Sales & Operations Planning Manager

Boots UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous discount on brands and partner businesses

Flexible benefits scheme

Job summary

A leading beauty company based in Nottingham is seeking a Sales & Operations Planning Manager to oversee and facilitate the S&OP process. The role requires a degree in a related field and at least 10 years of experience in finance or supply chain management. Candidates should possess excellent facilitation skills, strong process discipline, and knowledge of supply chain dynamics. The position offers a full-time contract with competitive benefits including flexible schemes and a discretionary annual bonus.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in finance or commercial planning with 5+ years in S&OP governance.
• Experience in facilitating senior-level meetings.
• Knowledge of master data requirements to support S&OP is a plus.
• Strong emphasis on process discipline and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own and facilitate the S&OP process for No7 Beauty Company.
• Drive continuous improvement in S&OP governance meetings.
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve the S&OP processes.
• Support leadership in reviewing recent performance and validating future expectations up to 18 months.
• Ensure S&OP elements meet user requirements in E2Open and provide inputs to reviews.
• Capture and document routine meeting content and minutes to drive governance.

Skills

Excellent facilitation skills

Strong emphasis on process discipline

Ability to build strong relationships

Solid business acumen

Direct experience in S&OP

Meeting coordination

Education

Degree in business, finance, supply chain or related field

Tools

E2Open system experience

S&OP systems

Job description

Sales & Operations Planning Manager

Boots UK

Contract: Permanent

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker

Who We Are

No7 Beauty Company is made up of five iconic brands – No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone, innovating with ground‑breaking products while maintaining scientific rigor, environmental sustainability and social responsibility. We are an equal opportunity employer and empower our team to be authentic, fostering a culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are central.

About The Role

In the Supply Chain team at No7 Beauty Company, you will delight customers with excellent product availability while managing a highly efficient operating model to maximise value for the Boots Group. You will manage the flow of products from supplier to customers globally, using insights, data and stewardship to help the organisation create and execute plans that deliver financial success.

We use S&OP to provide governance that enables us to set targets, monitor performance, identify risks and opportunities, and drive actions that enable us to deliver our plans. S&OP is visible through monthly meetings that review historic and future performance, driving alignment across business functions on tangible actions required to achieve the plan.

The S&OP Manager

Owns and facilitates the S&OP process for No7 Beauty Company.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive and maintain the cadence, efficacy and continuous improvement of the established S&OP governance meetings.
• Lead the following forums: Account Review, Regional Demand Consensus, Global Supply Review, Global S&OP / Management Business Review.
• Use these forums to focus the organisation on a mid‑term horizon (4–18 months) so proactive actions can be taken.
• Support leadership in understanding recent performance (KPIs), reviewing and validating future expectations (up to 18 months), identifying risks and opportunities, and driving course‑corrective activities.
• Ensure the S&OP elements of the E2Open functionality meet user requirements and provide effective inputs to meeting reviews.
• Capture and document routine meeting content (KPIs, etc.) to drive efficient administration, diary all meetings, drive attendance, and facilitate agendas.
• Capture minutes and actions, issue to stakeholders, and escalade to Supply Chain Senior Leadership where necessary.
• Identify, seek approval, and drive opportunities to continuously improve the S&OP process.
• Own the audit process that measures process efficacy.

Whilst this role does not own the actions that drive business performance, it governs the processes that identify and target these actions to appropriate stakeholders.

What You'll Need To Have

• Degree level education (or equivalent) in business, finance, supply chain or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in finance, commercial or SC planning, with 5 years+ direct experience of S&OP governance aspects.
• Excellent facilitation skills and comfort managing meeting efficacy at all levels.
• Strong emphasis on process discipline and continuous improvement.
• Experience using supply chain or finance planning systems.
• Ability to build strong relationships and networks.
• Solid business acumen and financial understanding – linking supply chain performance to financial benefit.
• Direct experience and involvement in S&OP.
• Knowledge of master data requirements to support S&OP is an advantage.
• Experience leading and coordinating senior‑level meetings.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have

• E2Open system experience – desirable but not essential.

Our Benefits

• Retirement Savings Plan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous discount on our own brands and partner businesses
• Flexible benefits scheme – including optional additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.

We also offer a range of other benefits designed to suit your needs – visit our working‑here page for more details. Exclusions may apply, and eligibility is role‑specific.

Any salary estimates displayed on third‑party sites are not provided or endorsed by No7 Beauty Company and may not be accurate.

What's Next

We encourage applicants to communicate if you need additional support during the application or interview process – we provide reasonable adjustments.

We are a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Management and Manufacturing

Industry

Retail