Senior Group S&OP Manager

GoodLife Foods group; Granollers; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Life Foods seeks a Senior Group S&OP Manager to align commercial ambitions, operations and finances into a single plan. Based in Granollers, Spain, you will lead an international team of eight planners and a tools specialist across 14 factories and six commercial areas.

You will design the future S&OP organisation, strengthen processes and tools, and ensure adoption across countries and functions. You will report to the Chief Supply Chain Officer and lead monthly S&OP meetings with the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Economics or 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 international, 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 PowerBI.
• 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, Supply Chain, 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

Spanish (native)

English fluency

Dutch knowledge

S&OP leadership

Demand & supply planning

Financial impact understanding

International leadership

Analytical capabilities

ERP/planning systems

Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder influence

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Economics or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

ERP systems

Planning systems

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.