Regional Planning Business Process Owner

Knauf; Torcy; Hybride; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A global leader in construction solutions is looking for a Supply Chain Process Specialist in Torcy, France. This role involves implementing and optimizing demand forecasting processes, monitoring performance through KPIs, and driving digital transformation. The ideal candidate has a strong background in Supply Chain Management, exceptional communication skills, and expertise in process design and optimization. This position offers hybrid working arrangements in modern offices.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in design and optimization of planning processes.
• Digital skills for analyzing sales and production data.
• Ability to lead change and engage teams collaboratively.

Responsabilités

• Implement and optimize demand forecasting processes.
• Monitor process performance through relevant KPIs.
• Drive change management for process adoption.

Connaissances

Process design expertise

Digital mindset

Analytical skills

Exceptional communication skills

Formation

Experience in Supply Chain Management

Outils

Blue Yonder

Description du poste

It is an exciting time to join us! Founded in 1932, Knauf is a people‑caring, family‑owned company that has grown from a small town in Bavaria into a €16B+ organization with a global footprint, a leading technical offer and over 40K employees (2024). More info: www.knauf.com/en/who-we-are. With our corporate strategy 'Knauf 100' we decided to challenge and re‑invent ourselves to remain (or become) undisputed market leaders: world‑class planning strategy is a cornerstone in this journey. Come and join us, and you will be among the first shapers of a new Supply Chain, in a newly established multi‑billion region (WEI: UK, BeNeLux, France, Spain, Italy & Israel): you will participate in the Region’s growth by orchestrating smarter, faster demand, supply and balancing planning activities. Join us to innovate with Technologies, Processes & Data, collaborate across countries, and see your impact on communities every day. If it was still not enough, you will work from brand‑new offices in Levallois‑Perret (Paris), with a hybrid set‑up possible.

What does the role involve?

In close collaboration with countries (Functional reporting):

Process Design, Implementation and maintain:

• Implement new demand and production forecasting processes or modify existing ones according Group Strategy.

• Develop and document processes, including testing and training

• Insure systems parameters and data quality such as lead times, safety stocks, reordering point, MOQ, etc...

• Set governance and decision rights (Establish roles and responsibilities, calendars for demand review, supply review, balancing, S&OP execution, how exceptions are escalated, etc...)

Process Optimization & digitalization:

• Monitor process performance through KPIs’ (forecast accuracy/bias, OTIF, plan adherence, capacity utilization, inventory turns, obsolescence)

• Identify areas for improvement and implementing changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

• Utilize data analysis to identify trends and areas for optimization.

• Proactively support the roll out of Supply Chain digital eco-system for Planning activities (Blue Yonder)

Stakeholder Management:

• Acting as a Demand/ Production/ S&OP process specialist

• Being point of contact for Group, WEI Countries and for other Streams

• Build & Develop Regional Planning community across the 7 countries in the Region

• Communicating with stakeholders to ensure alignment and address concerns.

Capacity Balancing Management:

• Based on production capabilities vs sales forecasts, reallocate the capacities within the WEI Region and liaise with other Regions/Group to search or to fulfill extrarequests

• Lead crisis management, risks mitigation and insure the follow up of the balancing commitments

Budget Management:

• Sales Demand/ Production & Suppliers capacities/ Balancing Budget in collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Procurement Departments

• Reconciliate to financial plans, valuation of scenarios and inventory targets

Change Management:

• Drive change management practices to ensure adoption of new processes

• Define competencies and trainings in collaboration with Human Resources

Project Management:

• Leading workstream teams and clearing obstacles.

• Facilitating decision-making and ensuring project milestones are met.

What you need:

• Functional expertise. You know how to design, standardize, and continuously improve end‑to‑end Planning processes across countries; to ensure KPI performance, compliance, system enablement, and stakeholder adoption.

• Digital mindset and analytical skills. You understand and analyse sales, production and financial data to drive optimization and contribute to customer service level as well as P&L continuous improvement. You are confort with KPIs, diagnostics and scenario analysis.

• You understand digital transformation through S&OP tools (Demand planning, production planning, Order promiser with systems such as: Blue Yonder)

• Business ownership You will proactively take all necessary actions to get things done in an international matrix set‑up. You understand trade‑offs to focus on what matters the most, balancing global, regional and national needs to maximize value creation for the region.

• Exceptional communications skills. (including presentations): you can exchange in both formal and informal ways with all levels in the Group and you can promote & cascade clearly any strategically decision taken by the Group and the Region. You can as well listen to the countries and support their needs in any optimization.

• Functional leadership in a Region in Development: You will take care to build up the Supply Chain Planning community through the WEI Region and engage this community in the transformation journey.

KNAUF is an equal opportunity employer: we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

This job description provides a summary of key responsibilities and qualifications associated with this specific role. It is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as the needs of the organization evolve.