Global S&OP Leader: Demand & Supply Orchestrator

Oticon Medical; Nice; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Oticon Medical in Vallauris (Sophia Antipolis) is seeking a Global S&OP Lead to own end-to-end planning across demand, supply, inventory and finance. You will lead the monthly S&OP cycle, align functional inputs, and present a single, consensus-based plan to executives.

You will bridge Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Production, Procurement, Finance and Leadership, translating market signals into executable operational plans.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years in supply chain, demand / supply planning, or S&OP.
• Proven track record running and improving an S&OP process in a complex, multi-site or multi-country environment.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain, manufacturing, inventory management and financial concepts (P&L, working capital, margins).
• Advanced proficiency with planning systems such as SAP IBP, SAP APO, Kinaxis, o9 Solutions, Anaplan, Blue Yonder, OMP, Oracle.
• Excel; experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik).
• Professional proficiency in English mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Design, run and continuously improve the monthly S&OP cycle (Product, Demand, Supply, Pre-S&OP, Executive S&OP).
• Maintain the S&OP calendar, governance model, agendas, inputs and outputs.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings; document, assign and track decisions, trade-offs and actions.
• Escalate unresolved conflicts and risks to the Executive S&OP with options, financial impact and recommendations.
• Turn the consensus demand plan into a feasible supply plan (production, sourcing, external manufacturing, logistics, distribution).
• Assess capacity against demand; identify constraints over 12-24 months.

Skills

English proficiency

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, Economics or a related field

Tools

SAP IBP

SAP APO

Kinaxis

o9 Solutions

Anaplan

Blue Yonder

OMP

Oracle

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Qlik

Job description

Oticon Medical in Vallauris (Sophia Antipolis) is seeking a Global S&OP Lead to own end-to-end planning across demand, supply, inventory and finance. You will lead the monthly S&OP cycle, align functional inputs, and present a single, consensus-based plan to executives.

You will bridge Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Production, Procurement, Finance and Leadership, translating market signals into executable operational plans.