S&OP Manager (F/M/X)

Syensqo SA; Lyon; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Maternity/paternity leave

Training platform

Job summary

Syensqo SA seeks a S&OP Manager to lead supply planning across the EMEA region from the Lyon base. You will coordinate with manufacturing, markets, and product management to ensure demand is translated into feasible production plans while maintaining service levels.

Responsibilities include defining catalog lead times, supporting OTIF performance, and shaping inventory strategies to meet targets. Fluency in English and French is preferred for cross‑border collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3 to 10 years in supply planning positions.
• Proficiency in Excel, SAP and planning tools.
• English and French proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate demand forecasts into a rough cut production plan for 12–18 months, aligning with inventory and OTIF targets.
• Define catalog lead times in collaboration with market and manufacturing teams; support OTIF performance.
• Define stock holding strategies and drive inventory target attainment; analyze deviations from projections.

Skills

Excel

SAP

Planning tools

Education

APICS/CPIM certification

Tools

Maestro

Job description

Job ID

35224

S&OP Manager (F/M/X)

Regular

Lyon, France (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lyon,France) Aubervilliers, France Lisbon, Portugal (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lisbon,Portugal) Ospiate di Bollate, Italy Klundert, Netherlands (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Klundert,Netherlands)

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

Role and Responsibilities

As Sales and Operations Planning Manager, you will be part of the planning team of the Performance & Care GBU's supply chain organization. You will be responsible for a specific perimeter covering one or several manufacturing plant(s) in EMEA. Your role is crucial in ensuring the seamless operation of our supply chain, contributing to our mission of providing the best service to our customers while supporting the financial objectives of the GBU.

We count on you for

Supply Planning:

• Translate demand forecasts into a rough cut production plan for the next 12 to 18 months, aligning with inventory and OTIF targets.

• Propose planning scenarios to optimize targets and lead decision-making processes with stakeholders such as manufacturing, markets, product management, purchasing...

• Manage deviations from the plan and drive potential product allocations

Customer Satisfaction:

• Define Catalog Lead Times in collaboration with market and manufacturing teams.

• Support the SC operations team in achieving OTIF performance

• Support commercial and manufacturing teams for new business / new material developments

Inventory Management:

• Define stock holding strategies, level of safety stocks

• Drive the organization to meet inventory targets, including reductions of slow moving and obsolete inventories

• Provide inventory plans for the upcoming month and analyze deviations from the projection

Experience and Skills

• Education and Experience: 3 to 10 years in supply planning positions, experience with Advanced Planning Systems (knowledge of Maestro is a plus), and APICS/CPIM certification.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Excel, SAP, and planning tools, with leading-edge analytical capabilities.

• Desired Behaviors: Customer focus, achievement-driven, stress-resistant, open-minded,

• Languages: Proficiency in English and ideally in French

• Additional information: preferred location is Lyon (FR)

What We Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package

• The France base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is 55.000€ to 65.000€ per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.

• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations

• Training platform for all employees

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.

• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.