,diversity,andinclusioninalltheirforms,fosteringanenvironmentofrespectandcollaboration.

Webelieveintalent,diversity,andgrowingtogether.Ifyouareaproactiveandcommittedprofessionalwhoiseagertobepartofaconstantlyevolvingcompany,wewouldlovetohearfromyou!